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Malden High

Public Grades 6-12

304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 17% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Malden High is a public high school in Malden, Missouri, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 392 students. The school is part of the Malden R-I School District, which is ranked 325 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Malden High consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in MAP/Mathematics ranged from 6.9% for 8th grade to 19% for 6th grade, compared to the state average of 32.7% to 45.5% respectively. The school has also seen fluctuations in its four-year graduation rates, ranging from a high of 97.8% in 2022-2023 to a low of 89.5% in 2021-2022. Additionally, Malden High has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 19.5% to 29.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Portageville High, Malden High generally performs worse academically, with proficiency rates often double or more at the nearby school. Malden High's student population is predominantly from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with a very high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 99.34% to 100.77% in recent years. This suggests the school faces significant challenges in supporting its students and improving academic outcomes.

383

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,192

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Burkhart St
Malden, MO 63863-1445

(573) 276-4546

District: Malden R-I

Feeder schools for Malden High:

Elementary:

Malden Lower Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.1%

African American:

27.9%

Hispanic:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2013 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

Missouri avg41%

Middle school

405^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 42 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

304^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Missouri High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

325^th of 367Malden R-I among Missouri districts

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

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	405 of 438	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	396 of 451	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	392 of 459	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	411 of 459	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	395 of 454	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	550 of 587	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	517 of 552	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	26.7	461 of 568	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.9	274 of 435	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.1	295 of 585	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.7	262 of 633	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.3	457 of 649	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.0	401 of 623	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.6	397 of 625	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.6	295 of 614	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	33.2	485 of 601	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.3	562 of 624	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.3	540 of 624	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.1	444 of 619	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	113 of 143	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	113 of 153	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	100 of 148	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	104 of 135	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	149 of 149	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	14.9	177 of 204	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	321 of 369	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	297 of 378	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	272 of 382	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	286 of 365	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	284 of 371	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	430 of 482	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	380 of 422	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	348 of 358	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	321 of 379	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	346 of 385	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	366 of 381	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	351 of 376	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	501 of 527	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	468 of 479	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	304 of 367	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	332 of 378	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	313 of 358	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	292 of 460	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	203 of 468	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	11.5	387 of 404	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	38.0	273 of 401	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.7	360 of 504	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.0	472 of 521	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	34.8	395 of 523	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.5	406 of 522	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.3	449 of 528	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	62.8	128 of 516	75.2%	★★★★☆
2009	59.3	153 of 507	69.8%	★★★★☆
2008	59.8	201 of 539	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.5	186 of 538	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	39.9	374 of 534	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	44.4	43 of 96	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	39 of 111	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	198 of 279	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	223 of 274	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	179 of 255	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.9	96 of 368	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	55 of 382	85.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	276 of 306	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	289 of 321	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	290 of 309	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	200 of 430	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	86 of 440	80.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2025)21st percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2019)13th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

High school

African American (2021)55th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Biology I24%-13 vs state

English Language Arts16%-25 vs state

Science15%-24 vs state

Mathematics14%-26 vs state

Algebra I14%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Government (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Malden High	Public	6-12	601 Burkhart St	Malden	63863	Dunklin County	Malden R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 276-4546	383	35	10.8	100.0%	234 (61.1%)	107 (27.9%)	20 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	19.1	304^th of 367 public high schools	17.2%		14.2	332^nd of 378 public high schools	12.2%	28	19.0	14.7	6.9	15.2	12.1		20.8	13.6	24.0			$14,192	$705	$13,487
Bernie High	Public	7-12	516 W Main	Bernie	63822	Stoddard County	Bernie R-Xiii	No	No	No	No	(573) 293-5334	195	19	10.1	52.3%	181 (92.8%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)								(n/a)												$13,709	$785	$12,924
Campbell High	Public	7-12	801 S State Rte 53	Campbell	63933	Dunklin County	Campbell R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 246-2576	235	20	11.8	100.0%	223 (94.9%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	43.2	188^th of 367 public high schools	48.8%		34.4	239^th of 378 public high schools	36.8%	51		47.3				18.5		19.6	31.6	59.5		$11,224	$1,635	$9,589
Clarkton High	Public	7-12	Hwy 162	Clarkton	63837	Dunklin County	Clarkton C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 448-3712	135	13	10.5	100.0%	79 (58.5%)	12 (8.9%)	37 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	7.8	342^nd of 367 public high schools	6.8%					(n/a)		14.9	13.7			11.2	13.7		5.7	27.9		$15,260	$1,193	$14,067
Risco High	Public	7-12	Hwy 62	Risco	63874	New Madrid County	Risco R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 396-5568	78	8	9.4	55.1%	74 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)												$16,248	$752	$15,496
Gideon High	Public	7-12	400 Main	Gideon	63848	New Madrid County	Gideon 37	No	No	No	No	(573) 448-3471	102	9	11.2	100.0%	97 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.5	347^th of 367 public high schools	5.4%		7.2	354^th of 378 public high schools	6.3%	7								6.7	6.7			$17,109	$941	$16,168
Holcomb High	Public	7-12	102 S Cherry	Holcomb	63852	Dunklin County	Holcomb R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 792-3362	194	17	11.2	100.0%	159 (82.0%)	1 (0.5%)	28 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.1%)	37.8	219^th of 367 public high schools	40.3%		45	183^rd of 378 public high schools	51.6%	36				28.2		36.0		35.6	28.8			$12,272	$1,778	$10,494
Dexter High	Public	9-12	1101 W Grant St	Dexter	63841	Stoddard County	Dexter R-Xi	No	No	No	No	(573) 614-1030	553	39	14.0	45.4%	502 (90.8%)	6 (1.1%)	24 (4.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	70.7	66^th of 367 public high schools	82.0%		55.4	121^st of 378 public high schools	68.0%	55								52.8	37.7	70.2	55.2	$11,733	$575	$11,158
Twin Rivers High	Public	9-12	9261 Highway 51	Broseley	63932	Butler County	Twin Rivers R-X	No	No	No	No	(573) 328-4730	250	22	11.5	52.8%	240 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	12.4	321^st of 367 public high schools	12.5%		31.3	258^th of 378 public high schools	31.7%	63								8.8	17.0			$12,895	$1,285	$11,609
North Pemiscot Senior High	Public	6-12	102 School Dr	Wardell	63879	Pemiscot County	North Pemiscot County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 628-3465	134	12	11.2	100.0%	121 (90.3%)	8 (6.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)								(n/a)			4.9	9.6			9.7	13.2				$14,959	$816	$14,143

Frequently Asked Questions about Malden High

What is the racial makeup of Malden High?

Students at Malden High are 61% White, 28% African American, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Malden High?

Malden High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Malden Lower Elementary

What district is Malden High in?

Malden R-I

Is Malden High a good school?

Malden High ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Missouri high schools.

How many students attend Malden High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Malden High.

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

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