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Malta Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

5068 IL Route 38, Malta, IL 60150 · (815) 754-2970 · Part of DeKalb Community Unit School District 428

Malta Township’s School Grade C− better than 17% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
293
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Malta Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Malta Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Malta Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Malta Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5068 IL Route 38, Malta

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten49
Grade 143
Grade 247
Grade 347
Grade 452
Grade 555
Enrollment over time
287’20
287’21
285’22
287’23
293’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 38%White 37%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Malta Elementary School from Malta Township families.

Other schools in DeKalb Community Unit School District 428

The district →
DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Dekalb
281 students20:1
Founders Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dekalb
C−
565 students15:1
Cortland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cortland
C−
523 students13:1
Littlejohn Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · DeKalb
D
362 students15:1
Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dekalb
D−
328 students14:1
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dekalb
C
308 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Malta Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.