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Best Public Schools in Malden, MA

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Schools

7,814

Students

Districts

Top rankedForestdale379^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Forestdale up 118 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Forestdale 10.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

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1★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Malden, Massachusetts is home to seven schools serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade: five K–8 schools (Salemwood, Beebe, Ferryway, Linden, and Forestdale), one comprehensive high school (Malden High), and one K–12 charter school (Mystic Valley Regional Charter School). Together they enroll 7,814 students, 6,116 of them in the Malden district, which ranks 225th of 351 Massachusetts districts at the 36th percentile with 2 stars.

Mystic Valley Regional Charter School is the clear standout: 10th-grade ELA is 92.68% versus the state's 45.48%, 10th-grade Math is 91.46% versus 43.73%, with a 96.1% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate. Among the Malden K–8 schools, Forestdale is strongest — the only one earning 3 stars, ranking in the 58th percentile, with all-grade ELA at 42.37% and Science at 41.88%, both above state. Beebe leads district K–8 schools in Science (44.94%) and posts 8th-grade Civics at 57.32%. Ferryway's 7th- and 8th-grade ELA (52.13% and 51.58%) beat the state.

Salemwood is the lowest performer, at the 30th percentile with 1 star — all-grade ELA 23.71%, Math 29.10%, and Science 20.88%. Malden High is below state in every 10th-grade subject (ELA 36.91%, Math 33.25%, Science 31.97%), with an 85.7% graduation rate and a 9.2% dropout rate. Notably, no Malden K–8 school reaches the state average in all-grade Math, making math the district-wide weak spot. Resources also vary: Forestdale has the lowest student-teacher ratio (10.4) and $17,913 per student, while Malden High has the highest ratio (16.0) and $14,949 — though spending data are from 2020–2021 and free/reduced-price lunch figures are unavailable.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Mystic Valley Regional Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	770 Salem Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-0222	1,698	109	15.5	25.5%	552 (32.5%)	285 (16.8%)	228 (13.4%)	556 (32.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (4.3%)								(n/a)	59.9	48.0	63.1	64.8	70.1	64.8	92.7	61.6	59.5	63.4	67.8	74.5	68.5	64.1	91.5	66.2	59.2	52.8	79.3	56.1	76.6	58.5	$14,601
Malden High	Public	9-12	77 Salem Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 397-6000	1,890	118	16.0	61.4%	429 (22.7%)	415 (22.0%)	575 (30.4%)	384 (20.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (4.4%)	37.5	217^th of 353 public high schools	38.5%		38.2	224^th of 349 public high schools	35.8%	7							36.9								33.3				32.0		30.3		$18,593
Beebe	Public	K-8	401 Pleasant Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-0621	921	61	15.0	61.8%	226 (24.5%)	132 (14.3%)	226 (24.5%)	279 (30.3%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	47 (5.1%)	44.2	501^st of 899 public elementary schools	44.3%		44	515^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.2%	14	30.3	36.9	35.4	40.0	36.5	47.6		37.5	40.4	32.4	33.3	52.2	42.7	47.0		41.0	43.8	46.3		44.9		57.3	$20,363
Ferryway	Public	K-8	150 Cross Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-0659	920	69	13.4	72.2%	169 (18.4%)	180 (19.6%)	361 (39.2%)	167 (18.2%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.9%)	38.3	556^th of 899 public elementary schools	38.2%		43.5	519^th of 906 public elementary schools	42.7%	37	28.9	36.9	37.0	46.1	52.1	51.6		41.9	26.8	33.0	37.0	29.2	36.2	44.2		34.4	37.4	42.1		39.7		41.5	$20,223
Forestdale	Public	K-8	74 Sylvan Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 397-7326	539	52	10.4	48.1%	204 (37.8%)	84 (15.6%)	141 (26.2%)	65 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.2%)	57.1	379^th of 899 public elementary schools	57.8%		46	497^th of 906 public elementary schools	45.1%	118	55.6	44.4	41.5	45.1	38.5	31.5		42.4	57.8	38.9	38.5	33.3	31.4	26.4		37.3	50.0	32.1		41.9		31.5	$22,794
Linden	Public	K-8	29 Wescott Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 397-7218	813	60	13.6	61.7%	166 (20.4%)	164 (20.2%)	229 (28.2%)	206 (25.3%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (4.6%)	39.2	545^th of 899 public elementary schools	39.4%		32.7	613^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.3%	68	44.6	36.3	34.9	23.3	50.0	46.5		38.8	39.7	40.0	27.9	36.5	40.2	42.0		37.5	36.1	31.4		34.0		35.7	$19,814
Salemwood	Public	K-8	529 Salem Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-0647	1,033	73	14.2	74.8%	156 (15.1%)	277 (26.8%)	454 (43.9%)	112 (10.8%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.6%)	29.5	631^st of 899 public elementary schools	29.8%		21.2	720^th of 906 public elementary schools	20.5%	89	28.6	13.9	23.5	35.2	26.3	17.7		23.7	33.8	27.7	27.2	50.0	17.9	20.8		29.1	28.4	14.9		20.9		21.8	$20,045

Cities Near Malden

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Everett	0.75 mi	11	306^th
Melrose	1.24 mi	8	38^th
Revere	2 mi	11	323^rd
Medford	2.32 mi	8	232^nd
Chelsea	2.36 mi	12	340^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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