Salemwood

Federal records list Salemwood as an elementary school in Malden, Massachusetts. Its enrollment is 1,033 students, spread over kindergarten through 8. Across elementary schools in Massachusetts, the average enrollment is about 381.

Besides Salemwood, Malden runs 6 other schools. The district enrolls 6,354 students.

The largest racial or ethnic group at Salemwood is Hispanic, with 44% of students. The remaining shares are 27% Black, 15% White, 11% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Middlesex County as a whole is about 9% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Salemwood scores 70%.

Salemwood has 72.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1.

Looking at the county, Middlesex County, median household income comes to about $130,847, about 60% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 386 public schools and about 215,896 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Mystic Valley Regional Charter School, is about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

Salemwood has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.

The school's student count decreased 15% between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Hispanic students went from 31% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 44% in 2024-25.

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