DR MALAKOFF EL

DR MALAKOFF EL is a moderately sized elementary campus in LAREDO, Texas, run under UNITED ISD. The school educates 599 students in grades pre-K through 5.

UNITED ISD runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 40,742 students. DR MALAKOFF EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, DR MALAKOFF EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). That composition is broadly in line with Webb County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 56% of students at DR MALAKOFF EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Webb County runs at roughly 83%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DR MALAKOFF EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.3%; this one delivers 52.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Webb County) reports that median household income runs about $63,058, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. DR MALAKOFF EL is one of 95 public schools in Webb County (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students).

CHARLES BORCHERS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DR MALAKOFF EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DR MALAKOFF EL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 64.6%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. DR MALAKOFF EL's enrollment has ticked down 41% since 2018, when it stood at 1,013 (now 599). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.