Malaga Elementary

As a low-enrollment elementary campus in Fresno, California, Malaga Elementary hosts 192 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Fowler Unified. That puts it 59% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Fowler Unified runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,563 students. Malaga Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Malaga Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (90%). The remainder breaks down as 6% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Fresno County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Malaga Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 89% of students at Malaga Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Fresno County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Malaga Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.4%, the actual is 32.7%, a residual of +6.3 points.

In the area at large, census data for Fresno County shows median household earnings sit near $74,201, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Fresno County's 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), Malaga Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Alice M. Worsley, roughly 1.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Malaga Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 27.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Malaga Elementary's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 231 (now 192). Hispanic enrollment moved from 84% to 90% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Malaga Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.