Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB CUSD 428·NCES 171200004019
Malta Elementary School
5068 IL Route 38, Malta, IL 60150 · (815) 754-2970 · DeKalb County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
193 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 56%
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 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 69% · 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
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
25.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
17.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.6% | 17.9% |
| 2023-24 | 18.7% | 17.3% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
21.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 Malta Elementary School
Malta Elementary School's state test result (21.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malta Elementary School this school | 293 | 65.9% | 21.7% |
| High Mount Elementary School Swansea | 325 | 68.3% | 29.2% |
| Lincoln Elementary School DeKalb | 272 | 62.9% | 18.4% |
| Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School Freeport | 325 | 65.5% | 20.5% |
| Empire Elementary School Freeport | 295 | 66.4% | 10.5% |
| Fox Creek Elementary School Bloomington | 292 | 71.9% | 27.8% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Malta Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #1,556 of 1,925 | #18 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #1,663 of 2,077 ▼ 358 | #19 of 22 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #1,794 of 2,077 ▼ 167 | #18 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #1,579 of 2,419 | #14 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #1,490 of 2,035 | #16 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #213 of 2,042 | #3 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.9% | #848 of 2,132 | #5 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #792 of 1,461 | #6 of 13 |
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
293
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
+245% since 2000-01, when it was 85
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 | 293 | 19.8 | 14.8:1 | 66% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 19.1 | 15.0:1 | 68% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 19.1 | 14.9:1 | 65% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 20 | 16.7:1 | 58% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 15 | 21.8:1 | 49% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 264 | 13 | 20.3:1 | 34% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 85 | 6 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Malta Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (334 to 293); teachers down 1% (20 to 19.8).
About Malta Elementary School
Malta Elementary School is a small elementary school serving families in Malta, Illinois. Enrollment stands at 293 students, covering kindergarten through 5. The school is 23% below the average for elementary schools in Illinois.
DeKalb CUSD 428 has 12 schools; together they serve 6,771 students.
About 38% of students at Malta Elementary School are Black, the largest single group. The school is also 37% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 7%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Staffing at Malta Elementary School comes to 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.8:1. The school's 14.8:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. On the income side, 66% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 48% average for public schools in DeKalb County.
Malta Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 21.7% and a predicted 33.5%.
For DeKalb County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $70,724 a year, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in DeKalb County number 43, with about 16,328 students.
A public school about 4.3 miles away, Tyler Elementary School, is the closest to Malta Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Malta Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
In 2020-21, Malta Elementary School enrolled 287; in 2024-25, 293.
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DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,703
Census ACS
Median income
$70,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
16,328 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb CUSD 428
- DeKalb High SchoolHigh · 2,134 students
- Huntley Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- Clinton Rosette Middle SchoolMiddle · 575 students
- Founders Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Cortland Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Littlejohn Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
Other Malta Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Malta Elementary. Malta Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Malta Elementary SchoolNEW BOSTON, TX · 223 students
Nearby schools
- Tyler Elementary School4.3 mi · 265
- DeKalb High School4.7 mi · 2,134
- Lincoln Elementary School4.8 mi · 272
- Jefferson Elementary School5.0 mi · 308
- Clinton Rosette Middle School5.0 mi · 575
- Huntley Middle School5.0 mi · 865
Frequently asked questions
About Malta Elementary SchoolHow large is Malta Elementary School?
Malta Elementary School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades KG-05.
Is Malta Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Malta Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Malta Elementary School have?
Malta Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Malta Elementary School?
At Malta Elementary School, the student body is approximately 37% White, 18% Hispanic, 38% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Malta Elementary School in?
Malta Elementary School is part of DeKalb CUSD 428.
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