📍 706 South 3rd Avenue East, Malta, Phillips County, 59538
Malta K-5 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Malta, Phillips County. The school has 255 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Malta K-12 Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Malta K-5 enrolls 255 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 11% Two or more races and 9.8% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 192 | 75% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 25 | 9.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 3.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Malta K-5 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-20, state senate district 17, state house district 33.
Malta K-5 is one of 4 schools in Malta K-12 Schools, based in Malta, Montana. The district serves 492 students district-wide and employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 255 students, Malta K-5 is larger than the district average of about 123 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote