Summary:
The 60150 zip code contains only one school, Malta Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school is part of the DeKalb CUSD 428 district.
Malta Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1435 and 1703 out of over 2,000 schools in the state. The school's performance on standardized tests is below state and district averages, with only 25.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 17.9% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. While the school's performance has shown some improvement in recent years, it still lags behind state and district benchmarks.
Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $19,906 and a low student-teacher ratio of 15:1, Malta Elementary School faces challenges, including a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (68.29%) and a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may require targeted interventions and support to address the specific challenges it faces in order to improve student outcomes.
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