Enrollment
126
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KLAMATH COUNTY SD·NCES 410702000500
Malin Elementary School
2153 Third St, Malin, OR 97632 · (541) 723-2261 · Klamath County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL126 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Oregon public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
115 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 76%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 17% smaller than its 6th grade class (18).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 59% · US 70%
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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.3%
OR avg 43.0% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
36.2%
OR avg 31.8% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.3% | 36.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 35.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Malin Elementary School
Malin Elementary School's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malin Elementary School this school | 126 | 91.3% | 34.9% |
| Valley Inquiry Charter School Salem | 149 | 91.3% | 31.6% |
| Mosier Community School Mosier | 161 | 91.9% | 29.7% |
| Merrill Elementary School Merrill | 184 | 91.3% | 30.5% |
| Tangent Elementary School Tangent | 123 | 87.0% | 25.0% |
| Ensworth Elementary School Bend | 130 | 97.7% | 22.1% |
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Malin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Klamath County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #284 of 591 | #5 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #287 of 646 ▼ 6 | #5 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #293 of 646 ▲ 23 | #4 of 15 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 126 | #645 of 710 | #14 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.3% | #134 of 645 | #14 of 15 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
126
+6 (+5%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 167
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 126 | 10 | 12.6:1 | 91% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 113 | 12.1 | 9.4:1 | 74% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 122 | 11.2 | 10.9:1 | 78% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 120 | 10 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 137 | 8.9 | 15.3:1 | 77% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 134 | 7 | 19.1:1 | 77% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 134 | 7 | 19.1:1 | 87% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 188 | 9 | 20.9:1 | 77% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 167 | 8 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Malin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (137 to 126); teachers up 12% (8.9 to 10).
About Malin Elementary School
In Malin, Oregon, Malin Elementary School is a small elementary school. The school had 126 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Oregon) has about 321 students.
Klamath County SD counts 21 schools and 6,774 students, including Malin Elementary School.
White students are the majority at Malin Elementary School, with 51% of enrollment. Other groups include 40% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. The county population is about 77% White. Malin Elementary School's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 10 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Malin Elementary School was 12.6:1. This ratio sits 3.9 below the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 91%.
The allk12 Grade for Malin Elementary School is B. Compared with Oregon public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 59% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Malin Elementary School is 7.7 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 34.9% actual, 27.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Oregon.
Malin Elementary School is located in Klamath County, where the median household income is $58,830, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides Malin Elementary School, Klamath County has 29 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Lost River High School, about 4.7 miles away. Within ten miles are 4 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Malin Elementary School is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Malin Elementary School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment increase, from 120 in 2020-21 to 126 in 2024-25.
The Malin Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Klamath County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,247
Census ACS
Median income
$58,830
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
9,474 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Klamath County SD
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Nearby schools
- Lost River High School4.7 mi · 242
- Tulelake Basin Elementary5.2 mi · 270
- Tulelake High5.4 mi · 209
- Merrill Elementary School9.9 mi · 184
- Bonanza Elementary School13.1 mi · 206
- Bonanza Junior/Senior High School13.1 mi · 222
Frequently asked questions
About Malin Elementary SchoolHow large is Malin Elementary School?
Malin Elementary School enrolls approximately 126 students in grades KG-06.
Is Malin Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Malin Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Malin Elementary School have?
Malin Elementary School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
How diverse is Malin Elementary School?
Malin Elementary School reports a student body of 51% White, 40% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Malin Elementary School?
Malin Elementary School is overseen by Klamath County SD in Klamath County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.