Malibu Elementary

Malibu Elementary operates as a tight-knit elementary-level community in Malibu, California, overseen by Santa Monica-Malibu Unified. Current enrollment sits at 242 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 48% smaller than typical.

Malibu Elementary is one of 15 schools operated by Santa Monica-Malibu Unified, a district that hosts 8,616 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Malibu Elementary records that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 31% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.8:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Malibu Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.9%, the actual is 61.0%, a residual of -6.9 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) shows that median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Malibu Elementary is one.

Malibu Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Malibu Elementary at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 70.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 23%: 196 students in 2018 compared to 242 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 88% to 76% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 today.

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