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Best Public Schools in Malden, IL

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Summary:

The city of Malden, Illinois has a single elementary school, Malden Grade School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 86 students. The school is part of the Malden CCSD 84 district.

While Malden Grade School is the only school in the data set, the analysis reveals several areas of concern. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 756th out of 1,948 Illinois elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 1,310th out of 2,077 in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is quite high at 25.4% for the 2024-2025 school year.

Academically, Malden Grade School's proficiency rates on the IAR/ELA and IAR/Math assessments are significantly below the state averages across all grades. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 31.9% compared to the state average of 53.1%, and its math proficiency rate was 29.8% compared to the state's 38.5%. The school also faces socioeconomic challenges, with over 50% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and a per-student spending of $13,217 in 2023-2024.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)			IAR Mathematics (2025)			% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Malden Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	350 East St	Malden	61337	Bureau County	Malden CCSD 84	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 643-2436	79	8	9.8	54.4%	63 (79.7%)	3 (3.8%)	13 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	45.5	27.3	27.3	31.9	54.5	36.4	29.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	29.8	$12,586	$1,625	$10,961

Cities Near Malden

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Princeton	5.67 mi	5	428^th
DePue	7.77 mi	2	755^th
La Moille	8.2 mi	2	730^th
Ladd	8.49 mi	1	458^th
Ohio	10.34 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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