Malta Avenue Elementary School
70 Malta Ave
Ballston Spa NY, 12020, Saratoga County
Phone: 518-884-7250
Ranking: 
(1,580 out of 3,424, top 46%)*
(1,580 out of 3,424, top 46%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Ballston Spa Central School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 415 | 402 | 389 | 373 | 387 | 399 | 414 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 75 | 18.1% | 70 | 17.4% | 79 | 20.3% | 57 | 15.3% | 70 | 18.1% | 75 | 18.8% | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 74 | 17.8% | 81 | 20.1% | 63 | 16.2% | 76 | 20.4% | 74 | 19.1% | 52 | 13.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 78 | 18.8% | 67 | 16.7% | 70 | 18.0% | 66 | 17.7% | 54 | 14.0% | 68 | 17.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 62 | 14.9% | 68 | 16.9% | 67 | 17.2% | 51 | 13.7% | 64 | 16.5% | 79 | 19.8% | 113 | 27.3% |
| Grade 4: | 65 | 15.7% | 64 | 15.9% | 52 | 13.4% | 55 | 14.7% | 74 | 19.1% | 55 | 13.8% | 160 | 38.6% |
| Grade 5: | 61 | 14.7% | 52 | 12.9% | 58 | 14.9% | 68 | 18.2% | 51 | 13.2% | 70 | 17.5% | 141 | 34.1% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 225 | 54.2% | 215 | 53.5% | 219 | 56.3% | 206 | 55.2% | 197 | 50.9% | 212 | 53.1% | 210 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 190 | 45.8% | 187 | 46.5% | 170 | 43.7% | 167 | 44.8% | 179 | 46.3% | 179 | 44.9% | 200 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.4% | 10 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.4% | 11 | 2.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 14 | 3.8% | 11 | 2.8% | 9 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.3% | 9 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.9% |
| White: | 399 | 96.1% | 376 | 93.5% | 375 | 96.4% | 343 | 92.0% | 356 | 92.0% | 375 | 94.0% | 393 | 94.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 59 | 14.2% | 61 | 15.2% | 53 | 13.6% | 39 | 10.5% | 52 | 13.4% | 56 | 14.0% | 63 | 15.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 3.4% | 12 | 3.0% | 11 | 2.8% | 16 | 4.3% | 25 | 6.5% | 24 | 6.0% | 20 | 4.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.96 | 16.74 | 16.21 | 12.94 | 13.34 | 13.30 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 69% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 70% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 73% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 54% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 68% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 58% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 31.8% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 46% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 58% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 60% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 33% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 74% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 59% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 49% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.7% | 28.5% | 30.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 81% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 55% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 64% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 36% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 86% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 86% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 89% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 78% | 67% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 78% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | 83% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 54% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 61% | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 37% | 30.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 70% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 82% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 87% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 60% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 63% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 65% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 35.8% | 29.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 90% | 82% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | 78% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 85% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | 86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 80% | 86% |
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* Malta Avenue Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.