Malta Elementary School
Malta, IL · DeKalb CUSD 428
Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Rural, fringe
1,793rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 15%▼ Declining
5068 IL Route 38, Malta, IL 60150
(815)754-2970NCES ID 171200004019Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Malta Elementary School 1,793rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 15% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 35th in 2019 to 15th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2024: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 287 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2000, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 75.8% | 43.2% | ▼ 32.6 pts | |
| Black | 5.3% | 33.8% | ▲ 28.5 pts | |
| Hispanic | 14.0% | 17.1% | ▲ 3.1 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.4% | 4.5% | ▲ 1.1 pts | |
| Asian | 1.5% | 1.4% | ▼ 0.1 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2000. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $278K in zip 60150 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Malta Elementary School
- #1984Tyler Elementary SchoolDeKalb CUSD 428 · 4.3 mi away1,984th of 2,105
ELA 19% ▼7 · Math 12% ▼6Compare - #1867Lincoln Elementary SchoolDeKalb CUSD 428 · 4.8 mi away1,867th of 2,105
ELA 23% ▼3 · Math 14% ▼4Compare - #983Jefferson Elem SchoolDeKalb CUSD 428 · 5 mi away983rd of 2,105
ELA 43% ▲17 · Math 48% ▲30Compare - #1794Founders Elementary SchoolDeKalb CUSD 428 · 5.1 mi away1,794th of 2,105
ELA 24% ▼2 · Math 20% ▲2Compare - #1993Gwendolyn Brooks Elem SchDeKalb CUSD 428 · 5.3 mi away1,993rd of 2,105
ELA 18% ▼8 · Math 12% ▼6Compare - #1531Littlejohn Elem SchoolDeKalb CUSD 428 · 5.6 mi away1,531st of 2,105
ELA 31% ▲5 · Math 29% ▲11Compare - #296Creston Elem SchoolCreston CCSD 161 · 6.2 mi away296th of 2,105
ELA 66% ▲40 · Math 70% ▲52Compare - #960South Prairie Elementary SchoolSycamore CUSD 427 · 8 mi away960th of 2,105
ELA 46% ▲20 · Math 46% ▲28Compare
What school district is Malta Elementary School in?
Malta Elementary School is part of the DeKalb CUSD 428 district in Malta, Illinois.
Is Malta Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Malta Elementary School 1,793rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 15% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Malta Elementary School?
White 43%, Black 34%, Hispanic 17%, Two or more races 5% (287 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Malta Elementary School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60150 is $278K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.