Malcolm X Academy

Malcolm X Academy operates as an one-room-style elementary school in San Francisco, California, part of San Francisco Unified. Current enrollment sits at 97 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 79% smaller than typical.

San Francisco Unified comprises 106 schools with combined enrollment of 48,706 students; Malcolm X Academy is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Malcolm X Academy records that the largest single group is Black, at 62% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 18% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 10% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 5% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Malcolm X Academy records 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Malcolm X Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above San Francisco County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Malcolm X Academy falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 31.0%; this one comes in at 10.1%, -20.9 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, San Francisco County reports that median household income runs about $140,970, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, San Francisco County runs 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), of which Malcolm X Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Malcolm X Academy. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Malcolm X Academy at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 15.4%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 11%: 87 students in 2018 compared to 97 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment climbed from 54% to 62% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

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