Summary:
ZIP code 97632 contains a single public school — Malin Elementary School, a K–6 building at 2153 Third St in Malin with 126 students — and no middle or high school, so families here must look outside the area for grades 7–12; the school belongs to the Klamath County School District.
Academically, Malin Elementary performs above both its district and the state. In 2025–26, 52.1% of students were proficient in English language arts versus 41.1% district-wide and 43.8% statewide, and 43.8% were proficient in math versus 28.3% in the district and 32.9% in the state. The state ranks the school 278th of 709 (61st percentile, 3 stars), while the district sits at the 45th percentile with 2 stars, and the school has held 3 stars for three straight years. Attendance is another strength: 16.4% of students are chronically absent, roughly half the district rate of 31.0% and less than half the state rate of 33.5%. These results come alongside a 91.27% free/reduced-price lunch rate, per-student spending of $23,131, and a 12.6:1 student-teacher ratio.
Performance is uneven by grade and subject. Fourth grade stands out at 72.2% proficient in both ELA and math, and sixth grade reaches 70% in ELA and 47.4% in math. Third grade (33.3% ELA, 31.3% math) and fifth grade (30% ELA, 25% math) fall below district and state, and science — tested only in fifth grade — is the clearest weakness at 15.8% proficient versus 28.5% in the district and 30.6% in the state. With roughly 18 students per grade, a single student shifts a grade-level rate by about 5–6 points, so the all-grades figures are the most stable basis for judging the school overall.
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