Other / mixed grade configuration · Malone, TX

Malone El

Federal NCES profile for Malone El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 482880003260
0/100100/10063/100
👥 S:T ratio
79
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
41
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Malone El earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Texas schools.

63
Resource Index · Higher
5.3:1
small classes for Texas
73.4%
free-lunch eligible
63
students enrolled

Malone El has class sizes smaller than 98% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-37 students YoY

Malone El shrank from 128 students in 2022-23 to 91 in 2023-24 (-28.9%).

Teacher FTE lost 12.0 → 10.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-37 students YoY 482880003260 · Malone, TX Other · SMALL · TRAD

63 enr · 5.3:1 · 73.4% lunch · RII 63

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Malone El shrank from 128 students in 2022-23 to 91 in 2023-24 (-28.9%). Teacher FTE lost 12.0 → 10.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Texas schools → · Find another →

How Malone El compares

Malone El is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 5.3:1 ▼ 64% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 73.4% ▲ 19% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 63 top 94% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

5.3:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
63
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
73.4%
free-lunch eligible - 19% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
5.3:1
students per teacher - 64% below state mean
Top 2% in Texas - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
23.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,992
per pupil, district-wide - above Texas avg of $14,348
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 65.1%
White 27.0%
Two or More 4.8%
African American 3.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 65.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 50.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 50.0, Malone El is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Malone Isd reports $15,992 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Malone El

How many students attend Malone El?

Malone El has 63 students enrolled. It is a public school in Malone, TX. CCD year-over-year: 128 (2022-23) → 91 (2023-24), down 37.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Malone El?

The student-teacher ratio at Malone El is 5.3:1, which is 64% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 66% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Malone El?

73.4% of students at Malone El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Malone El?

The largest demographic group at Malone El is Hispanic or Latino at 65.1% of enrollment, in Malone, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Malone El?

Malone El has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Malone Isd?

None reported; Malone Isd operates only Malone El as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.