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Malden Early Learning Center

240 Mountain Avenue, Malden, MA 02148 · (781) 397-7025 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–PKELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
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Not graded

This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
238
Elementary
DISTRICT 744 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K238100%
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
8034%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
2310%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
5624%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
7532%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
42%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
14159%
Female
9741%

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Where Malden Early Learning Center ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Middlesex County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
238#877 of 1,086#210 of 238
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.9:1#109 of 938#24 of 222
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
72.3%#38 of 938#18 of 222
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-24.2%#74 of 602#17 of 141
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 2024-25
Enrollment
238
+21 (+10%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 284
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25238249.9:1N/A
2023-242512410.5:1N/A
2022-232392310.4:1N/A
2020-212171812.1:1N/A
2017-183142214.3:1N/A
2015-162882213.1:1N/A
2010-112842014.2:121% (61)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Malden Early Learning Center.

Since 2017-18: students down 24% (314 to 238); teachers up 9% (22 to 24).

About Malden Early Learning Center

Malden Early Learning Center is a low-enrollment elementary school in Massachusetts, located in Malden. Grades offered run from pre-K, with 238 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Massachusetts is roughly 381 students; this school is 38% smaller than that.

Malden Early Learning Center is one of 7 schools in Malden, which enrolls 6,354 students in total.

Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Malden Early Learning Center, at 34%. The rest of enrollment is 32% Asian, 24% Black, and 10% Hispanic. Among all residents of Middlesex County, the White share is about 67%. Malden Early Learning Center's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.

At Malden Early Learning Center, 24 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 9.9:1. That is lower than 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, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 386 public schools in Middlesex County, enrolling about 215,896 students in all.

Nearby, Malden High is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment grew 10% from its 2020-21 level of 217. The ratio was 12.1:1 in 2020-21 and 9.9:1 in 2024-25.

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Middlesex County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Malden Early Learning Center
District
Malden
Address
240 Mountain Avenue, Malden, MA 02148
Phone
(781) 397-7025
County
Middlesex County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–PK
Total enrollment
238
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
9.9:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250717002046
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Malden Early Learning Center
What is the total enrollment at Malden Early Learning Center?
Malden Early Learning Center enrolls approximately 238 students in grades PK-PK.
What grades does Malden Early Learning Center serve?
Malden Early Learning Center serves grades PK-PK.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Malden Early Learning Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Malden Early Learning Center is approximately 9.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Malden Early Learning Center?
Malden Early Learning Center reports a student body of 34% White, 10% Hispanic, 24% Black, 32% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Malden Early Learning Center?
Malden Early Learning Center is overseen by Malden in Middlesex County.
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