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Enrollment
1,118
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT BEND ISD·NCES 481965013453
Malala Yousafzai
11770 W ALIANA TRACE DR, RICHMOND, TX 77407 · (281) 327-5700 · Fort Bend County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,118 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
295 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 56 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 141 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 155 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 205 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 174 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 199 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 188 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (141) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (188).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
81.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
78.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 50.0% | 31.0% | 11.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 50.0% | 28.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% |
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 | 81.0% | 78.0% |
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 68.0% |
| 2021-22 | 72.0% | 66.0% |
| 2020-21 | 51.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malala Yousafzai this school | 1,118 | 26.4% | 69.8% |
| Carolyn and Vernon Madden Elementary School RICHMOND | 924 | 23.2% | 75.5% |
| Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School MISSOURI CITY | 752 | 21.8% | 79.5% |
| Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary School SUGAR LAND | 1,053 | 11.1% | 86.3% |
| Taylor Elementary School PLANO | 744 | 11.4% | 77.2% |
| Freeman Elementary School IRVING | 651 | 29.2% | 59.6% |
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 Malala Yousafzai ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #318 of 4,401 | #29 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #178 of 4,466 ▲ 55 | #20 of 113 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #222 of 4,466 ▲ 77 | #23 of 113 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #969 of 3,998 | #14 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,118 | #47 of 4,938 | #11 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #4,072 of 4,622 | #100 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #2,750 of 4,628 | #102 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.4% | #4,301 of 4,789 | #90 of 117 |
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
1,118
+286 (+34%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
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 | 1,118 | 63.9 | 17.5:1 | 26% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 1,127 | 63.9 | 17.6:1 | 27% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 1,093 | 60.2 | 18.2:1 | 27% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 832 | 45 | 18.5:1 | 21% (173) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Malala Yousafzai.
About Malala Yousafzai
This page covers Malala Yousafzai, a large elementary school in RICHMOND, Texas. The school counts 1,118 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 115% above the 519 average for elementary schools in Texas.
FORT BEND ISD has 79,663 students in 83 schools, and Malala Yousafzai is one of those schools.
Asian students are the majority at Malala Yousafzai, with 72% of enrollment. The school is also 10% Black, 9% White, 6% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 22%. The school's diversity index is 46%, meaning two students picked at random have a 46% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Malala Yousafzai operates with 63.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.5:1. That is higher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. About 26% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 42% average for public schools in Fort Bend County is 16 points.
Malala Yousafzai's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (69.8%) and its predicted rate (62.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
In Fort Bend County (population about 893,767), the median household income is $114,041, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 217 public schools in Fort Bend County, enrolling about 191,372 students in all.
Carolyn and Vernon Madden Elementary School is located about 1.0 miles from Malala Yousafzai. The five-mile area around Malala Yousafzai holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 69.8% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 1,118 students in 2024-25, 286 more than the 832 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.5:1 to 17.5:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Fort Bend County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
893,767
Census ACS
Median income
$114,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
217
191,372 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORT BEND ISD
- William B Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,114 students
- Lawrence E Elkins High SchoolHigh · 2,848 students
- Ridge Point High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- Stephen F Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,655 students
- Clements High SchoolHigh · 2,641 students
- George Bush High SchoolHigh · 2,428 students
Other schools in RICHMOND
- William B Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,114 students
- Foster High SchoolHigh · 2,747 students
- George Bush High SchoolHigh · 2,428 students
- George Ranch High SchoolHigh · 2,337 students
- Briscoe JHMiddle · 2,003 students
- Dr Thomas E Randle High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
Nearby schools
- Carolyn and Vernon Madden Elementary School1.0 mi · 924
- William B Travis High School1.0 mi · 3,114
- James C Neill Elementary School1.1 mi · 1,253
- James Bowie Middle School1.3 mi · 1,473
- Macario Garcia Middle School1.5 mi · 1,443
- Stephen F Austin High School1.6 mi · 2,655
Frequently asked questions
About Malala YousafzaiWhat is the total enrollment at Malala Yousafzai?
Malala Yousafzai enrolls approximately 1,118 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Malala Yousafzai serve?
Malala Yousafzai serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Malala Yousafzai?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Malala Yousafzai is approximately 17.5:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Malala Yousafzai?
At Malala Yousafzai, the student body is approximately 9% White, 6% Hispanic, 10% Black, 72% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Malala Yousafzai in?
Malala Yousafzai is part of FORT BEND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.