Malden High

Malden High is a 9-12 campus of heavily attended scale in Malden, Massachusetts, overseen by Malden, caters to 1,890 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 143% bigger than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 777 students.

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

Demographically, Malden High records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 30%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 23% White, 22% Black, 20% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 9% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 118 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 23.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, census data for Middlesex County shows median household income runs about $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Middlesex County's 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), Malden High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Malden Early Learning Center, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Malden High.

Malden High operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Malden High has edged up 4%, going from 1,823 students in 2018 to 1,890 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 25% to 30% over that span.

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