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C−

Salemwood

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

529 Salem Street, Malden, MA 02148 · (781) 388-0647 · Part of Malden School District

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

Directions
Students
1,033
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Salemwood

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Malden kids: Malden High

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

529 Salem Street, Malden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten111
Grade 1127
Grade 2100
Grade 3130
Grade 4103
Grade 5105
Grade 6115
Grade 7116
Grade 8126
Enrollment over time
972’20
934’21
1,024’22
956’23
1,033’24

Up 6.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 44%Black 27%White 15%Asian 11%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Salemwood from Malden families.

Other schools in Malden School District

The district →
Malden Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Malden
238 students10:1
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
Forestdale
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Malden
C
539 students10:1
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.