Melrose Public Schools
Location
Melrose, Massachusetts
Greater Boston
District information
TypePublic School district
GradesPK–12
SuperintendentJohn Macero (interim)
Budget$38,619,040 (FY22)[1]
Students and staff
Students3,748 (FY22)[2]
Other information
Websitewww.melroseschools.com

Melrose Public Schools is the school district for Melrose, Massachusetts. The district controls several schools in the city and is led by superintendent John Macero (interim). Its offices are located at 360 Lynn Fells Parkway in Melrose.

History

Public schooling in the area that is currently Melrose was initially under the control of the City of Malden. In 1850, the north end of Malden broke off and became the Town of Melrose, eventually becoming the City of Melrose in 1900. At the time of its separation, Melrose contained several small schoolhouses dispersed around the town.[3] These schoolhouses formed the beginnings of Melrose Public Schools.

School Committee

The current members of the Melrose school committee are Lizbeth DeSelm, Paul Brodeur (Mayor), Margaret Raymond Driscoll (Vice Chair), Ed O’Connell (Chair), John Obremski, Jen McAndrew, and Jennifer Razi-Thomas.[4] School committee meetings are televised on local public-access television station MMTV and recordings are available on the MMTV website.[5]

District Attendance
YearPop.±%
1925 3,221—    
1980 5,514+71.2%
1985 4,351−21.1%
1990 3,822−12.2%
1995 3,497−8.5%
2000 3,497+0.0%
2005 3,593+2.7%
2010 3,767+4.8%
2015 3,725−1.1%
2021 3,748+0.6%
Sources:,[6][7] - Melrose Public Schools [8][9]

Current schools

Name Type Enrollment (FY22)[2] Address Year opened Notes
Franklin Early Childhood Center 198 16 Franklin Street 1897[3] Rebuilt in 1966.[10] Former elementary school.
Herbert Clark Hoover Elementary 297 37 Glendower Road 1966[10] Modular classrooms added in 2017.[11]
Horace Mann Elementary 267 40 Damon Avenue 1949[10] Addition in 1956.[10] Renovated in 2017.[11]
Abraham Lincoln Elementary 404 80 West Wyoming Avenue 1896 Renovated and expanded in 2000[10]
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary 417 253 Vinton Street 1924 Rebuilt in 2002[10]
John Winthrop Elementary 398 162 First Street 1926[10] Addition in 1956.[10] Modular classrooms added in 2017.[11]
Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School Middle 844 350 Lynn Fells Parkway 1933 Built as Melrose High School. Middle school since 1975. Rebuilt 2007.[12]
Melrose High School High 923 360 Lynn Fells Parkway 1975

Former schools

Name Address Year opened Year closed Fate Notes Ref
Calvin Coolidge 585 Main Street 1898 1981[13] Coolidge Apartments Built as Melrose High School. Addition in 1909. Converted to elementary school in 1932. [3]
Converse Washington Street 1885 — [3]
Decius Beebe 263 West Foster Street 1956[14] 2004[15] Leased to SEEM Collaborative Addition in 1963[10]
Mary A. Livermore Between Lebanon Street/Main Street 1891 1933[16] Municipal parking lot [3]
D. W. Gooch Corner Florence Street/Maple Street 1886 — Gooch Park Renovated and expanded in 1892 [3]
Ripley 94 Lebanon Street 1891 2001 Leased to SEEM Collaborative Original Ripley School located at 29 Swains Pond Avenue.[17] Built at current location in 1924. Additions in 1930 and 1965.[10] [3]
Joseph Warren Corner Melrose Street/Warren Street 1892 — Volunteer Park (Warren Street Park) [3]
Washington 408 Lebanon Street 1896 — Condominiums [3]
Whittier Corner Franklin Street/Sargent Street 1884 — Dunton Park Originally Franklin School [3]
Melrose High School 69 West Emerson St 1869 1897 Destroyed by fire in 1897 Current site of Melrose Public Library [3]

References

  1. ^ Zolot, Neil (June 22, 2021). "Melrose passes $91 million budget, invests in future of public schools". Melrose Free Press. Gannett. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Melrose Enrollment Data". Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Goss, Elbridge Henry (1902). The History of Melrose, County of Middlesex, Massachusetts. City of Melrose. pp. 192–201.
  4. ^ "Meet the Committee | Melrose Public Schools Virtual Backpack Notice". www.melroseschools.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "MMTV". Vimeo. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "City of Melrose - Melrose Master Plan Elements - Schools". Archived from the original on August 20, 2006. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
  7. ^ "Melrose Public Schools - Melrose Massachusetts - Melrose School Committee". Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
  8. ^ "Melrose Public Schools FY20 Budget Scenarios" (PDF). January 29, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  9. ^ "MELROSE." Boston Daily Globe (1923-1927): 1. Sep 10 1925.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Master Plan 2004" (PDF). City of Melrose. June 2004. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  11. ^ a b c Hinkle, Jeannette (October 19, 2016). "Melrose moves forward with modular classrooms, school renovation". Melrose Free Press. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  12. ^ Cole, Caroline L. (January 8, 2006). "Anger Builds at Rise in Cost of New School". Boston Globe. p. GN 1.
  13. ^ "Northland Purchase". Boston Globe. July 26, 1981.
  14. ^ "Melrose Voters Meet Candidates Tomorrow". Daily Boston Globe. October 20, 1957.
  15. ^ Leibowitz, Aaron (May 6, 2016). "Dolan says reopening Beebe School not an option". GateHouse Media/Melrose Free Press.
  16. ^ "Melrose". Daily Boston Globe. September 5, 1933. p. 10.
  17. ^ Pagano, Anthony J (February 1, 1998). Images of America: Melrose. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 37–44. ISBN 978-0-7385-6448-7.

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