School district · Massachusetts

Malden

Malden in Massachusetts: 7 public schools with 6,354 students and 14.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $23,792 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 6,354
Students per teacher: 14.0; MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $23,792; MA $26.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 455
Counselors (FTE): 16.0
Students per counselor: 397; MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 5.0; Librarians (FTE): 4.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Massachusetts's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Massachusetts: 42%

34%proficient

+1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 69% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

2,694 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

34%proficient

−2.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 64% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

2,687 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$16.2K15

$15.9K16

$16.5K17

$17.2K18

$17.7K19

$18.9K20

$19.9K21

$20.9K22

$22.1K23

$23.8K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 16% · $23.3M
State: 55% · $81.6M
Local: 29% · $43.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $16,070
Support services: $7,722
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $949K
Long-term debt: $743K

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 5High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Malden Early Learning CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K	238	9.9	—	—	Malden
BeebeFree meals for all	K–8	921	15.0	36%	41%	Malden
FerrywayFree meals for all	K–8	920	13.4	44%	34%	Malden
ForestdaleFree meals for all	K–8	539	10.4	43%	34%	Malden
LindenFree meals for all	K–8	813	13.7	38%	37%	Malden
SalemwoodFree meals for all	K–8	1,033	14.2	20%	27%	Malden
Malden HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,890	16.1	—	—	Malden

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 110 Pleasant St, Malden, MA 02148
Phone: (781)397-6100

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.