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Malibu Elementary

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Malibu Elementary ranks 881 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

881^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of California elementary schools

Summary

Malibu Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K-5 in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. With 191 students, the school has consistently been ranked as one of the top elementary schools in California, earning a 4-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Malibu Elementary's standout performance is evident in its students' test scores, which significantly outpace the state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, 67.24% of Malibu Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 48.81%. In math, 62.93% of Malibu Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 37.3%. However, the school faces challenges with higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.0% to 24.9% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools, Webster Elementary has lower test scores and a lower statewide ranking than Malibu Elementary. Additionally, Malibu Elementary spends significantly more per student ($17,565 to $24,491) than the state average, which likely contributes to the school's strong academic performance, despite having a higher student-teacher ratio than the district average.

242

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

19.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6955 Fernhill Dr.
Malibu, CA 90265-4238

(310) 457-9370

District: Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

Students who attend Malibu Elementary usually attend:

High:

Malibu High

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.0%

Hispanic:

13.6%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 77th percentile in 2022 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 85th (2025) from a 77th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg64%

California avg41%

881^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

187^th of 1,543Santa Monica-Malibu 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	86.0	881 of 5857	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	1181 of 5869	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	931 of 5859	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	1334 of 5883	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	796 of 5789	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	634 of 5662	88.8%	★★★★☆
2017	92.3	506 of 5692	91.1%	★★★★★
2016	92.6	464 of 5614	91.7%	★★★★★
2015	77.2	1224 of 5611	78.2%	★★★★☆
2013	92.3	296 of 5530	94.6%	★★★★★
2012	93.2	209 of 5390	96.1%	★★★★★
2011	86.9	646 of 5377	88.0%	★★★★☆
2010	90.9	394 of 5314	92.6%	★★★★★
2009	93.3	266 of 5193	94.9%	★★★★★
2008	93.8	257 of 5113	95.0%	★★★★★
2007	96.7	121 of 5113	97.6%	★★★★★
2006	94.1	262 of 4818	94.6%	★★★★★
2005	95.5	187 of 4822	96.1%	★★★★★
2004	95.8	191 of 4809	96.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	1131 of 5597	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	1472 of 5612	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	980 of 5609	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	1205 of 5635	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	939 of 5492	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	618 of 5413	88.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	742 of 5628	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	1015 of 5643	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	1019 of 5638	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	1387 of 5663	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	685 of 5510	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	712 of 5431	86.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	833 of 2598	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	1136 of 2651	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	809 of 2661	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	1162 of 2726	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	878 of 2834	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.3	667 of 2737	75.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Mathematics63%+26 vs state

Science59%+26 vs state

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Schools Near Malibu Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (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	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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Malibu Elementary	Public	K-5	6955 Fernhill Dr.	Malibu	90265	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 457-9370	242	13	18.7	19.4%	184 (76.0%)	6 (2.5%)	33 (13.6%)	7 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.1%)	86	881^st of 5857 public elementary schools	85.0%		79.4	1181^st of 5869 public elementary schools	79.9%	300	58.7		58.7	69.4	58.8	71.7				67.2	77.8	58.8	54.4				62.9	93.1				93.1
Webster Elementary	Public	K-5	3602 Winter Canyon	Malibu	90265	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 456-6494	178	13	13.8	6.2%	153 (86.0%)	3 (1.7%)	16 (9.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	83.1	1017^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.6%		96.5	214^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.4%	803	57.9		57.9	50.0	83.3	88.9				70.3	53.1	87.5	61.1				66.2
White Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	31761 West Village School Rd.	Westlake Village	91361	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 889-1450	365	16	22.8	14.8%	229 (62.7%)	5 (1.4%)	43 (11.8%)	28 (7.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (15.9%)	93.8	416^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.9%		95.1	335^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.3%	81	56.5		56.5	74.6	78.3	73.8				75.6	83.6	81.7	71.0				78.5	97.1			97.1		$22,269	$641	$21,628
Westlake Elementary	Public	K-5	1571 East Potrero Rd.	Westlake Village	91361	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 374-2150	512	23	22.1	11.1%	350 (68.4%)	7 (1.4%)	63 (12.3%)	36 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.9%)	89.5	692^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.2%		91.8	585^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.0%	107	61.2		61.2	67.9	62.0	87.2				73.0	73.8	59.2	66.3				66.8						$14,889	$1,078	$13,811
Las Virgenes Independent	Public, Virtual	K-8	4029 Las Virgenes Rd.	Calabasas	91302	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(818) 878-5219	19	2	10.0	26.3%	11 (57.9%)	3 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (15.8%)								(n/a)																							$32,699	$942	$31,757
Willow Elementary	Public	K-5	29026 Laro Dr.	Agoura	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 889-0677	510	20	25.9	18.2%	372 (72.9%)	5 (1.0%)	41 (8.0%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.7%)	93.2	459^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.2%		94.6	374^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.6%	85	64.0		64.0	63.0	75.5	83.0				74.1	80.3	78.7	66.3				75.0						$17,831	$513	$17,318
Sumac Elementary	Public	K-5	6050 North Calmfield Ave.	Agoura	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 991-4940	360	16	23.2	35.8%	92 (25.6%)	11 (3.1%)	194 (53.9%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (15.0%)	82.5	1045^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.2%		86.4	888^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.9%	157	43.9		43.9	70.6	71.4	73.2				71.7	66.7	71.4	39.0				59.1						$20,626	$594	$20,032
Mariposa School of Global Education	Public	K-8	6050 North Calmfield Ave.	Agoura	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 707-7144	416	17	24.9	20.7%	274 (65.9%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (18.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.7%)	63.7	1896^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.6%		61.1	2024^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.5%	128	44.2	55.0	47.2	46.0	51.1	48.1	60.7	65.0	85.0	55.5	47.4	48.9	45.8	46.4	35.0	60.0	47.2	74.5	89.4	80.9	87.2		$17,876	$515	$17,361
Yerba Buena Elementary	Public	K-5	6098 Reyes Adobe Rd.	Agoura Hills	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 889-0040	372	15	24.8	22.6%	244 (65.6%)	4 (1.1%)	52 (14.0%)	22 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.2%)	84.5	939^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.0%		88	815^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.1%	124	47.4		47.4	58.7	81.3	75.9				71.9	65.1	75.0	45.6				62.5						$18,423	$530	$17,893
Westlake Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	3333 Medicine Bow Ct.	Westlake Village	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 497-9339	375	19	19.7	19.5%	215 (57.3%)	4 (1.1%)	95 (25.3%)	26 (6.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.8%)	89.4	693^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.2%		86.2	895^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.8%	202	50.9		50.9	71.4	70.6	78.0				73.1	76.0	68.2	59.3				67.5	96.6				96.6	$15,960	$1,096	$14,864

Frequently Asked Questions about Malibu Elementary

What schools do graduates of Malibu Elementary attend?

Students who attend Malibu Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Malibu High

What district is Malibu Elementary in?

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

What is the racial makeup of Malibu Elementary?

Students at Malibu Elementary are 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Malibu Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 242 students attended Malibu Elementary.

Is Malibu Elementary a good school?

Malibu Elementary ranks 881^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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