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Malta Elementary

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Malta Elementary ranks 934 th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

934^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Malta Elementary is a small, rural PK-6 school in New Boston, TX, serving 223 students in the Malta Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out as a high-performing school that consistently earns top ratings while spending significantly less per student than its neighbors.

What truly sets Malta Elementary apart is its remarkable ability to accelerate student learning, especially in upper elementary grades. In 6th grade, 91.67% of students are proficient in reading and 83.33% in math—dramatically outpacing state averages by 38 and 45 points, respectively. This "growth engine" effect means students make exceptional academic gains between 3rd and 6th grade. The school also excels with Special Education students, ranking in the 94th percentile statewide. When compared to nearby schools like Crestview Elementary in the same town (which ranks in the 46th percentile) or James Bowie Elementary (78th percentile), Malta consistently outperforms them in nearly every subject and grade level.

Perhaps most impressive is the school's efficiency: Malta spends just $6,958 per student—roughly half of what nearby districts like New Boston Independent School District (Isd) ($12,102) or Dekalb Independent School District (Isd) ($11,096) spend—yet achieves far better academic results. The school has shown a consistent upward trend, climbing from the 70th to the 80th percentile over the past four years. While performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds recently dropped to the 39th percentile—a concern worth monitoring—the school's overall track record of developing strong readers and mathematicians, combined with its outstanding support for special education, makes it a standout choice for families in the region.

223

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,196

Per pupil spending ?

46.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6178 W Us Hwy 82
New Boston, TX 75570-9500

(903) 667-2950

District: Malta Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.7%

Two or more races:

7.2%

Hispanic:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 70th percentile in 2023 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (64% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 80th (2026) from a 70th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg64%

Texas avg49%

934^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

111^th of 947Malta Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.2	934 of 4643	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	72.0	1050 of 4651	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	1107 of 4710	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	1417 of 4647	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	1246 of 4581	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	1001 of 4578	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	556 of 4479	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	1314 of 4359	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	80.9	669 of 4329	84.5%	★★★★☆
2016	83.9	536 of 4286	87.5%	★★★★☆
2015	61.7	1697 of 4320	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.7	1379 of 4260	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.2	1426 of 4221	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.9	1877 of 4206	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	76.7	709 of 4095	82.7%	★★★★☆
2010	86.0	94 of 3937	97.6%	★★★★★
2009	81.7	391 of 3884	89.9%	★★★★☆
2008	76.6	672 of 3768	82.2%	★★★★☆
2007	85.7	101 of 3724	97.3%	★★★★★
2006	83.4	240 of 3476	93.1%	★★★★★
2005	85.5	184 of 3475	94.7%	★★★★★
2004	87.4	70 of 3465	98.0%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	34.7	3007 of 4331	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	86.2	232 of 4295	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	208 of 4240	95.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	1370 of 4588	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.5	946 of 3744	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	1079 of 4658	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	1027 of 4588	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	961 of 4561	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.3	1089 of 4499	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	707 of 4348	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	55.2	1731 of 4306	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	52.6	1817 of 2980	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.7	1454 of 3006	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	2335 of 3106	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	2763 of 4535	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.0	1180 of 3705	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	1006 of 4594	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	2122 of 4521	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.2	734 of 4477	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	1177 of 4451	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	399 of 4309	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	73.2	704 of 4264	83.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.3	718 of 4597	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	61.8	1223 of 3739	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	1413 of 4647	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	1788 of 4585	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	1637 of 4563	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.9	1123 of 4498	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	506 of 4357	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	1126 of 4319	73.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	240 of 4308	94.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	1040 of 3015	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.1	1026 of 2612	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	1431 of 3108	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	1937 of 3106	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	1740 of 3082	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	1628 of 3082	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.7	712 of 3142	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	50.1	1571 of 3127	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)94th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)84th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile-41 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)39th percentile-30 vs school

At Risk (2021)31st percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading71%+17 vs state

Mathematics56%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Malta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6178 W Us Hwy 82	New Boston	75570	Bowie County	Malta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 667-2950	223	15	14.7	46.2%	191 (85.7%)	3 (1.3%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	75.2	934^th of 4643 public elementary schools	79.9%		72	1050^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.4%	116	69.6	55.0	77.8	91.7			47.8	50.0	55.6	83.3				$9,196
Dekalb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	101 W Fannin St	De Kalb	75559	Bowie County	Dekalb Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 667-2328	351	27	13.0	73.8%	239 (68.1%)	43 (12.3%)	37 (10.5%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.1%)	58.1	1716^th of 4643 public elementary schools	63.0%		61.5	1501^st of 4651 public elementary schools	67.7%	215	63.5	54.8					30.8	54.8						$8,796
Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	604 N McCoy Blvd	New Boston	75570	Bowie County	New Boston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 628-6521	544	50	10.8	84.0%	290 (53.3%)	137 (25.2%)	46 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (12.3%)	43.4	2494^th of 4643 public elementary schools	46.3%		29	3494^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.9%	1000	63.4	37.5	49.3				52.1	19.5	52.1					$10,889
Hubbard Independent School District (Isd)	Public	PK, KG-8	3347 Us Hwy 259 S	De Kalb	75559	Bowie County	Hubbard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 667-2645	64	10	6.4	78.1%	44 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	41.3	2645^th of 4643 public elementary schools	43.0%		48.7	2212^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.4%	433	33.3	25.0					66.7	50.0						$17,496
James Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7497 Us Hwy 67 W	Simms	75574	Bowie County	Simms Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 543-2219	212	17	12.4	65.1%	187 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.6%)	73.4	1006^th of 4643 public elementary schools	78.3%		56.7	1738^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.6%	732	65.4	54.2	60.0				69.2	66.7	52.0					$8,571
Hooks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	401 Precinct Rd	Hooks	75561	Bowie County	Hooks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 547-2291	323	18	18.2	62.5%	222 (68.7%)	33 (10.2%)	23 (7.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.7%)	60.8	1582^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	65.9%		67.5	1235^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.4%	347	57.7	53.5					63.5	42.3						$9,038
Redwater Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	206 Red River Rd N	Redwater	75573	Bowie County	Redwater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 671-3425	329	29	11.2	49.5%	285 (86.6%)	8 (2.4%)	17 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)								(n/a)	54.7						58.7							$8,708
Leary Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	9500 W New Boston Rd	Texarkana	75501	Bowie County	Leary Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 838-8960	119	11	10.9	95.0%	94 (79.0%)	10 (8.4%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.4%)	44.9	2407^th of 4643 public elementary schools	48.2%		9.5	4504^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.2%	2097	36.4	57.1	50.0	71.4		66.7	54.6	23.1	0.0	57.1		40.0	20.0	$10,338

Frequently Asked Questions about Malta Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Malta Elementary?

Students at Malta Elementary are 86% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What district is Malta Elementary in?

Malta Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Malta Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 223 students attended Malta Elementary.

Is Malta Elementary a good school?

Malta Elementary ranks 934^th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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