Malta Bend Elementary School
Public elementary school in Malta Bend, Missouri · Malta Bend R-V School District · Grades Pre-K–6
Malta Bend Elementary School serves 34 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Malta Bend (Saline County). It is one of 2 schools in Malta Bend R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 1191st largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 5.7 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Malta Bend R-V School District |
| County | Saline County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291992001059 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Malta Bend R-V | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 34 | 67 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 6 | 5.4 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 3% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Malta Bend Elementary School in context
Size
Malta Bend Elementary School is the only elementary school in Malta Bend R-V School District. Its 34 students are 50.7% of the district's 67. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 10.5 miles away and have a median of 172 students, so Malta Bend Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 1 with 7 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 1, against an average of 4 per grade. This year grade 6 has 50% fewer students than kindergarten (2 against 4). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 6 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 97.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Malta Bend R-V (95.5%).
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Malta Bend R-V and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 38.2% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Malta Bend Elementary School has 5.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 34 students would have about 2.8 teachers, so Malta Bend Elementary School has 2.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Santa Fe Elementary School, 8.8 miles away in Santa Fe R-X School District. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 97.1% |
| Hispanic | 2.9% |
52.9% of students are girls and 47.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 6 |
| Kindergarten | 4 |
| Grade 1 | 7 |
| Grade 2 | 1 |
| Grade 3 | 5 |
| Grade 4 | 4 |
| Grade 5 | 5 |
| Grade 6 | 2 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
200 S Linn, Malta Bend, MO 65339
Phone: (660)595-2371
Website: maltabendtigers.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Malta Bend Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Elementary School | Santa Fe R-X | 8.8 mi | 152 | 10.8 | 49.3% |
| Benton Elementary School | Marshall | 10.1 mi | 200 | 14.1 | 58.5% |
| Miami Elementary School | Miami R-I | 10.3 mi | 67 | 5.4 | 47.8% |
| Eastwood Elementary School | Marshall | 10.3 mi | 148 | 12.9 | 62.2% |
| Spainhower Primary School | Marshall | 10.7 mi | 455 | 13.7 | 66.2% |
| Carrollton Elementary School | Carrollton R-VII | 14.0 mi | 310 | 12.3 | 48.7% |
| Orearville Elementary School | Orearville R-IV | 15.8 mi | 59 | 6.3 | 45.8% |
| Sweet Springs Elementary School | Sweet Springs R-VII | 15.9 mi | 191 | 8.9 | 43.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Malta Bend R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malta Bend High School | High | 7–12 | 33 |