Summary and Overall Rating
Melrose Elementary School serves PreK through Fifth Grade in the Melrose Heights neighborhood of Miami Dade County. The school enrolls approximately 507 students with a student teacher ratio near 22 to 1. Academic performance is mixed, with about 62 percent of students proficient in math and only around 37 percent proficient in reading. Chronic absenteeism affects approximately 28 to 31 percent of students.
From a traditional or faith based viewpoint, the school receives a rating of 2.5 out of 10, reflecting higher math performance contrasted with weak reading outcomes, attendance issues, and district identity policies that may not align with all families.