Summary:
ZIP code 43758 covers Malta, Ohio (Morgan County) and contains exactly one school — West Elementary School, an elementary building serving grades PK–5 with 255 students, part of the Morgan Local district — so parents here are evaluating a single option rather than comparing several.
That one school compares favorably with both its district and the state. Across the seven tests reported for 2025-26, the school averaged 71.1% proficiency versus 61.9% for Morgan Local and 63.8% statewide, beating its district on six of seven measures. English Language Arts is the clear strength: the school averaged 74.9% in ELA against 58.7% for the district, a gap of more than 16 points. Math is solid but closer to district norms (70.6% versus 66.6%). West Elementary is rated 3 stars and ranks 585th of 1,560 Ohio schools (62nd percentile), while Morgan Local is rated 2 stars and sits at the 39th percentile of districts. Chronic absenteeism is also a bright spot at 13.4%, well below the district's 21.0%.
Two soft spots and a few caveats matter. Third-grade math (66.7%) is the only 2025-26 measure where the school trails its district, and fifth-grade science (61.3%) is the only one below the state. The most encouraging recent signal is the current fourth-grade cohort, whose ELA result rose roughly 18 points from its third-grade year. Because the building enrolls only about 255 students, a single child is worth about three percentage points, so one-year swings should be read cautiously. Free/reduced-price lunch data is unavailable for this school, and per-student spending ($8,935) dates back to 2018-19.
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