Is Martin Luther King Junior Elementary a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Martin Luther King Junior Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 285 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 78% Hispanic, 19% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary

Summary:

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary is a public elementary school in Los Angeles, California, serving 331 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.1% to 55.6% in recent years, which are significantly higher than nearby schools. The school's academic performance is also a concern, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics consistently lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rate in English Language Arts/Literacy was 23.87%, compared to 43.06% for the district and 47.04% for the state. Similarly, the school's proficiency rate in Mathematics was 15.06%, compared to 32.83% for the district and 35.54% for the state. Additionally, the school has lower rankings for various student subgroups, such as female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, compared to other California elementary schools.

The data suggests that Martin Luther King Junior Elementary serves a community with significant socioeconomic challenges, as the school has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 97.58% to 98.48% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools. Addressing the underlying causes of chronic absenteeism, providing targeted interventions and additional resources to support the school's diverse student population, and collaborating with community organizations to address the impact of poverty on student learning will likely be crucial in improving the school's academic outcomes and providing equitable educational opportunities for its students.

Detail:

Public K-5

3989 South Hobart Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90062-1124

(323) 294-0031

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5212^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,525

Student/teacher ratio: 16.7

Number of students: 285

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.5%

African American:

18.6%

Two or more races:

2.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Martin Luther King Junior Elementary ranks worse than 88.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 461^st among 486 ranked elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.95. (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 (77.5%), African American (18.6%), two or more races (2.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 97.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Martin Luther King Junior Elementary is 16.7, which is the 46^th best among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (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 $11,525, which is the 235^th highest among 486 elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Martin Luther King Junior Elementary 5212^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Martin Luther King Junior Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871^st 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	44.22	2449^th	4809	49.1%
2005	31.96	3161^st	4822	34.4%
2006	25.10	3647^th	4818	24.3%
2007	17.03	4501^st	5113	12.0%
2008	20.94	4278^th	5113	16.3%
2009	21.05	4349^th	5193	16.3%
2010	12.96	5019^th	5314	5.6%
2011	10.20	5198^th	5377	3.3%
2012	12.94	5081^st	5390	5.7%
2013	13.40	5140^th	5530	7.1%
2015	9.77	5487^th	5611	2.2%
2016	14.02	5132^nd	5614	8.6%
2017	28.99	3915^th	5692	31.2%
2018	16.26	4983^rd	5662	12.0%
2019	9.46	5600^th	5789	3.3%
2022	20.47	4803^rd	5883	18.4%
2023	20.63	4797^th	5874	18.3%
2024	15.95	5212^th	5862	11.1%

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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	16.78	3191^st	3246	1.7%
2019	18.77	3231^st	3275	1.3%
2022	33.75	2298^th	3311	30.6%
2023	21.68	3060^th	3250	5.8%
2024	26.00	2787^th	3160	11.8%

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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	23.07	4261^st	5084	16.2%
2019	11.41	5012^th	5173	3.1%
2022	30.20	3825^th	5264	27.3%
2023	27.84	4091^st	5374	23.9%
2024	20.82	4716^th	5511	14.4%

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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	15.38	4890^th	5413	9.7%
2019	10.84	5267^th	5492	4.1%
2022	15.95	5096^th	5635	9.6%
2023	25.12	4213^th	5617	25.0%
2024	17.49	4917^th	5605	12.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Martin Luther King Junior Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	27.54	1553^rd	2128	27.0%
2019	19.05	2397^th	2585	7.3%

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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	18.51	4710^th	5431	13.3%
2019	9.78	5359^th	5510	2.7%
2022	29.36	3837^th	5663	32.2%
2023	19.30	4780^th	5650	15.4%
2024	18.73	4836^th	5636	14.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Martin Luther King Junior Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.01	612^th	700	12.6%
2019	18.36	681^st	747	8.8%
2022	23.02	577^th	663	13.0%
2023	40.73	352^nd	662	46.8%
2024	23.83	491^st	593	17.2%

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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	32.14	3401^st	4830	29.6%
2019	17.34	4542^nd	4963	8.5%
2022	34.41	3334^th	5084	34.4%
2023	32.54	3502^nd	5098	31.3%
2024	27.94	3882^nd	5102	23.9%

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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	Not Specified	Total
1988	2	575	23	369	2	n/a	n/a	0	971
1989	3	576	32	361	0	n/a	n/a	0	972
1990	3	550	17	422	0	n/a	n/a	0	992
1991	4	480	14	461	0	n/a	n/a	0	959
1992	5	469	14	510	0	n/a	n/a	0	998
1993	5	444	18	549	0	n/a	n/a	0	1016
1994	3	455	13	536	1	n/a	n/a	0	1008
1995	3	386	8	455	0	n/a	n/a	0	852
1996	3	386	8	455	0	n/a	n/a	0	852
1997	3	416	9	531	1	n/a	n/a	0	960
1998	3	445	11	586	0	n/a	n/a	0	1045
1999	2	451	6	601	0	n/a	n/a	0	1060
2000	2	414	11	640	3	n/a	n/a	0	1070
2001	3	403	3	678	0	n/a	n/a	0	1087
2002	4	361	5	689	2	n/a	n/a	0	1061
2003	4	361	5	689	2	n/a	n/a	0	1061
2004	1	388	6	673	4	n/a	n/a	0	1072
2005	3	388	7	662	5	n/a	n/a	0	1065
2006	2	329	8	580	5	n/a	n/a	0	924
2007	4	299	8	548	3	n/a	n/a	0	862
2008	3	271	3	536	4	n/a	n/a	0	817
2009	2	232	4	500	2	1	3	0	744
2010	1	178	2	452	2	1	1	0	637
2011	0	162	1	391	1	0	1	0	556
2012	0	158	2	372	0	0	5	0	537
2013	1	169	2	347	2	1	0	0	522
2014	1	155	1	337	2	0	0	0	496
2015	9	127	0	339	1	0	5	0	481
2016	3	127	1	336	1	0	5	0	473
2017	4	132	1	333	1	0	1	0	472
2018	5	121	1	328	0	0	1	0	456
2019	3	118	1	305	0	0	0	0	427
2020	5	100	1	302	0	0	1	0	409
2021	6	89	1	287	0	0	1	0	384
2022	3	69	0	258	0	0	0	0	330
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	331	331
2024	1	53	2	221	1	0	7	0	285

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
1988	971	46.5	20.8	n/a
1989	972	44.0	22.0	n/a
1990	992	45.5	21.8	n/a
1991	959	43.0	22.3	n/a
1992	998	43.7	22.8	95
1993	1016	45.0	22.6	95
1994	1008	42.0	24.0	94.9
1995	852	40.0	21.3	95
1996	852	40.0	21.3	95
1997	960	43.0	22.3	92.2
1998	1045	50.0	20.9	94.9
1999	1060	51.0	20.8	95
2000	1070	49.0	21.8	96.8
2001	1087	50.0	21.7	95.1
2002	1061	51.0	20.8	99.7
2003	1061	51.0	20.8	99.7
2004	1072	52.0	20.6	94.9
2005	1065	52.0	20.5	94.6
2006	924	46.0	20.1	91.5
2007	862	44.0	19.6	92
2008	817	50.0	16.3	92.2
2009	744	40.0	16.5	89.8
2010	637	29.0	21.9	91.4
2011	556	n/a	n/a	51.4
2012	537	21.0	25.5	n/a
2013	522	22.0	23.7	54.4
2014	496	20.0	24.8	76.6
2015	481	21.0	22.9	86.1
2016	473	20.0	23.6	90.9
2017	472	23.0	20.5	86.9
2018	456	20.0	22.8	94.3
2019	427	19.0	22.4	93.2
2020	409	n/a	n/a	91
2021	384	18.0	21.3	97.9
2022	330	17.0	19.4	98.5
2023	331	17.0	19.4	97.6
2024	285	17.0	16.7	97.9

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
1988	971	46.5	20.8	n/a
1989	972	44.0	22.0	n/a
1990	992	45.5	21.8	n/a
1991	959	43.0	22.3	n/a
1992	998	43.7	22.8	95
1993	1016	45.0	22.6	95
1994	1008	42.0	24.0	94.9
1995	852	40.0	21.3	95
1996	852	40.0	21.3	95
1997	960	43.0	22.3	92.2
1998	1045	50.0	20.9	94.9
1999	1060	51.0	20.8	95
2000	1070	49.0	21.8	96.8
2001	1087	50.0	21.7	95.1
2002	1061	51.0	20.8	99.7
2003	1061	51.0	20.8	99.7
2004	1072	52.0	20.6	94.9
2005	1065	52.0	20.5	94.6
2006	924	46.0	20.1	91.5
2007	862	44.0	19.6	92
2008	817	50.0	16.3	92.2
2009	744	40.0	16.5	89.8
2010	637	29.0	21.9	91.4
2011	556	n/a	n/a	51.4
2012	537	21.0	25.5	n/a
2013	522	22.0	23.7	54.4
2014	496	20.0	24.8	76.6
2015	481	21.0	22.9	86.1
2016	473	20.0	23.6	90.9
2017	472	23.0	20.5	86.9
2018	456	20.0	22.8	94.3
2019	427	19.0	22.4	93.2
2020	409	n/a	n/a	91
2021	384	18.0	21.3	97.9
2022	330	17.0	19.4	98.5
2023	331	17.0	19.4	97.6
2024	285	17.0	16.7	97.9

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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