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Enrollment
599
Elementary
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNITED ISD·NCES 484365011085
Dr Malakoff Elementary School
2810 HAVANA DR, LAREDO, TX 78045 · (956) 473-4800 · Webb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
337 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 110 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
70.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 39.0% | 31.0% | 19.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 34.0% | 22.0% | 16.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 70.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 35.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Dr Malakoff Elementary School
Dr Malakoff Elementary School's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Malakoff Elementary School this school | 599 | 56.3% | 54.6% |
| Armando Cerna Elementary School EAGLE PASS | 588 | 58.7% | 57.2% |
| Stuart Place Elementary School HARLINGEN | 578 | 54.8% | 43.6% |
| Liberty Elementary School EAGLE PASS | 539 | 53.6% | 65.5% |
| Rayburn Elementary School MCALLEN | 530 | 57.5% | 65.0% |
| Blanca E Sanchez MCALLEN | 502 | 56.4% | 57.3% |
Matched among Texas 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 Dr Malakoff Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Webb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #1,104 of 4,401 | #22 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #848 of 4,466 ▲ 333 | #22 of 52 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #745 of 4,466 ▲ 127 | #15 of 52 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #1,553 of 3,998 | #22 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #1,630 of 4,938 | #22 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #3,412 of 4,622 | #40 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.9% | #4,326 of 4,628 | #5 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #3,305 of 4,789 | #49 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.9% | #149 of 2,838 | #3 of 43 |
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
599
+17 (+3%) vs 2020
-36% since 2010-11, when it was 935
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 599 | 37.1 | 16.2:1 | 56% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 36.9 | 16.3:1 | 60% (358) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 32 | 16.4:1 | 57% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 582 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 57% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 1,013 | 50 | 20.3:1 | 45% (457) |
| 2015-16 | 891 | 48 | 18.6:1 | 51% (456) |
| 2010-11 | 935 | 51 | 18.3:1 | 49% (454) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr Malakoff Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (1,013 to 599); teachers down 26% (50 to 37.1).
About Dr Malakoff Elementary School
Dr Malakoff Elementary School, located in LAREDO, Texas, is a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 599 students.
Dr Malakoff Elementary School is one of 51 schools in UNITED ISD, which enrolls 40,742 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Dr Malakoff Elementary School is 98% Hispanic. That is close to the 95% Hispanic share among all Webb County residents. Dr Malakoff Elementary School's diversity index is 5%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dr Malakoff Elementary School's 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.2:1. That is higher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 56%. The 83% average for public schools in Webb County is 27 points higher.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Dr Malakoff Elementary School would score about 49.7%. It scores 54.6%, 4.9 points above that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Webb County, the median household income is $63,058, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 19%. There are 95 public schools in Webb County, enrolling about 63,717 students in all.
The nearest public school is Charles Borchers Elementary School, at about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Dr Malakoff Elementary School ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place Dr Malakoff Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment climbed 3% from its 2020-21 level of 582.
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Webb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,294
Census ACS
Median income
$63,058
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
63,717 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in UNITED ISD
- United High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- United South High SchoolHigh · 3,252 students
- Lyndon B JohnsonHigh · 3,240 students
- John B Alexander High SchoolHigh · 3,171 students
- Elias Herrera Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,146 students
- United Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
Other schools in LAREDO
- United High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- United South High SchoolHigh · 3,252 students
- Lyndon B JohnsonHigh · 3,240 students
- John B Alexander High SchoolHigh · 3,171 students
- Nixon High SchoolHigh · 2,124 students
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
Nearby schools
- Charles Borchers Elementary School0.5 mi · 456
- Matias De Llano Elementary School0.8 mi · 453
- Elias Herrera Middle School1.0 mi · 1,146
- San Isidro Elementary School1.2 mi · 794
- Col Santos Benavides Elementary School1.3 mi · 790
- United High School1.4 mi · 3,463
Frequently asked questions
About Dr Malakoff Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dr Malakoff Elementary School?
Dr Malakoff Elementary School enrolls approximately 599 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Dr Malakoff Elementary School serve?
Dr Malakoff Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr Malakoff Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dr Malakoff Elementary School is approximately 16.2:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Dr Malakoff Elementary School?
Dr Malakoff Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Dr Malakoff Elementary School public or private?
Dr Malakoff Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by UNITED ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.