Malaga Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.4% |
| Met Standard | 22.1% |
| Below Standard | 66.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Malaga Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.4% of students exceeded standard while 22.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.2 points below the Fowler Unified district average of 13.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 13.2% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 5.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 28 | 14.3% | 21.4% | 35.7% |
| 4th | 27 | 18.5% | 14.8% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 38 | 15.8% | 26.3% | 42.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 28 | 10.7% | 28.6% | 39.3% |
| 4th | 27 | 3.7% | 25.9% | 29.6% |
| 5th | 38 | 5.3% | 15.8% | 21.1% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.1