Malden Early Learning Center

As a compact elementary-level community in Malden, Massachusetts, Malden Early Learning Center educates 238 students from grade pre-K, overseen by Malden. Enrollment runs roughly 38% below the state mean of about 381.

Within Malden, which oversees 7 schools and 6,354 students, Malden Early Learning Center is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Malden Early Learning Center lists that 34% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 32% Asian, 24% Black, 10% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, Middlesex County reports that median household earnings sit near $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Malden Early Learning Center is one.

The closest other public school is Malden High, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Malden Early Learning Center has edged down 24%, going from 314 students in 2018 to 238 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 15% to 24% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

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