African Zion Baptist Church · Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Malden’s public schools
Kanawha County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Malden. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in West Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Malden’s schools, in brief
School by school
10 of Malden’s 21 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. George Washington High School places highest (better than 99%); West Side Middle School lowest (1%). See the path ↓
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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Malden, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Malden
Malden Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 160 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Charleston
Kindergarten in Malden
Malden Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 160 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Charleston
1st grade in Malden
Malden Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 160 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Charleston
2nd grade in Malden
Malden Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 160 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Charleston
3rd grade in Malden
Malden Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 160 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Charleston
4th grade in Malden
Malden Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 160 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Charleston
5th grade in Malden
Malden Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 160 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Charleston
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Kanawha County School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Malden vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the West Virginia towns that share Malden’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Malden | — | Kanawha County |
| Charleston | C+ | Kanawha County |
Every school in Malden
21 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with West Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Malden’s schools
Are Malden’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Malden. Kanawha County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Malden. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 10 of its 21 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Malden in?
Kanawha County School District.
Where do Malden kids go to high school?
One of eight high schools, depending on your address: George Washington High School, Riverside High School, Capital High School, Saint Albans High School, South Charleston High School, Nitro High School, Herbert Hoover High School and Sissonville High School.
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). Stars are from neighbors.