Other / mixed grade configuration · Malden, IL

Malden Grade School

Federal NCES profile for Malden Grade School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 172412002635
0/100100/10052/100
👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
21
📋 Attendance
97
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Malden Grade School earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Illinois schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Illinois.

52
Resource Index · Higher
9.9:1
small classes for Illinois
79
students enrolled

Malden Grade School has class sizes smaller than 91% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+0 students YoY

Malden Grade School held near 86 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 8.0 → 8.4 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+0 students YoY 172412002635 · Malden, IL Other · SMALL · TRAD

79 enr · 9.9:1 · RII 52

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Malden Grade School held near 86 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount). Teacher FTE added 8.0 → 8.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

How Malden Grade School compares

Malden Grade School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.9:1 ▼ 29% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 79 top 97% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.9:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
79
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
9.9:1
students per teacher - 29% below state mean
Top 9% in Illinois - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
1.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$17,314
per pupil, district-wide - below Illinois avg of $18,196
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.2 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 79.7%
Hispanic or Latino 16.5%
African American 3.8%

Largest group: White at 79.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 33.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 33.6, Malden Grade School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

District finance for Malden Ccsd 84 reports $17,314 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Malden Grade School

How many students attend Malden Grade School?

Malden Grade School has 79 students enrolled. It is a public school in Malden, IL. CCD year-over-year: 86 (2022-23) → 86 (2023-24), nearly flat (+0).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Malden Grade School?

The student-teacher ratio at Malden Grade School is 9.9:1, which is 29% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 37% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Malden Grade School?

The largest demographic group at Malden Grade School is White at 79.7% of enrollment, in Malden, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Malden Grade School?

Malden Grade School has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Malden Ccsd 84?

None reported; Malden Ccsd 84 operates only Malden Grade School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.