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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:
563rd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,073 Help


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 Help
Number of students:  336

Racial breakdown:

White:
76.2%
Hispanic:
10.4%
Two or more races:
7.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  30.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Malta Avenue Elementary School ranks better than 77% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 2nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Ballston Spa Central School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.4. (See more...)
Student Body
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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...)
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Compare Details 30.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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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...)
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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 563rd 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 262nd 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2006 61.23 1052nd 2206 52.3%
2007 62.18 1016th 2219 54.2%
2008 58.08 1153rd 2227 48.2%
2009 54.61 1264th 2257 44.0%
2010 51.44 1256th 2263 44.5%
2011 68.87 730th 2286 68.1%
2012 63.25 925th 2320 60.1%
2013 59.27 869th 2325 62.6%
2014 66.33 720th 2345 69.3%
2015 79.62 412th 2352 82.5%
2016 78.24 435th 2366 81.6%
2017 76.36 486th 2386 79.6%
2018 81.63 349th 2395 85.4%
2019 87.75 254th 2413 89.5%
2021 54.77 964th 2201 56.2%
2022 71.46 628th 2434 74.2%
2023 64.28 812th 2439 66.7%
2024 73.40 563rd 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2021 18.05 979th 1044 6.2%
2022 29.44 1567th 2031 22.8%
2023 22.85 1754th 2016 13.0%
2024 27.60 1646th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.85 267th 2045 86.9%
2019 74.94 374th 2032 81.6%
2021 35.07 1146th 1678 31.7%
2022 42.70 1135th 2099 45.9%
2023 25.38 1635th 2041 19.9%
2024 53.52 810th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.18 340th 2338 85.5%
2019 87.34 229th 2357 90.3%
2021 51.39 937th 1955 52.1%
2022 73.25 558th 2401 76.8%
2023 65.74 747th 2403 68.9%
2024 76.80 475th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.22 438th 2340 81.3%
2019 80.33 390th 2358 83.5%
2021 54.03 872nd 1961 55.5%
2022 65.95 744th 2400 69.0%
2023 60.94 874th 2400 63.6%
2024 65.37 739th 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 982nd 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.35 360th 1408 74.4%
2019 83.39 185th 1338 86.2%
2021 37.76 818th 1224 33.2%
2022 54.57 627th 1399 55.2%
2023 53.56 645th 1337 51.8%
2024 61.99 503rd 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.

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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.

Immunization Rates

Malta Avenue Elementary School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201399.4%0.6%0.0%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%
201499.2%0.8%0.0%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%
2015100.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201699.7%0.3%0.0%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%
201799.4%0.0%0.0%100.0%99.4%99.4%99.4%100.0%100.0%99.7%
201899.4%0.3%0.0%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.4%
201999.7%0.0%0.0%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%
202099.7%0.0%99.7%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.7%100.0%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Malta Avenue Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $03 (0.0%) $12,483 (100.0%) $12,487
2020 $28 (0.2%) $13,624 (99.8%) $13,652
2021 $730 (5.2%) $13,385 (94.8%) $14,116
2022 $1,159 (7.3%) $14,631 (92.7%) $15,790
2023 $1,609 (9.4%) $15,465 (90.6%) $17,073

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Malta Avenue Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 254th of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 812th of 2439 Elementary schools
 22.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Malta Avenue Elementary School)7349.2
 23.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ballston Spa Central School District)5744.2
 12.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Malta Avenue Elementary School)8068.9
 11.2%
   3rd Grade Math (Ballston Spa Central School District)6060.5
 0.5%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Malta Avenue Elementary School)6550
 15%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ballston Spa Central School District)5350.9
 2.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Malta Avenue Elementary School)7768.7
 8.3%
   4th Grade Math (Ballston Spa Central School District)5464.4
 10.4%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Malta Avenue Elementary School)6042
 18%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ballston Spa Central School District)5035.4
 14.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Malta Avenue Elementary School)8464.2
 19.9%
   5th Grade Math (Ballston Spa Central School District)6561.5
 3.5%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students335342
 2.1%
African American65
 16.7%
American Indian01
Asian1818
Hispanic1533
 120%
Pacific Islander00
White287262
 8.7%
Two or More Races923
 155.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients20.3%28.9%
 8.6%

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

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

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


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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