Malala Elementary is designed to be a prototype elementary school for the District. The elementary is designed to the updated FBISD Educational Specifications and Standards. On top of those Standards, AUTOARCH worked with the District to incorporate design elements that will be on the next rendition of the Educational Specifications, specifically a drastic change in the layout of classrooms and how learning occurs in the school.

Malala represents a future-ready campus, one that is designed to accommodate population increase, designed with flexibility on multiple levels throughout, and designed with technology throughout the site. The modern campus hosts over 1,000 students.

The project achieved LEED Certification and has been recognized not only for its Next-Gen learning features and the way 21st Century Educational Characteristics have been incorporated into the school, but also for its resiliency in design and its inclusive design.