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Malden, MA
Public School Ratings




Malden Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Malden School District details

Malden School District
77 Salem Street
Malden, MA 02148

6,101 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Malden School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.3% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
42%
38%
43%
32%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Beebe School
401 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA, 02148
KG-08
Ferryway School
150 Cross Street
Malden, MA, 02148
KG-08
Forestdale School
74 Sylvan Street
Malden, MA, 02148
KG-08
Linden School
29 Wescott Street
Malden, MA, 02148
KG-08
Malden Early Learning Center School
257 Mountain Avenue
Malden, MA, 02148
PK-PK
Malden High School
77 Salem Street
Malden, MA, 02148
09-12
Salemwood School
529 Salem Street
Malden, MA, 02148
KG-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 28.1% 58.3%
Black 20.2% 9.8%
Hispanic 27.8% 24.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 23.6% 7.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,251 $66,436,731 52.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,680 $10,888,080 8.6%
Staff $632 $4,095,992 3.2%
General Administration $149 $965,669 0.8%
School Administration $773 $5,009,813 4.0%
Operation $1,276 $8,269,756 6.5%
Transportation $509 $3,298,829 2.6%
Other $390 $2,527,590 2.0%
Total Support $5,411 $35,068,691 27.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,851 $24,958,331 19.7%
Total Expenditures $19,513 $126,463,753 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,021 $10,957,524,359 51.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,684 $1,534,703,819 7.2%
Staff $914 $833,015,705 3.9%
General Administration $276 $251,849,785 1.2%
School Administration $979 $892,630,457 4.2%
Operation $1,659 $1,511,998,563 7.1%
Transportation $848 $773,223,628 3.6%
Other $478 $436,154,533 2.1%
Total Support $6,839 $6,233,540,894 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,416 $4,024,919,077 19.0%
Total Expenditures $23,275 $21,215,885,470 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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