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Elementary School
PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL
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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
606
Teachers (FTE)
66.0
Student-Teacher Ratio
9.2:1
FRPL Eligible
582
(96%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 582 of 606 (96%)
Free Lunch: 578 (95.4%)
Reduced-Price: 4 (0.7%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 24 (4%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
606
Students
| Hispanic / Latino | 392 | 64.7% | |
| Black or African American | 193 | 31.8% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 9 | 1.5% | |
| White | 5 | 0.8% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 4 | 0.7% | |
| Asian | 2 | 0.3% | |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.2% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
606
Students
| Grade 1 | 51 | 8.4% | |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 7.9% | |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 8.9% | |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 9.1% | |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 7.4% | |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 14.7% | |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 12.2% | |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 12.2% | |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 9.1% | |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 59 | 9.7% | |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0.3% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
52.1%
Male Students
316
F
47.9%
Female Students
290