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Malden High

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Malden High ranks 217 th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 39% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Malden High is a grade 9–12 comprehensive high school in Malden, MA, a city just north of Boston, serving 1,890 students as part of the Malden district. It ranks 217th of 353 Massachusetts high schools in 2025–2026—39th percentile, 2 stars—while the district ranks 225th of 351, at the 36th percentile with 2 stars. The school has held steady in the lower-middle tier recently (224th in both 2023–2024 and 2024–2025) and has improved modestly from its 1-star, roughly 27th-percentile standing in the 2010s.

On 2025–2026 10th-grade MCAS, proficiency is below the state average in every core subject: ELA 36.91% vs. 45.48%, math 33.25% vs. 43.73%, science 31.97% vs. 40.5%, and Biology end-of-course 30.26% vs. 37.68%. Graduation was 85.7% in 2024–2025 with a 9.2% dropout rate. Compared with neighbors, Malden High outperforms Revere High, Everett High, and Chelsea High in ELA, math, and science; is close to Saugus High in those subjects but far behind in Biology (30.26% vs. 51.28%); and trails Medford High and Somerville High across all core subjects. Melrose High, about 2.5 miles away, sits in a different tier: 98.8% graduation, 0.4% dropout, and 78.37% ELA proficiency. Malden's student-teacher ratio of 16 is higher than every one of those comparison schools, and its 2020–2021 per-pupil spending of $14,949 is lower than Medford, Somerville, Saugus, Chelsea, and Everett.

The school's clearest strength is its English Language Learner program: 15th of 105 schools, 86th percentile, 4 stars, and rising from the 53rd percentile the prior year. African American students (58th percentile, 3 stars) and low-income students (50th percentile, 3 stars) also perform near or above average. Special education students, however, have fallen to the 16th percentile—1 star. Overall proficiency has declined since 2022–2023, with math and science gaps the largest, making those areas the most obvious priorities.

1,890

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,593

Per pupil spending ?

61.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

77 Salem Street
Malden, MA 02148

(781) 397-6000

District: Malden

Feeder schools for Malden High:

Elementary:	Beebe
	Ferryway
	Forestdale
	Linden
	More...
	Salemwood

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

30.4%

White:

22.7%

African American:

22.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

Massachusetts avg42%

217^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

225^th of 351Malden among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	217 of 353	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.2	224 of 349	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	224 of 348	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	210 of 347	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	216 of 342	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	170 of 285	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	240 of 351	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	253 of 345	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.6	252 of 348	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.1	255 of 351	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.2	255 of 354	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.4	245 of 347	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.2	280 of 344	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.9	239 of 340	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.3	252 of 340	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.0	232 of 335	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.0	256 of 322	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.9	225 of 319	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	55.4	162 of 316	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.8	239 of 314	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.0	228 of 311	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.2	223 of 307	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	22.1	235 of 304	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	66 of 157	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.7	103 of 148	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	76 of 160	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	71 of 142	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	81 of 133	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.7	36 of 94	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	63 of 137	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	79 of 134	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	68 of 94	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	67 of 91	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	71 of 98	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.1	64 of 96	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	67 of 93	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.3	44 of 68	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	73 of 97	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	73 of 91	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	33.7	184 of 295	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.0	256 of 299	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	260 of 299	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	15 of 105	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	41.9	39 of 83	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	29 of 86	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	17 of 84	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	39.1	44 of 77	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	24 of 82	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	40.2	43 of 77	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	224 of 340	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.9	178 of 337	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	220 of 342	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	194 of 339	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	227 of 340	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	164 of 281	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	243 of 342	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	252 of 339	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	201 of 260	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.7	142 of 245	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	154 of 249	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	154 of 241	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	99 of 217	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	55 of 149	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	106 of 206	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	94 of 193	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	169 of 340	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.3	159 of 334	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	145 of 338	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	145 of 338	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	166 of 332	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	87 of 253	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	165 of 330	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	194 of 330	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	211 of 344	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.3	260 of 339	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	216 of 342	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	228 of 343	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	204 of 339	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	169 of 281	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	237 of 346	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	258 of 343	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	78 of 100	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	66 of 89	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	66 of 87	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	73 of 82	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	69 of 78	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	58 of 58	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	50 of 55	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	250 of 298	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	222 of 302	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	177 of 289	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	209 of 301	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	144 of 339	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.4	86 of 268	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	164 of 348	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	198 of 344	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	238 of 302	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	242 of 298	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	229 of 302	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	258 of 301	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	204 of 300	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	173 of 249	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.2	262 of 302	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	258 of 303	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)86th percentile+47 vs school

African American (2026)58th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile~ school

Female (2026)34th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)28th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)22nd percentile-17 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-9 vs state

Mathematics33%-10 vs state

Science32%-9 vs state

Biology30%-7 vs state

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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 Physics (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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Biology End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Physics End of Course	Total
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
Everett High	Public	9-12	100 Elm Street	Everett	02149	Middlesex County	Everett	No	No	No	No	(617) 394-2490	2,307	191	12.1	75.7%	298 (12.9%)	357 (15.5%)	1,511 (65.5%)	107 (4.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	29 (1.3%)	20.9	290^th of 353 public high schools	17.8%		21.5	276^th of 349 public high schools	20.9%	14	31.0	22.4	15.5	16.0	47.1	$20,445
Chelsea High	Public	9-12	299 Everett Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5000	1,649	126	13.1	80.6%	84 (5.1%)	72 (4.4%)	1,460 (88.5%)	15 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (0.8%)	11.6	318^th of 353 public high schools	9.9%		13.6	309^th of 349 public high schools	11.5%	9	15.7	15.4	13.7	11.1		$21,170
Chelsea Opportunity Academy	Public	9-12	299 Everett Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5000	132	7	18.7		4 (3.0%)	4 (3.0%)	123 (93.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$20,498
Melrose High	Public	9-12	360 Lynn Fells Parkway	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	No	(781) 979-2200	967	75	12.8	19.2%	699 (72.3%)	72 (7.4%)	72 (7.4%)	72 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.8%)	87.1	51^st of 353 public high schools	85.6%		89.3	46^th of 349 public high schools	86.8%	5	78.4	67.2	60.9	56.0		$16,221
Curtis-Tufts	Public	9-12	437 Main Street	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	No	(781) 393-2343	11	3	3.4	68.2%	5 (45.5%)	1 (9.1%)	3 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (18.2%)								(n/a)						$66,899
Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea	Public, Charter	9-12	175 Hawthorne Street	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea (Distric	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 889-3100	198	10	19.9	90.2%	9 (4.5%)	16 (8.1%)	166 (83.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	6.2	341^st of 353 public high schools	3.4%					(n/a)	0.0	5.6	11.8	4.6		$32,898
Revere High	Public	9-12	101 School Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8222	2,115	156	13.5	78.0%	493 (23.3%)	98 (4.6%)	1,419 (67.1%)	67 (3.2%)	11 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (1.2%)	24.8	271^st of 353 public high schools	23.2%		23.9	270^th of 349 public high schools	22.6%	1	28.2	19.8	26.8	25.2		$18,554
Medford High	Public	9-12	489 Winthrop Street	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	No	(781) 393-2301	1,195	130	9.1	32.7%	644 (53.9%)	182 (15.2%)	189 (15.8%)	113 (9.5%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (4.3%)	49.3	178^th of 353 public high schools	49.6%		54	163^rd of 349 public high schools	53.3%	15	40.7	35.2	36.5	45.4		$24,402
Saugus High	Public	9-12	1 Pearce Drive	Saugus	01906	Essex County	Saugus	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 231-5027	744	48	15.4	29.2%	328 (44.1%)	60 (8.1%)	289 (38.8%)	48 (6.5%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	30.2	244^th of 353 public high schools	30.9%		33.9	237^th of 349 public high schools	32.1%	7	28.2	30.3	23.2	51.3		$17,851

Frequently Asked Questions about Malden High

What district is Malden High in?

Malden

How many students attend Malden High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,890 students attended Malden High.

Is Malden High a good school?

Malden High ranks 217^th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Malden High?

Malden High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beebe
Elementary : Ferryway
Elementary : Forestdale
Elementary : Linden
Elementary : Salemwood

What is the racial makeup of Malden High?

Students at Malden High are 30% Hispanic, 23% White, 22% African American, 20% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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