📍 74 Sylvan Street, Malden, Middlesex County, 02148
Forestdale is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Malden, Middlesex County. The school has 594 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Malden school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forestdale enrolls 594 students across grades K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 50.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 245 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 148 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 93 | 16% |
| Asian | 72 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 5.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Forestdale is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-50, state senate district 23, state house district 149.
Forestdale is one of 7 schools in Malden, based in Malden, Massachusetts. The district serves 6,354 students district-wide and employs 464 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 594 students, Forestdale is smaller than the district average of about 908 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large