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Malden R-I School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Cotton Hill Township and Malden, and parts of Union Township.

Cotton Hill Township’s School Grade D better than 12% of Missouri school districts

Students
807
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,244
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$1.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Malden R-I School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 12% of Missouri districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the MO average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.6M, about $2,026 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 12% of the 535 Missouri school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DCotton Hill Township 4,700DMalden 3,493

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cotton Hill Township. Grade by grade →

PK–5Malden Lower Elem.This district
6–12Malden HighThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency21%
State average 39.2% · 435 students tested
Reading / language arts28%
State average 43.2% · 475 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.3% · 46 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,244 per student · 16% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 31%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 52%Federal 26%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
931’20
927’21
879’22
841’23
807’24

Down 13.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 57%Black 29%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools.

Malden Lower Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Malden
C−
424 students12:1
Malden High
High · Grades 6–12 · Malden
D
383 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Holcomb R-III School DistrictFreeborn Township, Holcomb Township
$12,425per student
Bernie R-XIII School DistrictLiberty Township
$11,814per student
Clarkton C-4 School DistrictFreeborn Township
$14,878per student
Dexter R-XI School DistrictLiberty Township
$10,264per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Missouri.