Malibu Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
464 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
191 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
21:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
17%
Teachers
9 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
9.4%
White
80.1%
Asian
1.1%
Black
3.7%
Other
5.8%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 32.3% |
| Met Standard | 32.8% |
| Below Standard | 34.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "65% proficient" for Malibu Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
32.3% of students exceeded standard while 32.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.0 points below the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified district average of 41.3%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 10.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
32.3%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
65.1%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-10.6pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
23.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
464
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 36 | 44.4% | 25.0% | 69.4% |
| 4th | 34 | 38.2% | 20.6% | 58.8% |
| 5th | 46 | 39.1% | 32.6% | 71.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 36 | 33.3% | 44.4% | 77.8% |
| 4th | 34 | 14.7% | 44.1% | 58.8% |
| 5th | 46 | 23.9% | 30.4% | 54.4% |