Enrollment
242
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA MONICA-MALIBU UNIFIED·NCES 063570007138
Malibu Elementary
6955 Fernhill Dr., Malibu, CA 90265 · (310) 457-9370 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
47 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 41% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
67.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.2pp since 2014
Math
62.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 40.5% | 26.7% | 18.1% | 14.7% |
| Math | 24.1% | 38.8% | 21.6% | 15.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.2% | 62.9% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.3% | 61.9% |
| 2021-22 | 64.5% | 49.5% |
| 2018-19 | 82.0% | 64.1% |
| 2017-18 | 80.7% | 65.8% |
| 2016-17 | 72.4% | 73.3% |
| 2015-16 | 80.0% | 70.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 56.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Malibu Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malibu Elementary this school | 242 | 19.4% | 63.1% |
| Wilson Elementary Petaluma | 235 | 20.0% | 58.5% |
| California Republic Leadership Academy Capistrano San Juan Capistrano | 260 | 17.7% | N/A |
| Ophir STEAM Academy Newcastle | 200 | 21.0% | 62.4% |
| Nord Country Chico | 213 | 15.0% | N/A |
| Live Oak Charter Petaluma | 271 | 26.6% | N/A |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Malibu Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #972 of 5,151 | #222 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #929 of 5,172 ▲ 48 | #211 of 1,129 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #891 of 5,172 ▲ 251 | #200 of 1,129 ▲ 57 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.1pp | #906 of 5,116 | #312 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #5,159 of 5,915 | #1,164 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #462 of 5,352 | #137 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #3,437 of 5,354 | #605 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.4% | #5,172 of 5,625 | #1,212 of 1,276 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
242
+20 (+9%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 18.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 242 | 12.9 | 18.8:1 | 19% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 191 | 9 | 21.2:1 | 17% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 199 | 11.5 | 17.4:1 | 17% (33) |
| 2020-21 | 222 | 12 | 18.5:1 | 15% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 196 | 9 | 21.8:1 | 12% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 195 | 9 | 21.7:1 | 7% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | N/A | N/A | 1% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | 13 | 24.1:1 | 2% (6) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Malibu Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (196 to 242); teachers up 43% (9 to 12.9).
About Malibu Elementary
Located in Malibu, California, Malibu Elementary is a small elementary school. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 242 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 48% smaller than that.
In Santa Monica-Malibu Unified, 15 schools enroll a combined 8,616 students.
By race and ethnicity, Malibu Elementary is 76% White. Other reported shares: 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. That compares with about 31% White among all Los Angeles County residents. By the diversity index, Malibu Elementary comes in at 40%.
The school reports 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 18.8 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 19% of students. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
allk12 grades Malibu Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In California, Malibu Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 63.1% actual against a predicted 68.2%.
Across Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
The closest public school, Malibu Middle, is about 1.6 miles from Malibu Elementary. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 68.3%; Malibu Elementary's is 63.1%, ranking 4th of 6.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 222 in 2020-21 and 242 in 2024-25, a 9% rise.
Community posts for Malibu Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
- Santa Monica HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 914 students
- John Adams MiddleMiddle · 806 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 597 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 552 students
Other schools in Malibu
- Malibu HighHigh · 387 students
- Malibu MiddleMiddle · 256 students
- Webster ElementaryElementary · 178 students
- Road to Success Academy at Campus Kilpatrick SDFHigh · 4 students
Other Malibu Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Malibu Elementary. Malibu Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Malibu ElementaryVirginia Beach, VA · 398 students
Nearby schools
- Malibu Middle1.6 mi · 256
- Malibu High1.7 mi · 387
- Road to Success Academy at Campus Kilpatrick SDF5.8 mi · 4
- Webster Elementary6.2 mi · 178
- White Oak Elementary9.1 mi · 365
- Westlake Elementary9.5 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Malibu ElementaryHow many students attend Malibu Elementary?
Malibu Elementary enrolls approximately 242 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Malibu Elementary serve?
Malibu Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Malibu Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Malibu Elementary is approximately 18.8:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Malibu Elementary?
Student demographics at Malibu Elementary are roughly 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Malibu Elementary in?
Malibu Elementary is part of Santa Monica-Malibu Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.