| Index | Melrose | New Mexico | National |
| Average Test Scores | 42% | 27% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 667 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 163 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 55 | 7,963 |

| Index | Melrose | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 85.7% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 85.2% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.9% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 23.9% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.9% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.7% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.3% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.7% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Melrose. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Melrose, NM schools is 42%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Melrose, NM, an average of 85.7% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 85.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Floyd, NM | 93 | 29% | 39.6% |
| Melrose, NM | 594 | 42% | 13.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pleasant Hill, LA | 594 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Gurley, AL | 594 | 53% | 10.4% |
| Pinewood, SC | 595 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Echo, OR | 593 | 60% | 24.0% |
| Ullin, IL | 595 | 10% | 78.6% |
| Melrose, NM | 594 | 42% | 13.5% |