Malden Early Learning Center
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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 238 | 100% |
Where Malden Early Learning Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 238 | 24 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 24 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 23 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 217 | 18 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 22 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 22 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 284 | 20 | 14.2:1 | 21% (61) |
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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