Is Malabar Street Elementary a good school?

Malabar Street Elementary ranks 3219 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Malabar Street Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 473 students attended Malabar Street Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Malabar Street Elementary?

Students at Malabar Street Elementary are 100% Not Specified.

What schools do graduates of Malabar Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Malabar Street Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Belvedere Middle

Malabar Street Elementary

Summary:

Malabar Street Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, California, serving 473 students in grades K-6. The school faces significant challenges, including consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Malabar Street Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with student proficiency rates well below the Los Angeles Unified and California state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has also risen sharply, reaching 30.8% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, 95.35% of Malabar Street Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Malabar Street Elementary performs relatively better in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, the school's overall performance is still below the state average. Nearby traditional public schools, such as Evergreen Avenue Elementary, First Street Elementary, and Harrison Street Elementary, face similar challenges, suggesting that the issues at Malabar Street Elementary are not unique. However, some schools, like William R. Anton Elementary and Euclid Avenue Elementary, perform slightly better, and the nearby Extera Public charter school also outperforms Malabar Street Elementary, indicating that there may be opportunities for improvement.

Detail:

Public K-6

3200 East Malabar St.
Los Angeles, CA 90063-4021

(323) 261-1103

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3219^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,288

Students who attend Malabar Street Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Belvedere Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 21.5

Number of students: 473

Racial breakdown:

Not Specified:

100.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Malabar Street Elementary ranks worse than 54.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 245^th among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.19. (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

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Malabar Street Elementary is 21.5. 359 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Malabar Street Elementary is $10,288. 370 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Malabar Street Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Malabar Street Elementary 3219^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Malabar Street Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Malabar Street Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Malabar Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	17.82	4129^th	4809	14.1%
2005	20.46	3931^st	4822	18.5%
2006	18.47	4109^th	4818	14.7%
2007	19.36	4344^th	5113	15.0%
2008	25.23	3950^th	5113	22.7%
2009	20.31	4403^rd	5193	15.2%
2010	29.94	3855^th	5314	27.5%
2011	37.88	3392^nd	5377	36.9%
2012	41.19	3192^nd	5390	40.8%
2013	43.27	3114^th	5530	43.7%
2015	22.41	4385^th	5611	21.8%
2016	25.40	4146^th	5614	26.1%
2017	29.77	3853^rd	5692	32.3%
2018	31.87	3683^rd	5662	35.0%
2019	24.92	4366^th	5789	24.6%
2022	34.21	3520^th	5883	40.2%
2023	35.88	3444^th	5874	41.4%
2024	39.19	3219^th	5862	45.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Malabar Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.05	3106^th	3246	4.3%
2019	16.98	3264^th	3275	0.3%
2022	42.85	1617^th	3311	51.2%
2023	20.27	3140^th	3250	3.4%
2024	58.93	769^th	3160	75.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Malabar Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	30.93	1600^th	2420	33.9%
2024	54.69	835^th	2634	68.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Malabar Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.99	2815^th	5084	44.6%
2019	32.17	3708^th	5173	28.3%
2022	45.72	2552^nd	5264	51.5%
2023	46.85	2577^th	5374	52.0%
2024	48.15	2518^th	5511	54.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Malabar Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.22	3469^th	5413	35.9%
2019	25.63	4181^st	5492	23.9%
2022	33.79	3432^nd	5635	39.1%
2023	33.64	3452^nd	5617	38.5%
2024	36.77	3284^th	5605	41.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Malabar Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.69	1464^th	2128	31.2%
2019	31.24	1728^th	2585	33.2%
2022	58.26	629^th	2227	71.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Malabar Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.20	3760^th	5431	30.8%
2019	25.51	4142^nd	5510	24.8%
2022	35.20	3347^th	5663	40.9%
2023	38.87	3129^th	5650	44.6%
2024	43.83	2830^th	5636	49.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Malabar Street Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.17	2721^st	4830	43.7%
2019	32.98	3474^th	4963	30.0%
2022	46.08	2449^th	5084	51.8%
2023	47.47	2391^st	5098	53.1%
2024	52.02	2134^th	5102	58.2%

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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 Malabar Street Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	9	6	4	1165	0	n/a	n/a	0	1184
1989	1	2	3	1141	0	n/a	n/a	0	1147
1990	1	4	3	1143	0	n/a	n/a	0	1151
1991	2	2	2	1098	0	n/a	n/a	0	1104
1992	2	0	1	1081	0	n/a	n/a	0	1084
1993	3	3	1	1041	0	n/a	n/a	0	1048
1994	3	3	0	1048	0	n/a	n/a	0	1054
1995	2	7	0	930	1	n/a	n/a	0	940
1996	2	7	0	930	1	n/a	n/a	0	940
1997	2	11	1	949	1	n/a	n/a	0	964
1998	2	6	0	955	0	n/a	n/a	0	963
1999	1	4	0	1027	0	n/a	n/a	0	1032
2000	1	2	0	1048	0	n/a	n/a	0	1051
2001	1	1	0	1034	25	n/a	n/a	0	1061
2002	0	7	0	987	0	n/a	n/a	0	994
2003	0	7	0	987	0	n/a	n/a	0	994
2004	0	8	0	988	0	n/a	n/a	0	996
2005	0	3	0	955	0	n/a	n/a	0	958
2006	1	3	0	899	0	n/a	n/a	0	903
2007	1	2	0	890	0	n/a	n/a	0	893
2008	3	2	1	832	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	838
2009	0	3	0	768	0	0	0	0	771
2010	0	2	0	900	0	0	0	0	902
2011	0	1	0	791	0	0	0	0	792
2012	1	1	0	773	0	0	0	0	775
2013	0	1	0	751	0	0	0	0	752
2014	1	1	0	736	0	0	0	0	738
2015	9	4	0	676	0	0	2	0	691
2016	15	0	0	693	0	0	0	0	708
2017	16	1	0	681	1	0	0	0	699
2018	17	0	0	617	0	0	1	0	635
2019	18	2	0	548	0	0	0	0	568
2020	16	0	0	526	0	0	1	0	543
2021	13	0	0	474	0	0	0	0	487
2022	6	0	0	435	0	0	0	0	441
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	473	473

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 Malabar Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1184	50.0	23.6	n/a
1989	1147	47.0	24.4	n/a
1990	1151	46.5	24.7	n/a
1991	1104	45.5	24.2	n/a
1992	1084	46.2	23.4	94.9
1993	1048	42.0	25.0	95
1994	1054	39.0	27.0	95
1995	940	36.5	25.8	95
1996	940	36.5	25.8	95
1997	964	41.5	23.2	92.4
1998	963	47.5	20.3	91.7
1999	1032	52.0	19.8	72.9
2000	1051	51.8	20.3	98.1
2001	1061	49.5	21.4	96
2002	994	50.5	19.7	96.1
2003	994	50.5	19.7	96.1
2004	996	50.0	19.9	97.2
2005	958	51.0	18.8	97
2006	903	48.0	18.8	90.4
2007	893	46.0	19.4	93.4
2008	838	51.0	16.4	92
2009	771	43.0	16.8	92.6
2010	902	46.0	19.6	86.6
2011	792	n/a	n/a	49.9
2012	775	38.2	20.2	n/a
2013	752	37.0	20.3	49.1
2014	738	35.0	21.0	83.3
2015	691	34.0	20.3	89.3
2016	708	31.0	22.8	91.8
2017	699	30.0	23.3	89.8
2018	635	29.0	21.8	94
2019	568	24.0	23.6	93.5
2020	543	n/a	n/a	90.8
2021	487	22.0	22.1	93.4
2022	441	21.0	21.0	93.7
2023	473	22.0	21.5	95.3

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 Malabar Street Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1184	50.0	23.6	n/a
1989	1147	47.0	24.4	n/a
1990	1151	46.5	24.7	n/a
1991	1104	45.5	24.2	n/a
1992	1084	46.2	23.4	94.9
1993	1048	42.0	25.0	95
1994	1054	39.0	27.0	95
1995	940	36.5	25.8	95
1996	940	36.5	25.8	95
1997	964	41.5	23.2	92.4
1998	963	47.5	20.3	91.7
1999	1032	52.0	19.8	72.9
2000	1051	51.8	20.3	98.1
2001	1061	49.5	21.4	96
2002	994	50.5	19.7	96.1
2003	994	50.5	19.7	96.1
2004	996	50.0	19.9	97.2
2005	958	51.0	18.8	97
2006	903	48.0	18.8	90.4
2007	893	46.0	19.4	93.4
2008	838	51.0	16.4	92
2009	771	43.0	16.8	92.6
2010	902	46.0	19.6	86.6
2011	792	n/a	n/a	49.9
2012	775	38.2	20.2	n/a
2013	752	37.0	20.3	49.1
2014	738	35.0	21.0	83.3
2015	691	34.0	20.3	89.3
2016	708	31.0	22.8	91.8
2017	699	30.0	23.3	89.8
2018	635	29.0	21.8	94
2019	568	24.0	23.6	93.5
2020	543	n/a	n/a	90.8
2021	487	22.0	22.1	93.4
2022	441	21.0	21.0	93.7
2023	473	22.0	21.5	95.3

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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