Malala Yousafzai
Public elementary school in Richmond, Texas · Fort Bend ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Malala Yousafzai serves 1,118 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Richmond (Fort Bend County). It is one of 82 schools in Fort Bend ISD. By enrollment it is the 47th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 63.94 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Fort Bend ISD calendar 2026–2027
Malala Yousafzai follows the district calendar. First day Tue, Aug 11. Spring break Mon, Mar 8 – Fri, Mar 12. Last day Wed, May 26.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Fort Bend ISD |
| County | Fort Bend County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481965013453 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Fort Bend ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,118 | 79,663 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.5 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 26.4% | 47.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 88% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Malala Yousafzai in context
Size
Malala Yousafzai is the 3rd largest of Fort Bend ISD's 53 elementary schools; its 1,118 students are 1.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.1 miles away and have a median of 802 students, so Malala Yousafzai is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 2 with 205 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 56, against an average of 160 per grade. This year grade 5 has 33% more students than kindergarten (188 against 141). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 56 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Asian students are the largest group, at 72.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Fort Bend ISD (28%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
26.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.5% across Fort Bend ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Malala Yousafzai has 63.94 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 1,118 students would have about 75.5 teachers, so Malala Yousafzai has 11.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Carolyn and Vernon Madden Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 28 elementary schools within 5 miles and 118 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Asian | 72.3% |
| Black | 9.7% |
| White | 9% |
| Hispanic | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.9% |
51.4% of students are girls and 48.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 56 |
| Kindergarten | 141 |
| Grade 1 | 155 |
| Grade 2 | 205 |
| Grade 3 | 174 |
| Grade 4 | 199 |
| Grade 5 | 188 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
11770 W Aliana Trace Dr., Richmond, TX 77407
Phone: (281)327-5700
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Malala Yousafzai. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn and Vernon Madden Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 1.0 mi | 924 | 16.1 | 23.2% |
| James C Neill Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 1.1 mi | 1,253 | 17.5 | 35.5% |
| Oyster Creek Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 1.9 mi | 824 | 15.8 | 62.3% |
| Pecan Grove Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 2.1 mi | 639 | 17.5 | 30.7% |
| Oakland Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 2.1 mi | 811 | 16.5 | 41.3% |
| Stephen F Austin Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 2.4 mi | 468 | 12.9 | 39.7% |
| Sst Sugarland | School of Science and Technology Discovery | 2.4 mi | 739 | 16 | 71.9% |
| Frost Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 2.5 mi | 792 | 17.3 | 27.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.