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Malaga Elementary

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Malaga Elementary ranks 3935 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3935^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of California elementary schools

Summary

Malaga Elementary is a small public elementary school serving 192 students in grades K-5 in Fresno, California, operating within the mid-performing Fowler Unified school district.

Academically, Malaga Elementary shows variability, currently rated in the 33rd percentile statewide, but it performs better than several nearby schools with similar student populations, such as West Fresno Elementary and Lane Elementary. The school operates with notably lower per-student spending than these comparison schools while maintaining a similar class size, suggesting efficient use of resources. However, challenges exist, including a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the state average and a significant performance gap between female and male students.

The school's history shows it can perform at a much higher level, having previously ranked in the 59th percentile, indicating untapped potential. A compelling nearby example is Edith B. Storey Elementary, which serves a similar community but achieves dramatically stronger academic results, demonstrating what may be possible. For parents, Malaga represents a school with a foundation of efficiency and past success that is currently facing challenges, particularly in upper-grade math and science, but with clear models for improvement within the community.

192

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,201

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3910 South Ward Ave.
Fresno, CA 93725-2538

(559) 834-6140

District: Fowler Unified

Students who attend Malaga Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Sutter Middle
High:	Fowler High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.6%

White:

5.7%

Asian:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg35%

California avg41%

3,935^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Fowler Unified

831^st of 1,543Fowler Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	3935 of 5857	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	3122 of 5869	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	2376 of 5859	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	2749 of 5883	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	826 of 1417	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	3224 of 5789	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.1	1912 of 5662	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.3	2699 of 5692	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.2	2944 of 5614	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.7	2756 of 5611	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.4	2667 of 5530	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.7	1955 of 5390	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.6	2317 of 5377	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	34.7	3512 of 5314	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.8	2134 of 5193	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	26.7	3849 of 5113	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.1	4962 of 5113	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.5	4036 of 4818	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.7	4557 of 4822	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.2	4743 of 4809	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.1	1735 of 3162	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	1922 of 3311	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	987 of 3275	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	3352 of 5597	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	2439 of 5612	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	1809 of 5609	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	2286 of 5635	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	699 of 1267	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	2738 of 5492	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	2064 of 5413	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	2965 of 5107	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	2157 of 5107	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	1457 of 5087	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	1533 of 5084	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	2356 of 4963	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	979 of 4830	79.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	3426 of 5460	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	2142 of 5517	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	1205 of 5363	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.3	1903 of 5264	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.6	484 of 1110	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	2072 of 5173	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.4	755 of 5084	85.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	4135 of 5628	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	3744 of 5643	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3481 of 5638	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	3432 of 5663	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	717 of 1272	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	3395 of 5510	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.4	1741 of 5431	67.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)45th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Science13%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Malaga Elementary	Public	K-5	3910 South Ward Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-6140	192	10	19.2	89.1%	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	172 (89.6%)	6 (3.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.3	3935^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.8%		41.1	3122^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	46.8%	813																					13.2		13.2	35.7	33.3	42.1				37.6	39.3	29.6	21.1				29.0	91.4			94.3			$15,201	$1,494	$13,707
Calwa Elementary	Public	K-6	4303 East Jensen Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2610	568	30	19.2	95.8%	5 (0.9%)	18 (3.2%)	490 (86.3%)	46 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	21.6	4705^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.7%		21.4	4735^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.3%	30	20.6	19.2	3.2	0.0	11.2	44.1	19.2	16.1	8.0	23.3	14.7	23.1	0.0	4.0	10.3	17.7	15.4	3.2	0.0	9.5	12.4		12.4	18.8	24.3	19.5	35.4			24.6	34.6	20.0	24.7	24.1			26.0	90.3	95.8		93.1	95.8	95.8	$18,098	$2,045	$16,053
Aynesworth Elementary	Public	K-6	4765 East Burns Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6410	523	24	22.0	93.7%	9 (1.7%)	8 (1.5%)	416 (79.5%)	77 (14.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	12.9	5430^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.3%		10.9	5631^st of 5869 public elementary schools	4.1%	201																					7.7		7.7	20.6	16.5	19.6	19.3			18.8	27.0	17.5	15.4	12.8			17.8							$19,298	$2,456	$16,842
Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary	Public	K-6	5090 East Church Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7130	630	33	19.3	83.8%	16 (2.5%)	24 (3.8%)	415 (65.9%)	145 (23.0%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.2%)	32	3800^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.1%		24.6	4401^st of 5869 public elementary schools	25.0%	601																					15.2		15.2	33.8	35.5	41.3	35.1			36.7	36.4	36.8	18.5	29.9			29.8							$17,494	$2,173	$15,321
Edith B. Storey Elementary	Public	K-6	5250 East Church Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6530	554	31	17.8	79.2%	27 (4.9%)	30 (5.4%)	262 (47.3%)	207 (37.4%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.6%)	68.7	1661^st of 5857 public elementary schools	71.6%		65.8	1782^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	69.6%	121																					29.9		29.9	72.1	55.7	56.7	56.5			59.9	57.1	40.9	44.8	57.1			49.8	97.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	$21,907	$3,035	$18,872
Orange Center Elementary	Public	K-8	3530 South Cherry Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Orange Center	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 237-0437	261	13	20.0	98.9%	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	227 (87.0%)	20 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	35.9	3500^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.2%		39.2	3223^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	45.1%	277																					12.9	17.9	15.3	38.5	58.3	32.3	42.1	30.4	64.3	44.4	37.0	33.3	12.9	40.0	20.0	10.3	24.4							$23,337	$5,054	$18,283
Ezekiel Balderas Elementary	Public	K-6	4625 East Florence Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6420	615	33	18.9	89.9%	12 (2.0%)	17 (2.8%)	335 (54.5%)	232 (37.7%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (1.8%)	37.8	3360^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.6%		26.5	4246^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.7%	886																					25.7		25.7	38.6	39.8	41.7	35.6			38.8	31.0	38.6	29.6	29.9			32.4							$19,297	$2,034	$17,263
Lone Star Elementary	Public	K-6	2617 South Fowler Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6430	672	28	23.6	72.0%	19 (2.8%)	16 (2.4%)	334 (49.7%)	278 (41.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	58.6	2136^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.5%		59.5	2088^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.4%	48																					25.0		25.0	57.8	46.7	50.0	48.7			51.1	58.8	45.6	32.5	42.3			45.7	98.3						$17,804	$1,251	$16,553
Vang Pao Elementary	Public	K-6	4100 East Heaton Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3380	802	36	22.1	90.8%	6 (0.7%)	27 (3.4%)	502 (62.6%)	243 (30.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.4%)	46	2832^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.6%		47.7	2691^st of 5869 public elementary schools	54.1%	141																					20.6		20.6	39.8	45.2	46.0	41.0			43.0	45.7	42.5	34.3	35.0			39.5	95.7	97.4	98.3	97.4	96.6	97.4	$16,963	$2,003	$14,960
West Fresno Elementary	Public	K-5	2910 South Ivy St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-5615	594	30	19.8	94.9%	18 (3.0%)	37 (6.2%)	465 (78.3%)	65 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	17.4	5063^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.6%		18.8	4953^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.6%	110																					15.0		15.0	24.4	20.0	22.9				22.4	33.7	20.8	13.9				22.3							$22,070	$6,139	$15,931

Frequently Asked Questions about Malaga Elementary

How many students attend Malaga Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 192 students attended Malaga Elementary.

What district is Malaga Elementary in?

Fowler Unified

What schools do graduates of Malaga Elementary attend?

Students who attend Malaga Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Sutter Middle
High : Fowler High

Is Malaga Elementary a good school?

Malaga Elementary ranks 3935^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Malaga Elementary?

Students at Malaga Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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