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What's something MALONE SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
559
Combined
DISTRICT 166 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON·NCES 120096001069
MALONE SCHOOL
5361 9TH ST, MALONE, FL 32445 · (850) 482-9950 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
307 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 40 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 32 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 30 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 8% smaller than its 8th grade class (52).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
64.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
67.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.1% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.7% | 65.2% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like MALONE SCHOOL
MALONE SCHOOL's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MALONE SCHOOL this school | 559 | 54.9% | 61.5% |
| GRACEVILLE SCHOOL GRACEVILLE | 400 | 64.3% | 41.1% |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY SCHOOL EASTPOINT | 851 | 55.9% | 32.6% |
| JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY JACKSONVILLE | 734 | 34.9% | 56.2% |
| LAUREL HILL SCHOOL LAUREL HILL | 432 | 69.2% | 54.5% |
| POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL GRACEVILLE | 415 | 62.4% | 48.5% |
Matched among Florida K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where MALONE SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #12 of 25 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #9 of 25 ▲ 3 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #8 of 25 ▲ 4 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 559 | #20 of 180 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #22 of 40 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #9 of 42 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.9% | #37 of 74 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.9% | #14 of 15 | N/A |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
559
+26 (+5%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 650
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 559 | 36.5 | 15.3:1 | 55% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 39.5 | 14.2:1 | 59% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 38.5 | 15.1:1 | 54% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 52% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 38 | 13.8:1 | 55% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 71% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 524 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 61% (319) |
| 2000-01 | 584 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 61% (356) |
| 1990-91 | 650 | 46 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MALONE SCHOOL.
About MALONE SCHOOL
MALONE SCHOOL is a school serving multiple grade levels in MALONE, Florida, reachable at (850) 482-9950. Its enrollment is 559 students, spread over pre-K through 12. Combined schools in Florida average about 353 students, which makes this school 58% larger than average.
JACKSON runs 18 schools with a combined 5,839 students. MALONE SCHOOL is one of them.
The largest racial or ethnic group at MALONE SCHOOL is White, with 46% of students. Other groups include 35% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 66% White. The diversity index for MALONE SCHOOL is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 15.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at MALONE SCHOOL, which has 36.5. Combined schools in Florida average 17.7:1, 2.4 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at MALONE SCHOOL is about 55%. The figure for public schools in Jackson County is close, at 53%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, MALONE SCHOOL is 7.8 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 61.5% actual, 53.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Florida.
The county, Jackson County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $49,149, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county's public schools total 23, with about 5,839 students.
Of the public schools around it, MALONE SCHOOL is closest to MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOL, about 9.7 miles away. Local comparison: MALONE SCHOOL ranks 1st of 5 nearby schools, at 61.5% versus a 50.1% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
The school grew from 533 students in 2020-21 to 559 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at MALONE SCHOOL. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,250
Census ACS
Median income
$49,149
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,839 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JACKSON
- MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,685 students
- MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 652 students
- SNEADS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 574 students
- COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 471 students
- COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 419 students
- GRACEVILLE SCHOOLCombined · 400 students
Nearby schools
- MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOL9.7 mi · 1,685
- MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL10.1 mi · 652
- Cottonwood Elementary School10.7 mi · 502
- Cottonwood High School10.7 mi · 379
- HOPE SCHOOL12.4 mi · 103
- JACKSON COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER12.6 mi · 129
Frequently asked questions
About MALONE SCHOOLHow many students attend MALONE SCHOOL?
MALONE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 559 students in grades PK-12.
Is MALONE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MALONE SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at MALONE SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at MALONE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at MALONE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MALONE SCHOOL are roughly 46% White, 11% Hispanic, 35% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees MALONE SCHOOL?
MALONE SCHOOL is overseen by JACKSON in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.