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Melrose Elementary School

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Melrose Elementary School is an urban public school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania that is part of Harrisburg School District. It serves 536 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.5:1. Its teachers have had 135 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

536 Students

43 Teachers

2041 Berryhill St

Harrisburg, PA 17104 View local requests

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Melrose Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

90%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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