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Forestdale

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

74 Sylvan Street, Malden, MA 02148 · (781) 397-7326 · Part of Malden School District

Malden’s School Grade C better than 25% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
539
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Forestdale

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Malden kids: Malden High

On the path

Where Malden kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8ForestdaleYou are here
9–12Malden High1,890 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

74 Sylvan Street, Malden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten50
Grade 155
Grade 255
Grade 357
Grade 467
Grade 558
Grade 664
Grade 759
Grade 874
Enrollment over time
561’20
575’21
594’22
550’23
539’24

Down 3.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 38%Hispanic 26%Black 16%Asian 12%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forestdale from Malden families.

Other schools in Malden School District

The district →
Malden Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Malden
238 students10:1
Salemwood
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Malden
C−
1,033 students14:1
Beebe
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Malden
C+
921 students15:1
Ferryway
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Malden
C+
920 students13:1
Linden
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Malden
B−
813 students14:1
Malden High
High · Grades 9–12 · Malden
B
1,890 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Malden’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.