Is Martin Luther King Junior Elementary a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary ranks 3562 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Martin Luther King Junior Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 415 students attended Martin Luther King Junior Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Martin Luther King Junior Elementary?

Students at Martin Luther King Junior Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Martin Luther King Junior Elementary attend?

Students who attend Martin Luther King Junior Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Kennedy Middle High : Southwest High

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary

Summary:

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary is a public elementary school in El Centro, California, serving 433 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the El Centro Elementary School District, which has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have more than tripled in recent years, reaching 30.5% in 2021-2022, significantly higher than the district averages at Harding Elementary (20.8%) and Sunflower Elementary (25.2%). Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally lower than the district and state averages, with only 32.63% to 39.48% of students proficient or better in ELA and just 14.52% to 26.69% proficient or better in Math.

While the school's English Language Learner (ELL) students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 20% of California elementary schools in this category, the school's performance for other subgroups, such as female students, male students, Hispanic students, and low socioeconomic status students, is generally lower than the district and state averages. When compared to nearby schools in the El Centro Elementary School District, such as Sunflower Elementary and Imperial Valley Home School Academy, Martin Luther King Junior Elementary underperforms across academic metrics.

Detail:

Public K-6

1950 Villa Ave.
El Centro, CA 92243-1268

(760) 337-6555

District: El Centro Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3562^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,002

Students who attend Martin Luther King Junior Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kennedy Middle
High:	Southwest High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.4

Number of students: 415

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.1%

White:

1.2%

African American:

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Martin Luther King Junior Elementary ranks worse than 60.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 7^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the El Centro Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.41. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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 (98.1%), White (1.2%), African American (0.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the El Centro Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Martin Luther King Junior Elementary is 24.4. 6 elementary schools in the El Centro Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Martin Luther King Junior Elementary employs 17 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Martin Luther King Junior Elementary is $8,002, which is the 3^rd highest among 10 elementary schools in the El Centro Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Martin Luther King Junior Elementary 3562^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Martin Luther King Junior Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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El Centro Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks El Centro Elementary 890^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Martin Luther King Junior Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Martin Luther King Junior Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	18.65	4052^nd	4809	15.7%
2005	27.35	3456^th	4822	28.3%
2006	39.93	2727^th	4818	43.4%
2007	31.98	3430^th	5113	32.9%
2008	38.98	2996^th	5113	41.4%
2009	38.57	3142^nd	5193	39.5%
2010	41.34	3086^th	5314	41.9%
2011	42.42	3055^th	5377	43.2%
2012	38.56	3350^th	5390	37.8%
2013	49.47	2719^th	5530	50.8%
2015	48.44	2532^nd	5611	54.9%
2016	50.31	2472^nd	5614	56.0%
2017	50.60	2513^th	5692	55.9%
2018	28.99	3913^th	5662	30.9%
2019	41.11	3124^th	5789	46.0%
2022	32.94	3622^nd	5883	38.4%
2023	31.92	3736^th	5874	36.4%
2024	34.41	3562^nd	5862	39.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.23	1288^th	3246	60.3%
2019	54.63	1015^th	3275	69.0%
2022	46.65	1384^th	3311	58.2%
2023	52.85	1059^th	3250	67.4%
2024	62.16	644^th	3160	79.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.09	2879^th	5084	43.4%
2019	52.96	2207^th	5173	57.3%
2022	43.70	2709^th	5264	48.5%
2023	42.76	2856^th	5374	46.9%
2024	43.39	2864^th	5511	48.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Martin Luther King Junior Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.48	3640^th	5413	32.8%
2019	42.98	2924^th	5492	46.8%
2022	33.08	3487^th	5635	38.1%
2023	31.67	3609^th	5617	35.7%
2024	27.66	4006^th	5605	28.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Martin Luther King Junior Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.47	3898^th	5431	28.2%
2019	38.60	3138^th	5510	43.0%
2022	33.22	3527^th	5663	37.7%
2023	32.49	3582^nd	5650	36.6%
2024	41.21	2984^th	5636	47.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Martin Luther King Junior Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.44	2901^st	4830	39.9%
2019	51.26	2203^rd	4963	55.6%
2022	43.78	2607^th	5084	48.7%
2023	43.31	2655^th	5098	47.9%
2024	46.84	2475^th	5102	51.5%

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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 Junior Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1991	65	24	7	555	0	n/a	n/a	651
1992	59	19	7	600	1	n/a	n/a	686
1993	48	16	5	661	0	n/a	n/a	730
1994	56	14	4	627	0	n/a	n/a	701
1995	47	18	2	601	0	n/a	n/a	668
1996	47	18	2	601	0	n/a	n/a	668
1997	26	12	0	466	0	n/a	n/a	504
1998	27	9	1	422	0	n/a	n/a	459
1999	25	13	0	375	0	n/a	n/a	413
2000	20	14	0	387	0	n/a	n/a	421
2001	13	10	0	401	0	n/a	n/a	424
2002	7	9	0	392	2	n/a	n/a	410
2003	7	9	0	392	2	n/a	n/a	410
2004	6	10	1	388	2	n/a	n/a	407
2005	6	7	2	351	2	n/a	n/a	368
2006	8	5	2	330	1	n/a	n/a	346
2007	13	7	1	361	0	n/a	n/a	382
2008	4	8	1	365	n/a	n/a	n/a	378
2009	6	11	0	365	0	1	0	383
2010	7	9	0	382	0	0	3	401
2011	4	7	0	366	0	0	3	380
2012	8	8	1	407	0	0	3	427
2013	9	8	1	389	0	0	0	407
2014	6	4	0	392	0	0	1	403
2015	5	5	2	405	0	0	0	417
2016	3	3	0	430	0	0	1	437
2017	4	3	0	412	0	0	0	419
2018	1	4	1	446	0	0	0	452
2019	3	1	1	439	0	0	2	446
2020	4	0	1	446	0	0	0	451
2021	3	0	1	438	1	0	0	443
2022	2	2	0	395	3	0	2	404
2023	5	2	0	425	0	0	1	433
2024	5	3	0	407	0	0	0	415

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 Junior Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	651	24.0	27.1	n/a
1992	686	24.4	28.1	79.6
1993	730	26.0	28.1	88.6
1994	701	26.0	27.0	93.6
1995	668	27.0	24.7	74.3
1996	668	27.0	24.7	74.3
1997	504	24.0	21.0	90.9
1998	459	23.0	20.0	82.6
1999	413	21.0	19.7	91.8
2000	421	22.5	18.7	83.8
2001	424	22.5	18.8	83.5
2002	410	20.5	20.0	88.5
2003	410	20.5	20.0	88.5
2004	407	19.0	21.4	83
2005	368	18.0	20.4	87.8
2006	346	17.0	20.4	89.6
2007	382	17.5	21.8	87.2
2008	378	19.0	19.9	86.8
2009	383	19.4	18.7	90.1
2010	401	18.0	22.2	91
2011	380	n/a	n/a	97.1
2012	427	15.0	28.4	n/a
2013	407	14.5	28.0	90.9
2014	403	15.0	26.8	81.9
2015	417	16.0	26.0	87.1
2016	437	17.0	25.7	88.6
2017	419	17.0	24.6	91.2
2018	452	17.5	25.8	94
2019	446	n/a	n/a	89.2
2020	451	n/a	n/a	92.9
2021	443	18.0	24.6	94.1
2022	404	17.0	23.7	92.3
2023	433	17.0	25.4	84.5
2024	415	17.0	24.4	93.5

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 Junior Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	651	24.0	27.1	n/a
1992	686	24.4	28.1	79.6
1993	730	26.0	28.1	88.6
1994	701	26.0	27.0	93.6
1995	668	27.0	24.7	74.3
1996	668	27.0	24.7	74.3
1997	504	24.0	21.0	90.9
1998	459	23.0	20.0	82.6
1999	413	21.0	19.7	91.8
2000	421	22.5	18.7	83.8
2001	424	22.5	18.8	83.5
2002	410	20.5	20.0	88.5
2003	410	20.5	20.0	88.5
2004	407	19.0	21.4	83
2005	368	18.0	20.4	87.8
2006	346	17.0	20.4	89.6
2007	382	17.5	21.8	87.2
2008	378	19.0	19.9	86.8
2009	383	19.4	18.7	90.1
2010	401	18.0	22.2	91
2011	380	n/a	n/a	97.1
2012	427	15.0	28.4	n/a
2013	407	14.5	28.0	90.9
2014	403	15.0	26.8	81.9
2015	417	16.0	26.0	87.1
2016	437	17.0	25.7	88.6
2017	419	17.0	24.6	91.2
2018	452	17.5	25.8	94
2019	446	n/a	n/a	89.2
2020	451	n/a	n/a	92.9
2021	443	18.0	24.6	94.1
2022	404	17.0	23.7	92.3
2023	433	17.0	25.4	84.5
2024	415	17.0	24.4	93.5

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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