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Malone Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 10 towns

Serves Malone, Malone, Bangor, Westville, Constable, Burke, Bellmont, Brandon, Duane and Burke, and parts of Franklin.

Malone’s School Grade C− better than 17% of New York school districts

Students
2,106
Schools
5
Spent per student
$28,557
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$14.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Malone Central School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 17% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the NY average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $14.8M, about $7,013 per student
  • Only 65% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 17% of the 1,013 New York 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
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Malone 11,677C−Malone 5,315C−Bangor 2,201C−Westville 1,796C−Constable 1,498C−Burke 1,424C−Bellmont 1,328Brandon 626Duane 179Burke 164

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Malone. Grade by grade →

PK–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Malone Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Franklin Academy High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 46.5% · 740 students tested
Reading / language arts22%
State average 48.9% · 662 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.2% · 187 in the class

65% 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
$28,557 per student · 17% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 32%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 70%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,218’20
2,145’21
2,189’22
2,153’23
2,106’24

Down 5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Davis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Malone
D−
513 students10:1
Flanders Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Malone
D
213 students8:1
Saint Joseph's Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Malone
D−
199 students9:1
Malone Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Malone
D−
476 students9:1
Franklin Academy High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Malone
A−
705 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Saranac Lake Central School DistrictBrighton, Santa Clara, St. Armand
$32,834per student
Saranac Central School DistrictDannemora, Saranac
$25,078per student
St. Regis Falls Central School DistrictDickinson, Santa Clara
$39,571per student
Brushton-Moira Central School DistrictDickinson, Moira
$25,738per 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 New York.