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What do students at Ferryway actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
920
Elementary
DISTRICT 744 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MALDEN·NCES 250717001345
Ferryway
150 Cross Street, Malden, MA 02148 · (781) 388-0659 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL920 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 109 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 99 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 10% larger than its 8th grade class (99).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ferryway→Malden High
Based on grade levels within Malden. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -4.0pp since 2016
Math
34.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -10.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 10 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 46.0% | 25.0% |
| 2018-19 | 57.0% | 40.0% |
| 2017-18 | 54.0% | 41.0% |
| 2016-17 | 48.0% | 44.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ferryway ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #608 of 920 ▼ 30 | #165 of 207 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #422 of 920 ▲ 75 | #138 of 207 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #332 of 901 | #70 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 920 | #19 of 1,086 | #5 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #690 of 938 | #176 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.9% | #17 of 938 | #11 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #202 of 317 | #45 of 77 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
920
+16 (+2%) vs 2020
+6% since 2000-01, when it was 872
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 920 | 68.5 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 905 | 71 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 894 | 68 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 904 | 64 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 875 | 60.2 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 925 | 59 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 892 | 60 | 14.9:1 | 68% (610) |
| 2000-01 | 872 | N/A | N/A | 54% (473) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ferryway.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (875 to 920); teachers up 14% (60.2 to 68.5).
About Ferryway
At 150 Cross Street in Malden, Massachusetts, Ferryway operates as a high-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 920 students in kindergarten through 8. Against the 381-student average for elementary schools in Massachusetts, enrollment here is 141% higher.
Malden serves 6,354 students across 7 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Ferryway, at 39%. Other groups include 20% Black, 18% White, 18% Asian, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Middlesex County residents are about 9% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 13.4 students per teacher and 68.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.3 above the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Census Bureau estimates for Middlesex County show that the median household income is $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 386 public schools in Middlesex County, enrolling about 215,896 students in all.
Nearest public school: Lafayette School, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (904) to 2024-25 (920).
The Ferryway community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Malden
- Malden HighHigh · 1,890 students
- SalemwoodElementary · 1,033 students
- BeebeElementary · 921 students
- LindenElementary · 813 students
- ForestdaleElementary · 539 students
- Malden Early Learning CenterElementary · 238 students
Other schools in Malden
- Malden HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Mystic Valley Regional Charter SchoolCombined · 1,698 students
- SalemwoodElementary · 1,033 students
- BeebeElementary · 921 students
- LindenElementary · 813 students
- ForestdaleElementary · 539 students
Nearby schools
- Lafayette School0.4 mi · 998
- Malden High0.5 mi · 1,890
- Malden Early Learning Center0.7 mi · 238
- Madeline English School0.7 mi · 760
- Webster Extension0.8 mi · 211
- Salemwood0.8 mi · 1,033
Frequently asked questions
About FerrywayHow large is Ferryway?
Ferryway enrolls approximately 920 students in grades KG-08.
Is Ferryway an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ferryway is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Ferryway have?
Ferryway employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
How diverse is Ferryway?
Ferryway reports a student body of 18% White, 39% Hispanic, 20% Black, 18% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Ferryway?
Ferryway is overseen by Malden in Middlesex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.