Malloch Elementary

Malloch Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Fresno, California, one of the schools within Fresno Unified. The school teaches 495 students in grades K through 6.

Within Fresno Unified, which oversees 100 schools and 67,873 students, Malloch Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Malloch Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 32% White, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Malloch Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Fresno County's rate of about 75%.

With demographic context factored in, Malloch Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.1%, the actual is 45.2%, a residual of -2.9 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Fresno County put median household earnings sit near $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Fresno County runs 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), of which Malloch Elementary is one.

Starr Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Malloch Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Malloch Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.8%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Malloch Elementary's enrollment has edged up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 470 (now 495). The White share of enrollment declined from 41% to 32% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 25.3:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Malloch Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.