Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Malden’s public schools score below 75% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
32% of students in Malden’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Malden, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Malden’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 282 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Malden’s, its schools beat 20%, lower than their 25% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $21,073 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Malden High. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Mystic Valley Regional Charter School, Malden Catholic High School (private) and Cheverus Catholic School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Malden’s grade
C: better than 25% of Massachusetts school districts, #233 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Both inputs trail the Massachusetts average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Malden, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Malden
Malden Early Learning Center
Grades PK · 238 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Malden
Malden High
Grades 9–12 · 1,890 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Malden
Malden High
Grades 9–12 · 1,890 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Malden
Malden High
Grades 9–12 · 1,890 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Malden
Malden High
Grades 9–12 · 1,890 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Malden’s public schools are run by Malden School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Malden vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Malden’s borders.
Every school in Malden
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Malden’s schools
Are Malden’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Malden children attend score below 75% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #233 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 20%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Malden in?
Malden School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,354 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Malden kids go to high school?
Malden High, with 1,890 students; its own test results earn a B.
What is Malden’s graduation rate?
84% of the class of 2023 in Malden School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Malden spend per student?
$21,073 in Malden School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Malden?
Yes: Malden Catholic High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 863 students) and Cheverus Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 420 students). Malden also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Malden families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Malden → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.