Is Malaga Elementary a good school?

Malaga Elementary ranks 3117 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Malaga Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 188 students attended Malaga Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Malaga Elementary?

Students at Malaga Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Malaga Elementary attend?

Students who attend Malaga Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : John Sutter Middle High : Fowler High

Malaga Elementary

Summary:

Malaga Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fresno, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 185 students. The school is part of the Fowler Unified School District, which is ranked 599 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Malaga Elementary faces several challenges, including lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 38.54% of Malaga Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and only 30.21% were proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly lower than the Fowler Unified School District and the state of California. The school's performance on the California Science Assessment (CAST) is also lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, Malaga Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 9.2% in the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years to 41.6% in the 2021-2022 school year, notably higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Malaga Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby West Fresno Elementary, Lane Elementary, and Edith B. Storey Elementary, all of which are part of the Fresno Unified School District and have higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates. This performance gap suggests that there may be factors specific to the Malaga Elementary community or the Fowler Unified School District that contribute to the lower academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

3910 South Ward Ave.
Fresno, CA 93725-2538

(559) 834-6140

District: Fowler Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3117^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,170

Students who attend Malaga Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Sutter Middle
High:	Fowler High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.8

Number of students: 188

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.3%

White:

6.9%

Asian:

2.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Malaga Elementary ranks worse than 53.2% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.07. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (88.3%), White (6.9%), Asian (2.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Fowler Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Malaga Elementary is 20.8, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Fowler Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Malaga Elementary employs 9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Malaga Elementary is $12,170, which is the 2^nd highest among 2 elementary schools in the Fowler Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Malaga Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Malaga Elementary 3117^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Malaga Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Fowler Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Fowler Unified 599^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Malaga Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Malaga Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	8.21	4743^rd	4809	1.4%
2005	11.74	4557^th	4822	5.5%
2006	19.47	4036^th	4818	16.2%
2007	9.09	4962^nd	5113	3.0%
2008	26.73	3849^th	5113	24.7%
2009	55.85	2134^th	5193	58.9%
2010	34.66	3512^th	5314	33.9%
2011	54.63	2317^th	5377	56.9%
2012	61.70	1955^th	5390	63.7%
2013	50.36	2667^th	5530	51.8%
2015	44.69	2756^th	5611	50.9%
2016	42.23	2944^th	5614	47.6%
2017	47.27	2699^th	5692	52.6%
2018	63.08	1912^th	5662	66.2%
2019	39.49	3224^th	5789	44.3%
2021	37.21	826^th	1417	41.7%
2022	46.02	2749^th	5883	53.3%
2023	53.23	2380^th	5874	59.5%
2024	41.07	3117^th	5862	46.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Malaga Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	55.39	987^th	3275	69.9%
2022	38.44	1922^nd	3311	42.0%
2024	41.14	1734^th	3160	45.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Malaga Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.36	755^th	5084	85.1%
2019	54.98	2072^nd	5173	59.9%
2021	49.64	484^th	1110	56.4%
2022	56.34	1903^rd	5264	63.8%
2023	70.43	1206^th	5374	77.6%
2024	53.68	2138^th	5511	61.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Malaga Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.32	2064^th	5413	61.9%
2019	45.80	2738^th	5492	50.1%
2021	39.74	699^th	1267	44.8%
2022	52.40	2286^th	5635	59.4%
2023	62.92	1810^th	5617	67.8%
2024	49.51	2434^th	5605	56.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Malaga Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.40	1741^st	5431	67.9%
2019	34.99	3395^th	5510	38.4%
2021	38.24	717^th	1272	43.6%
2022	34.24	3432^nd	5663	39.4%
2023	33.80	3485^th	5650	38.3%
2024	31.00	3738^th	5636	33.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Malaga Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.43	979^th	4830	79.7%
2019	48.95	2356^th	4963	52.5%
2022	61.83	1533^rd	5084	69.8%
2023	63.79	1458^th	5098	71.4%
2024	51.75	2154^th	5102	57.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Malaga Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	43	1	9	236	0	n/a	n/a	0	289
1989	41	1	16	243	0	n/a	n/a	0	301
1990	29	6	16	253	0	n/a	n/a	0	304
1991	32	1	14	258	0	n/a	n/a	0	305
1992	29	0	32	303	0	n/a	n/a	0	364
1993	25	4	45	323	0	n/a	n/a	0	397
1994	37	0	58	329	2	n/a	n/a	0	426
1995	43	1	54	293	0	n/a	n/a	0	391
1996	43	1	54	293	0	n/a	n/a	0	391
1997	34	6	54	286	0	n/a	n/a	0	380
1998	25	7	53	280	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
1999	14	3	40	178	0	n/a	n/a	0	235
2000	17	0	21	183	0	n/a	n/a	0	221
2001	14	2	11	201	0	n/a	n/a	0	228
2002	24	2	7	178	0	n/a	n/a	0	211
2003	24	2	7	178	0	n/a	n/a	0	211
2004	21	4	8	178	0	n/a	n/a	0	211
2005	19	7	8	187	0	n/a	n/a	0	221
2006	14	7	10	196	8	n/a	n/a	2	237
2007	11	6	14	203	2	n/a	n/a	6	242
2008	12	5	11	192	3	n/a	n/a	0	223
2009	11	2	13	187	3	0	1	0	217
2010	9	2	8	206	4	0	0	0	229
2011	8	1	8	221	2	0	1	0	241
2012	9	1	6	203	0	0	0	0	219
2013	11	1	10	193	0	0	0	0	215
2014	8	3	10	198	1	0	1	0	221
2015	20	2	10	205	0	0	6	0	243
2016	24	2	7	208	0	0	0	0	241
2017	24	2	8	206	0	0	1	0	241
2018	25	4	6	195	0	0	1	0	231
2019	16	3	11	198	1	0	0	0	229
2020	19	5	13	172	1	0	3	0	213
2021	14	1	10	158	1	0	4	0	188
2022	15	2	8	169	2	0	3	0	199
2023	16	1	10	154	2	0	2	0	185
2024	13	1	5	166	1	0	2	0	188

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Malaga Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	289	14.0	20.6	n/a
1989	301	13.0	23.1	n/a
1990	304	13.0	23.3	n/a
1991	305	13.0	23.4	n/a
1992	364	13.2	27.5	87.1
1993	397	16.0	24.8	81.1
1994	426	17.4	24.5	78.2
1995	391	18.8	20.8	84.1
1996	391	18.8	20.8	84.1
1997	380	19.4	19.6	94.2
1998	365	19.5	18.7	94.8
1999	235	16.5	14.2	93.6
2000	221	12.0	18.4	96.8
2001	228	12.4	18.4	94.7
2002	211	12.5	16.9	88.2
2003	211	12.5	16.9	88.2
2004	211	14.5	14.6	96.7
2005	221	14.0	15.8	93.7
2006	237	13.2	18.0	94.5
2007	242	13.2	18.3	93.2
2008	223	14.0	15.9	91.5
2009	217	12.0	15.5	94
2010	229	13.3	17.2	94.3
2011	241	n/a	n/a	90.5
2012	219	12.1	18.0	n/a
2013	215	11.1	19.2	98.6
2014	221	10.0	22.1	92.3
2015	243	11.0	22.0	97.9
2016	241	12.0	20.0	86.7
2017	241	11.0	21.9	90.5
2018	231	12.0	19.2	88.3
2019	229	12.0	19.0	87.3
2020	213	n/a	n/a	84.5
2021	188	10.0	18.8	84
2022	199	12.0	16.5	88.4
2023	185	10.0	18.5	95.1
2024	188	9.0	20.8	92.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Malaga Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	289	14.0	20.6	n/a
1989	301	13.0	23.1	n/a
1990	304	13.0	23.3	n/a
1991	305	13.0	23.4	n/a
1992	364	13.2	27.5	87.1
1993	397	16.0	24.8	81.1
1994	426	17.4	24.5	78.2
1995	391	18.8	20.8	84.1
1996	391	18.8	20.8	84.1
1997	380	19.4	19.6	94.2
1998	365	19.5	18.7	94.8
1999	235	16.5	14.2	93.6
2000	221	12.0	18.4	96.8
2001	228	12.4	18.4	94.7
2002	211	12.5	16.9	88.2
2003	211	12.5	16.9	88.2
2004	211	14.5	14.6	96.7
2005	221	14.0	15.8	93.7
2006	237	13.2	18.0	94.5
2007	242	13.2	18.3	93.2
2008	223	14.0	15.9	91.5
2009	217	12.0	15.5	94
2010	229	13.3	17.2	94.3
2011	241	n/a	n/a	90.5
2012	219	12.1	18.0	n/a
2013	215	11.1	19.2	98.6
2014	221	10.0	22.1	92.3
2015	243	11.0	22.0	97.9
2016	241	12.0	20.0	86.7
2017	241	11.0	21.9	90.5
2018	231	12.0	19.2	88.3
2019	229	12.0	19.0	87.3
2020	213	n/a	n/a	84.5
2021	188	10.0	18.8	84
2022	199	12.0	16.5	88.4
2023	185	10.0	18.5	95.1
2024	188	9.0	20.8	92.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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