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Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384001703
Malibu Elementary
3632 Edinburgh Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23452 · (757) 648-3040 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
271 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 66%
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 | 45 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
61.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 60.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Malibu Elementary
Malibu Elementary's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malibu Elementary this school | 398 | 68.1% | 65.3% |
| Corporate Landing Elementary Virginia Beach | 415 | 71.1% | 76.5% |
| Mountain View Elementary Roanoke | 377 | 71.9% | 70.6% |
| Linkhorn Park Elementary Virginia Beach | 514 | 68.5% | 80.4% |
| Gordon-Barbour Elementary Gordonsville | 326 | 70.6% | 73.0% |
| Glen Cove Elementary Roanoke | 425 | 67.5% | 82.0% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Malibu Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #722 of 1,101 | #43 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #877 of 1,111 ▼ 174 | #49 of 54 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #641 of 1,111 ▼ 139 | #43 of 54 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #823 of 1,176 | #50 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #338 of 1,105 | #20 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #423 of 1,106 | #35 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.1% | #719 of 1,157 | #26 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #619 of 759 | #29 of 40 |
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
398
+28 (+8%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 398 | 30.7 | 13.0:1 | 68% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 32.7 | 12.9:1 | 64% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 31.8 | 12.9:1 | 51% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 27 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 31.1 | 13.4:1 | 44% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 22 | 19.6:1 | 48% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 18 | 19.8:1 | 31% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 33 | 11.4:1 | 32% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 511 | 35 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Malibu Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (418 to 398); teachers down 1% (31.1 to 30.7).
About Malibu Elementary
Malibu Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 398 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students, which makes this school 20% below average.
In Virginia Beach City Public Schools, 82 schools enroll a combined 64,731 students.
The share of White students at Malibu Elementary is 53%, a majority. Other students are 19% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Malibu Elementary are from different groups.
Malibu Elementary lists 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.0 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1. About 68% of students at Malibu Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 49% average for public schools in Virginia Beach city is 19 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Malibu Elementary lands at C, ahead of 32% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Malibu Elementary's results are 4.3 points below predicted: 65.3% against 69.6%.
For Virginia Beach city, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $92,968 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Virginia Beach city number 89, with about 64,731 students.
Malibu Elementary's closest public school neighbor is King's Grant Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Malibu Elementary at 9th of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Malibu Elementary inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
From 370 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 398 by 2024-25.
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Virginia Beach city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
456,349
Census ACS
Median income
$92,968
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
64,731 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Virginia Beach City Public Schools
- Landstown HighHigh · 2,152 students
- Kempsville HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Bayside HighHigh · 1,984 students
- Tallwood HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Floyd Kellam HighHigh · 1,842 students
- Ocean Lakes HighHigh · 1,834 students
Other schools in Virginia Beach
- Landstown HighHigh · 2,152 students
- Kempsville HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Bayside HighHigh · 1,984 students
- Tallwood HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Floyd Kellam HighHigh · 1,842 students
- Ocean Lakes HighHigh · 1,834 students
Other Malibu Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Malibu Elementary. Malibu Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Malibu ElementaryMalibu, CA · 242 students
Nearby schools
- King's Grant Elementary0.8 mi · 475
- Kingston Elementary1.1 mi · 518
- Windsor Woods Elementary1.1 mi · 487
- Lynnhaven Elementary1.1 mi · 339
- Thalia Elementary1.3 mi · 590
- Princess Anne High1.6 mi · 1,621
Frequently asked questions
About Malibu ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Malibu Elementary?
Malibu Elementary enrolls approximately 398 students in grades PK-05.
Is Malibu Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Malibu Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Malibu Elementary?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Malibu Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Malibu Elementary?
Student demographics at Malibu Elementary are roughly 53% White, 16% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Malibu Elementary?
Malibu Elementary is overseen by Virginia Beach City Public Schools in Virginia Beach city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.