Is Malta Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Malta Avenue Elementary School ranks 563 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Malta Avenue Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 336 students attended Malta Avenue Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Malta Avenue Elementary School?

Students at Malta Avenue Elementary School are 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Malta Avenue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Malta Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Ballston Spa Middle School High : Ballston Spa Senior High School

Malta Avenue Elementary School

Summary:

Malta Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 342 students in grades K-5 in the Ballston Spa Central School District in Ballston Spa, New York. The school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic assessments, ranking in the top 25% of New York elementary schools.

Malta Avenue Elementary School's strong academic performance is evident across grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school had higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math compared to the district and state averages. For example, 3rd grade students at Malta Avenue achieved a 58.82% proficiency rate in ELA, compared to 47.92% for the district and 42.6% for the state. The school's overall statewide ranking placed it 563 out of 2,445 elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Malta Avenue Elementary School excels in many areas, it faces some challenges in supporting its special education and low-socioeconomic status (SES) student populations. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's special education students ranked 1,646 out of 2,110 New York elementary schools, and its low-SES students ranked 810 out of 2,078. Additionally, the school's performance has been somewhat inconsistent over the past several years, suggesting a need to focus on maintaining its high level of academic achievement. When compared to other elementary schools in the Ballston Spa Central School District, Malta Avenue generally outperforms its peers, such as Gordon Creek Elementary School and Wood Road Elementary School.

Detail:

Public K-5

70 Malta Ave
Ballston Spa, NY 12020-1599

(518) 884-7250

District: Ballston Spa Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
563^rd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,073

Students who attend Malta Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ballston Spa Middle School
High:	Ballston Spa Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.0

Number of students: 336

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.2%

Hispanic:

10.4%

Two or more races:

7.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Malta Avenue Elementary School ranks better than 77% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Ballston Spa Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.4. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Malta Avenue Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Ballston Spa Central School District. Racial makeup is: White (76.2%), Hispanic (10.4%), two or more races (7.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 30.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Malta Avenue Elementary School is 11. 2 elementary schools in the Ballston Spa Central School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Malta Avenue Elementary School employs 30.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Malta Avenue Elementary School is $17,073, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Ballston Spa Central School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Malta Avenue Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Malta Avenue Elementary School 563^rd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Malta Avenue Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Ballston Spa Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Ballston Spa Central School District 262^nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Malta Avenue Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Malta Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	61.23	1052^nd	2206	52.3%
2007	62.18	1016^th	2219	54.2%
2008	58.08	1153^rd	2227	48.2%
2009	54.61	1264^th	2257	44.0%
2010	51.44	1256^th	2263	44.5%
2011	68.87	730^th	2286	68.1%
2012	63.25	925^th	2320	60.1%
2013	59.27	869^th	2325	62.6%
2014	66.33	720^th	2345	69.3%
2015	79.62	412^th	2352	82.5%
2016	78.24	435^th	2366	81.6%
2017	76.36	486^th	2386	79.6%
2018	81.63	349^th	2395	85.4%
2019	87.75	254^th	2413	89.5%
2021	54.77	964^th	2201	56.2%
2022	71.46	628^th	2434	74.2%
2023	64.28	812^th	2439	66.7%
2024	73.40	563^rd	2445	77.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Malta Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	18.05	979^th	1044	6.2%
2022	29.44	1567^th	2031	22.8%
2023	22.85	1754^th	2016	13.0%
2024	27.60	1646^th	2110	22.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Malta Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.85	267^th	2045	86.9%
2019	74.94	374^th	2032	81.6%
2021	35.07	1146^th	1678	31.7%
2022	42.70	1135^th	2099	45.9%
2023	25.38	1635^th	2041	19.9%
2024	53.52	810^th	2078	61.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Malta Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	81.18	340^th	2338	85.5%
2019	87.34	229^th	2357	90.3%
2021	51.39	937^th	1955	52.1%
2022	73.25	558^th	2401	76.8%
2023	65.74	747^th	2403	68.9%
2024	76.80	475^th	2413	80.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Malta Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.22	438^th	2340	81.3%
2019	80.33	390^th	2358	83.5%
2021	54.03	872^nd	1961	55.5%
2022	65.95	744^th	2400	69.0%
2023	60.94	874^th	2400	63.6%
2024	65.37	739^th	2411	69.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Malta Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	36.53	982^nd	1531	35.9%

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Rank History for White students at Malta Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.35	360^th	1408	74.4%
2019	83.39	185^th	1338	86.2%
2021	37.76	818^th	1224	33.2%
2022	54.57	627^th	1399	55.2%
2023	53.56	645^th	1337	51.8%
2024	61.99	503^rd	1392	63.9%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Malta Avenue Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	510	11	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	524
1990	507	11	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	523
1991	522	7	8	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	537
1992	535	7	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	544
1993	552	4	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	562
1994	549	5	5	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	562
1995	538	7	5	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	552
1996	538	7	5	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	552
1997	539	8	6	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	555
1998	452	6	8	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	475
1999	425	5	3	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	442
2000	436	6	4	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	454
2001	439	8	5	10	2	n/a	n/a	0	464
2002	401	5	5	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	421
2003	401	5	5	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	421
2004	431	8	4	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	453
2005	422	8	2	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	441
2006	418	9	1	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	434
2007	411	16	7	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	444
2008	393	12	4	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	414
2009	375	10	5	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	399
2010	356	9	8	11	0	n/a	n/a	3	387
2011	343	5	7	14	1	0	3	0	373
2012	375	3	9	2	0	0	0	0	389
2013	376	4	10	11	0	0	1	0	402
2014	399	0	6	6	0	0	4	0	415
2015	382	4	12	9	0	0	6	0	413
2016	345	5	10	10	0	0	7	0	377
2017	313	5	19	11	0	0	10	0	358
2018	295	4	17	14	0	0	9	0	339
2019	287	6	18	15	0	0	9	0	335
2020	280	1	18	12	0	0	9	0	320
2021	289	10	21	24	0	0	18	0	362
2022	288	7	22	30	1	0	20	0	368
2023	262	5	18	33	1	0	23	0	342
2024	256	5	13	35	1	0	26	0	336

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Malta Avenue Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	524	33.6	15.5	n/a
1990	523	35.2	14.8	n/a
1991	537	38.7	13.8	n/a
1992	544	40.2	13.5	n/a
1993	562	32.9	17.1	n/a
1994	562	33.9	16.6	20.5
1995	552	28.2	19.6	22.1
1996	552	28.2	19.6	22.1
1997	555	32.4	17.1	21.6
1998	475	33.1	14.4	20
1999	442	25.5	17.3	10.9
2000	454	26.0	17.5	17.4
2001	464	27.0	17.2	18.3
2002	421	28.0	15.0	14.7
2003	421	28.0	15.0	14.7
2004	453	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	441	29.0	15.2	20
2006	434	32.0	13.6	16.8
2007	444	32.0	13.9	22.5
2008	414	29.0	14.3	20
2009	399	30.0	13.3	20.1
2010	387	29.0	13.3	20.1
2011	373	28.8	12.9	14.7
2012	389	24.0	16.2	16.5
2013	402	24.0	16.7	18.2
2014	415	26.0	15.9	17.6
2015	413	26.0	15.8	22.3
2016	377	24.0	15.7	23.1
2017	358	23.9	14.9	20.9
2018	339	25.0	13.5	19.5
2019	335	24.0	13.9	20.3
2020	320	28.0	11.4	19.4
2021	362	32.0	11.3	27.1
2022	368	29.7	12.3	25.5
2023	342	31.3	10.9	28.9
2024	336	30.2	11.0	30.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Malta Avenue Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	524	33.6	15.5	n/a
1990	523	35.2	14.8	n/a
1991	537	38.7	13.8	n/a
1992	544	40.2	13.5	n/a
1993	562	32.9	17.1	n/a
1994	562	33.9	16.6	20.5
1995	552	28.2	19.6	22.1
1996	552	28.2	19.6	22.1
1997	555	32.4	17.1	21.6
1998	475	33.1	14.4	20
1999	442	25.5	17.3	10.9
2000	454	26.0	17.5	17.4
2001	464	27.0	17.2	18.3
2002	421	28.0	15.0	14.7
2003	421	28.0	15.0	14.7
2004	453	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	441	29.0	15.2	20
2006	434	32.0	13.6	16.8
2007	444	32.0	13.9	22.5
2008	414	29.0	14.3	20
2009	399	30.0	13.3	20.1
2010	387	29.0	13.3	20.1
2011	373	28.8	12.9	14.7
2012	389	24.0	16.2	16.5
2013	402	24.0	16.7	18.2
2014	415	26.0	15.9	17.6
2015	413	26.0	15.8	22.3
2016	377	24.0	15.7	23.1
2017	358	23.9	14.9	20.9
2018	339	25.0	13.5	19.5
2019	335	24.0	13.9	20.3
2020	320	28.0	11.4	19.4
2021	362	32.0	11.3	27.1
2022	368	29.7	12.3	25.5
2023	342	31.3	10.9	28.9
2024	336	30.2	11.0	30.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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