Malin Elementary School

Malin Elementary School is a tiny primary school in Malin, Oregon, operated by Klamath County SD. The school educates 126 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Malin Elementary School sits 61% leaner than that benchmark.

Klamath County SD comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 6,774 students; Malin Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Malin Elementary School logs that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 40% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Malin Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.1%; this one delivers 34.9%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Klamath County put median household income runs about $58,830, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Klamath County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,474 students), Malin Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Lost River High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.7 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Malin Elementary School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 30.0%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 137 students in 2018 compared to 126 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 53% to 40%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Malin Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.