Elementary · Missouri

Malden Lower Elem.

Free meals for all

Malden Lower Elem., a public elementary school in Malden, Missouri: grades pre-k–5, 424 students, 12.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Malden R-I.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 424
Teachers (FTE): 35.3
Students per teacher: 12.0
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 55% of elementary schools in Missouri

Median 12.3 · 1,203 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 78% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 74% of elementary schools in Missouri

Median 327 · 1,203 schools compared

Larger than 52% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

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

Reading and writing

Missouri: 42%

32%proficient

+2.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 71% of elementary schools in Missouri

Median 42% · 952 elementary schools compared

192 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Missouri: 41%

22%proficient

−1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 80% of elementary schools in Missouri

Median 40% · 980 elementary schools compared

193 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · MAP; 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.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Remote rural area
Run by: Malden R-I

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Malden R-I.

Location

Address: 601 Burkhart St, Malden, MO 63863
Phone: (573)276-5791
City or town: Malden
County: Dunklin County

Website Quality of life in Malden Schools in Malden

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Bernie Elem.	Pre-K–6	283	12.1	67%	65%	6.9 mi
Campbell Elem.Free meals for all	Pre-K–6	312	12.3	34%	42%	7.4 mi
Clarkton Elem.Free meals for all	Pre-K–6	143	10.2	15%	23%	7.8 mi
Risco Elem.	Pre-K–6	80	7.0	38%	—	8.4 mi
Gideon Elem.Free meals for all	Pre-K–6	115	8.5	—	22%	8.7 mi
Holcomb Elem.Free meals for all	Pre-K–6	235	11.0	40%	23%	11.7 mi

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

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).
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.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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