Is Martin Luther King Elementary a good school?

Martin Luther King Elementary ranks 3568 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Martin Luther King Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 326 students attended Martin Luther King Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Martin Luther King Elementary?

Students at Martin Luther King Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 21% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Martin Luther King Elementary attend?

Students who attend Martin Luther King Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Bunche Middle High : Centennial High

Martin Luther King Elementary

Summary:

Martin Luther King Elementary is a public elementary school located in Compton, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 326 students. The school is part of the Compton Unified School District, which is ranked 786 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Martin Luther King Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 3,431 and 5,153 out of around 5,800 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is generally lower than the Compton Unified School District and the state of California averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 34.83% of Martin Luther King Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43.02% for the Compton Unified School District and 47.04% for the state. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with English Language Learners and students with disabilities performing significantly worse than the overall school.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Compton Unified School District, such as Jefferson Elementary, Ronald E. McNair Elementary, Carver Elementary, and Anderson Elementary, generally outperform Martin Luther King Elementary on academic measures. These schools have higher statewide rankings, better performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments, and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Martin Luther King Elementary. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and the increasing chronic absenteeism rates at Martin Luther King Elementary may be contributing factors to the school's relatively lower academic performance.

Detail:

Public K-6

2270 East 122nd St.
Compton, CA 90222-1304

(310) 898-6430

District: Compton Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3568^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Martin Luther King Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bunche Middle
High:	Centennial High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.1

Number of students: 326

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.0%

African American:

20.6%

Two or more races:

1.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 73.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Martin Luther King Elementary ranks worse than 60.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 18^th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Compton Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.31. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (77%), African American (20.6%), two or more races (1.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 73.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Compton Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Martin Luther King Elementary is 25.1. 10 elementary schools in the Compton Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Martin Luther King Elementary employs 12.9 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Martin Luther King Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Martin Luther King Elementary 3568^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Martin Luther King Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Compton Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Compton Unified 786^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Martin Luther King Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Martin Luther King Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	13.31	4465^th	4809	7.2%
2005	15.98	4257^th	4822	11.7%
2006	9.65	4648^th	4818	3.5%
2007	7.90	5014^th	5113	1.9%
2008	4.39	5092^nd	5113	0.4%
2009	7.86	5084^th	5193	2.1%
2010	14.37	4940^th	5314	7.0%
2011	16.38	4883^rd	5377	9.2%
2012	22.44	4482^nd	5390	16.8%
2013	31.19	3952^nd	5530	28.5%
2015	19.09	4722^nd	5611	15.8%
2016	17.84	4812^th	5614	14.3%
2017	14.83	5126^th	5692	9.9%
2018	14.30	5153^rd	5662	9.0%
2019	24.97	4362^nd	5789	24.7%
2022	29.48	3907^th	5883	33.6%
2023	36.02	3431^st	5874	41.6%
2024	34.31	3568^th	5862	39.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Martin Luther King Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.80	2800^th	3246	13.7%
2019	31.47	2377^th	3275	27.4%
2022	54.49	981^st	3311	70.4%
2023	48.20	1282^nd	3250	60.6%
2024	40.61	1773^rd	3160	43.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Martin Luther King Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	40.55	1295^th	2634	50.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Martin Luther King Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.53	4360^th	5084	14.2%
2019	36.19	3415^th	5173	34.0%
2022	40.76	2945^th	5264	44.1%
2023	50.28	2350^th	5374	56.3%
2024	43.69	2842^nd	5511	48.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Martin Luther King Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.03	4846^th	5413	10.5%
2019	21.36	4514^th	5492	17.8%
2022	24.28	4285^th	5635	24.0%
2023	22.98	4432^nd	5617	21.1%
2024	29.52	3834^th	5605	31.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Martin Luther King Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.91	1874^th	2128	11.9%
2019	30.21	1785^th	2585	30.9%
2022	23.05	1858^th	2227	16.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Martin Luther King Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.45	4927^th	5431	9.3%
2019	30.60	3752^nd	5510	31.9%
2022	35.80	3294^th	5663	41.8%
2023	50.36	2435^th	5650	56.9%
2024	33.78	3493^rd	5636	38.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Martin Luther King Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.00	573^rd	700	18.1%
2019	36.56	465^th	747	37.8%
2022	32.74	434^th	663	34.5%
2023	60.21	201^st	662	69.6%
2024	34.24	373^rd	593	37.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Martin Luther King Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.19	3961^st	4830	18.0%
2019	42.02	2827^th	4963	43.0%
2022	44.99	2526^th	5084	50.3%
2023	55.91	1894^th	5098	62.8%
2024	55.81	1897^th	5102	62.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Martin Luther King Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	4	265	0	392	0	n/a	n/a	0	661
1989	5	197	0	461	0	n/a	n/a	0	663
1990	0	168	0	486	0	n/a	n/a	0	654
1991	1	159	0	508	0	n/a	n/a	0	668
1992	2	164	1	496	0	n/a	n/a	0	663
1993	0	162	0	524	2	n/a	n/a	0	688
1994	1	150	0	497	0	n/a	n/a	0	648
1995	0	170	0	572	0	n/a	n/a	0	742
1996	0	170	0	572	0	n/a	n/a	0	742
1997	0	166	0	554	0	n/a	n/a	0	720
1998	3	125	1	448	0	n/a	n/a	0	577
1999	0	159	3	423	0	n/a	n/a	0	585
2000	0	184	2	466	0	n/a	n/a	0	652
2001	0	189	3	483	0	n/a	n/a	0	675
2002	0	191	0	540	0	n/a	n/a	4	735
2003	0	191	0	540	0	n/a	n/a	4	735
2004	1	134	0	538	0	n/a	n/a	5	678
2005	0	128	1	515	0	n/a	n/a	3	647
2006	0	140	1	598	0	n/a	n/a	1	740
2007	1	95	1	532	2	n/a	n/a	10	641
2008	n/a	77	1	473	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	551
2009	0	109	0	487	0	0	5	0	601
2010	0	77	0	511	1	0	23	0	612
2011	0	53	0	514	1	2	38	0	608
2012	1	47	0	469	4	2	29	0	552
2013	2	83	1	517	2	2	1	0	608
2014	2	74	1	417	0	2	2	0	498
2015	2	85	0	429	0	2	2	0	520
2016	3	78	1	419	0	1	2	0	504
2017	5	88	0	457	0	0	6	0	556
2018	4	105	1	458	1	0	13	0	582
2019	1	101	1	419	0	0	9	0	531
2020	2	90	0	373	0	0	11	0	476
2021	1	73	0	331	0	0	11	0	416
2022	0	57	0	278	0	0	7	0	342
2023	0	67	0	251	1	1	6	0	326

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Martin Luther King Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	661	27.0	24.4	n/a
1989	663	27.0	24.5	n/a
1990	654	26.0	25.1	n/a
1991	668	25.0	26.7	n/a
1992	663	25.4	26.1	94.9
1993	688	26.0	26.5	95.1
1994	648	23.0	28.2	92
1995	742	23.0	32.3	90.6
1996	742	23.0	32.3	90.6
1997	720	25.0	28.8	95
1998	577	27.0	21.4	95
1999	585	28.0	20.9	94.9
2000	652	32.0	20.4	97.1
2001	675	36.0	18.8	99.6
2002	735	36.0	20.4	99.7
2003	735	36.0	20.4	99.7
2004	678	37.0	18.3	100.3
2005	647	32.0	20.2	100
2006	740	37.0	20.0	99.7
2007	641	34.0	18.9	101.1
2008	551	32.0	17.2	89.8
2009	601	30.0	19.4	85
2010	612	36.0	17.0	89.1
2011	608	n/a	n/a	84.2
2012	552	29.0	19.0	n/a
2013	608	28.0	21.7	63.5
2014	498	26.5	18.7	94.4
2015	520	29.0	17.9	74.4
2016	504	22.0	22.9	85.1
2017	556	18.5	30.0	77.5
2018	582	21.0	27.7	84.9
2019	531	20.5	25.9	81
2020	476	n/a	n/a	96
2021	416	19.0	21.8	93.3
2022	342	15.0	22.8	89.5
2023	326	12.9	25.1	73.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Martin Luther King Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	661	27.0	24.4	n/a
1989	663	27.0	24.5	n/a
1990	654	26.0	25.1	n/a
1991	668	25.0	26.7	n/a
1992	663	25.4	26.1	94.9
1993	688	26.0	26.5	95.1
1994	648	23.0	28.2	92
1995	742	23.0	32.3	90.6
1996	742	23.0	32.3	90.6
1997	720	25.0	28.8	95
1998	577	27.0	21.4	95
1999	585	28.0	20.9	94.9
2000	652	32.0	20.4	97.1
2001	675	36.0	18.8	99.6
2002	735	36.0	20.4	99.7
2003	735	36.0	20.4	99.7
2004	678	37.0	18.3	100.3
2005	647	32.0	20.2	100
2006	740	37.0	20.0	99.7
2007	641	34.0	18.9	101.1
2008	551	32.0	17.2	89.8
2009	601	30.0	19.4	85
2010	612	36.0	17.0	89.1
2011	608	n/a	n/a	84.2
2012	552	29.0	19.0	n/a
2013	608	28.0	21.7	63.5
2014	498	26.5	18.7	94.4
2015	520	29.0	17.9	74.4
2016	504	22.0	22.9	85.1
2017	556	18.5	30.0	77.5
2018	582	21.0	27.7	84.9
2019	531	20.5	25.9	81
2020	476	n/a	n/a	96
2021	416	19.0	21.8	93.3
2022	342	15.0	22.8	89.5
2023	326	12.9	25.1	73.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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