Best Public Schools in Zip Code 60150


Summary:

The 60150 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Malta Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 with 285 students. The school is part of the DeKalb CUSD 428 school district, which is ranked 747 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Malta Elementary School's performance lags behind state averages across key metrics. The school has a 22.1% chronic absenteeism rate, which is higher than the state average. Proficiency rates in English Language Arts range from 12.2% to 23.4%, and in math from 9.8% to 29.2%, all significantly lower than the state averages of 30.6% to 39.1% in ELA and 26.8% to 33.8% in math. The school's science proficiency rate of 34% is also below the state average of 53.2%. With 64.56% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Malta Elementary serves a population with significant economic challenges, which may contribute to the lower academic performance.

Despite the school's struggles, it spends $18,228 per student, which is higher than the state average. The student-teacher ratio of 14.9 is also slightly higher than the typical recommended ratio. These factors raise questions about the efficient use of resources and the need for targeted interventions to improve student outcomes at Malta Elementary School.








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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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