Malden Grade School
Malden, IL · Malden CCSD 84
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · Rural, distant
1,500th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 29%▼ Declining
350 East St, Malden, IL 61337
(815)643-2436NCES ID 172412002635Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Malden Grade School 1,500th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 29% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 40th in 2019 to 29th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 86 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 86.0% | 84.9% | ▼ 1.1 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.3% | 14.0% | ▲ 11.7 pts | |
| Black | 5.8% | 1.2% | ▼ 4.6 pts | |
| Asian | 2.3% | 0.0% | ▼ 2.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.5% | 0.0% | ▼ 3.5 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
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What school district is Malden Grade School in?
Malden Grade School is part of the Malden CCSD 84 district in Malden, Illinois.
Is Malden Grade School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Malden Grade School 1,500th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 29% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Malden Grade School?
White 85%, Hispanic 14%, Black 1% (86 students, 2023–24).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.