Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Summary:

Martin Luther King Junior Middle is a public middle school located in Oceanside, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,182 students. The school is part of the Oceanside Unified School District, which is ranked 863 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Martin Luther King Junior Middle consistently outperforms the Oceanside Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. The school also outperforms the district and state in CAST Science assessments. Additionally, the school has strong performance among its African American and Pacific Islander student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% and top 5%, respectively, of California middle schools in these categories. However, the school's English Language Learner and Multi-racial student subgroups perform below the state average.

Despite its academic strengths, Martin Luther King Junior Middle faces challenges related to chronic absenteeism, which has significantly increased from 8.7% in 2017-2018 to 25.0% in 2022-2023, notably higher than the state average. The school also serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, ranging from 57.05% to 63.03% over the past three school years. These factors may contribute to the school's lower performance among certain student subgroups and highlight the need for targeted support and resources to address these disparities.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1290 Ivey Ranch Rd.
       Oceanside, CA  92057-8535


(760) 901-8800

District: Oceanside Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
877th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,482 Help


Students who attend Martin Luther King Junior Middle usually attend:

High:    El Camino High

Student/teacher ratio:  21.3 Help
Number of students:  1,142

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
53.9%
White:
19.4%
Two or more races:
11.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Martin Luther King Junior Middle ranks better than 68.4% of middle schools in California. It also ranks first among 4 ranked middle schools in the Oceanside Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.17. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Martin Luther King Junior Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Oceanside Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (53.9%), White (19.4%), two or more races (11.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 66.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Oceanside Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Martin Luther King Junior Middle is 21.3. 2 middle schools in the Oceanside Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Martin Luther King Junior Middle is $11,482, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Oceanside Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Martin Luther King Junior Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Martin Luther King Junior Middle 877th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Martin Luther King Junior Middle in the ranking list.)

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Oceanside Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Oceanside Unified 863rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Martin Luther King Junior Middle

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Rank History for all students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 45.15 875th 1769 50.5%
2005 53.58 725th 1777 59.2%
2006 51.54 783rd 1804 56.6%
2007 58.11 718th 1999 64.1%
2008 58.23 730th 2005 63.6%
2009 68.38 554th 2063 73.1%
2010 74.04 450th 2179 79.3%
2011 74.31 432nd 2236 80.7%
2012 73.12 502nd 2259 77.8%
2013 68.88 629th 2379 73.6%
2015 74.03 548th 2477 77.9%
2016 69.80 659th 2497 73.6%
2017 64.59 786th 2508 68.7%
2018 60.29 842nd 2480 66.0%
2019 55.22 1019th 2715 62.5%
2022 57.67 953rd 2740 65.2%
2023 60.84 879th 2802 68.6%
2024 60.17 877th 2777 68.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.50 297th 462 35.7%
2019 38.34 370th 554 33.2%
2022 35.01 440th 665 33.8%
2023 34.78 448th 678 33.9%
2024 31.62 484th 699 30.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.24 805th 1364 41.0%
2019 31.30 1047th 1442 27.4%
2022 43.27 652nd 1540 57.7%
2023 30.81 1185th 1529 22.5%
2024 33.03 1069th 1477 27.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 50.50 548th 1538 64.4%
2024 55.04 478th 1550 69.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.18 795th 2230 64.3%
2019 47.99 1079th 2369 54.5%
2022 58.57 768th 2458 68.8%
2023 58.67 775th 2549 69.6%
2024 55.92 850th 2575 67.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.03 767th 2262 66.1%
2019 55.26 929th 2380 61.0%
2022 60.54 804th 2509 68.0%
2023 59.65 827th 2547 67.5%
2024 57.79 864th 2546 66.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.07 676th 1369 50.6%
2019 37.41 803rd 1491 46.1%
2022 42.75 692nd 1531 54.8%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 64.10 62nd 193 67.9%
2023 70.61 57th 197 71.1%
2024 73.67 44th 191 77.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.78 828th 2273 63.6%
2019 53.30 956th 2407 60.3%
2022 54.73 942nd 2527 62.7%
2023 60.60 807th 2558 68.5%
2024 59.95 816th 2547 68.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.79 319th 700 54.4%
2019 62.90 320th 745 57.0%
2022 35.05 517th 733 29.5%
2023 66.17 281st 718 60.9%
2024 55.91 386th 741 47.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.35 169th 600 71.8%
2019 85.06 58th 643 91.0%
2022 59.66 205th 637 67.8%
2023 65.59 161st 614 73.8%
2024 55.92 222nd 626 64.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.38 868th 2072 58.1%
2019 44.33 1114th 2213 49.7%
2022 60.17 718th 2359 69.6%
2023 56.91 795th 2391 66.8%
2024 55.68 837th 2383 64.9%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.24 2nd 11 81.8%
2019 34.16 14th 19 26.3%
2022 58.07 5th 15 66.7%
2023 64.95 4th 12 66.7%
2024 84.69 1st 12 91.7%
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Rank History for White students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.79 541st 1496 63.8%
2019 63.59 573rd 1602 64.2%
2022 60.53 578th 1555 62.8%
2023 64.19 510th 1552 67.1%
2024 73.41 359th 1535 76.6%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Martin Luther King Junior Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 446 251 188 415 10 n/a n/a 0 1310
1996 446 251 188 415 10 n/a n/a 0 1310
1997 447 305 177 467 11 n/a n/a 0 1407
1998 470 283 180 513 7 n/a n/a 0 1453
1999 509 281 170 566 6 n/a n/a 0 1532
2000 522 263 203 605 10 n/a n/a 0 1603
2001 508 255 225 661 9 n/a n/a 0 1658
2002 497 269 248 777 13 n/a n/a 0 1804
2003 497 269 248 777 13 n/a n/a 0 1804
2004 513 255 233 873 11 n/a n/a 0 1885
2005 471 227 206 895 9 n/a n/a 11 1819
2006 435 207 196 933 11 n/a n/a 16 1798
2007 441 189 199 958 10 n/a n/a 14 1811
2008 474 137 177 653 10 n/a n/a 0 1451
2009 507 135 141 665 9 47 11 0 1515
2010 447 106 108 694 5 32 85 0 1477
2011 474 136 126 682 6 43 12 0 1479
2012 450 119 108 656 7 37 52 0 1429
2013 462 113 120 693 4 40 68 0 1500
2014 456 103 138 711 5 45 64 0 1522
2015 463 88 150 757 4 45 69 0 1576
2016 423 87 122 735 3 45 68 0 1483
2017 421 92 115 722 7 40 70 0 1467
2018 372 78 110 686 4 42 88 0 1380
2019 350 65 107 735 5 38 90 0 1390
2020 337 64 88 746 3 37 108 1 1384
2021 333 56 80 711 3 35 108 1 1327
2022 297 52 81 657 3 39 107 2 1238
2023 263 50 85 624 4 36 116 4 1182
2024 221 47 82 616 4 42 128 2 1142

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 1310 51.6 25.4 49.2
1996 1310 51.6 25.4 49.2
1997 1407 59.6 23.6 49.8
1998 1453 62.7 23.2 45.1
1999 1532 64.7 23.7 43.8
2000 1603 65.7 24.4 45.5
2001 1658 68.0 24.4 41.9
2002 1804 73.0 24.7 41.4
2003 1804 73.0 24.7 41.4
2004 1885 72.9 25.9 49.8
2005 1819 77.4 23.5 53.7
2006 1798 75.2 23.9 48.2
2007 1811 71.3 25.4 59.5
2008 1451 71.8 20.2 42.1
2009 1515 58.0 22.3 41.7
2010 1477 58.4 25.2 49.2
2011 1479 n/a n/a 48.3
2012 1429 54.3 26.3 n/a
2013 1500 57.7 25.9 48.7
2014 1522 58.8 25.8 54.1
2015 1576 58.0 27.1 56.3
2016 1483 61.0 24.3 48.8
2017 1467 59.0 24.8 49.6
2018 1380 59.8 23.0 52.7
2019 1390 56.4 24.6 53.7
2020 1384 n/a n/a 58.2
2021 1327 54.2 24.4 57
2022 1238 52.9 23.3 62.5
2023 1182 52.4 22.5 63
2024 1142 53.4 21.3 66.8

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 Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 1310 51.6 25.4 49.2
1996 1310 51.6 25.4 49.2
1997 1407 59.6 23.6 49.8
1998 1453 62.7 23.2 45.1
1999 1532 64.7 23.7 43.8
2000 1603 65.7 24.4 45.5
2001 1658 68.0 24.4 41.9
2002 1804 73.0 24.7 41.4
2003 1804 73.0 24.7 41.4
2004 1885 72.9 25.9 49.8
2005 1819 77.4 23.5 53.7
2006 1798 75.2 23.9 48.2
2007 1811 71.3 25.4 59.5
2008 1451 71.8 20.2 42.1
2009 1515 58.0 22.3 41.7
2010 1477 58.4 25.2 49.2
2011 1479 n/a n/a 48.3
2012 1429 54.3 26.3 n/a
2013 1500 57.7 25.9 48.7
2014 1522 58.8 25.8 54.1
2015 1576 58.0 27.1 56.3
2016 1483 61.0 24.3 48.8
2017 1467 59.0 24.8 49.6
2018 1380 59.8 23.0 52.7
2019 1390 56.4 24.6 53.7
2020 1384 n/a n/a 58.2
2021 1327 54.2 24.4 57
2022 1238 52.9 23.3 62.5
2023 1182 52.4 22.5 63
2024 1142 53.4 21.3 66.8

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Martin Luther King Junior Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $11,482

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Martin Luther King Junior Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1019th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 879th of 2802 Middle schools
 6.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Martin Luther King Junior Middle)47.641
 6.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Oceanside Unified)41.735.3
 6.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Martin Luther King Junior Middle)36.235.9
 0.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Oceanside Unified)29.426.4
 3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Martin Luther King Junior Middle)45.149.1
 4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Oceanside Unified)47.141.3
 5.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Martin Luther King Junior Middle)39.546.9
 7.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Oceanside Unified)36.228.2
 8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Martin Luther King Junior Middle)5248.4
 3.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Oceanside Unified)48.642.3
 6.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Martin Luther King Junior Middle)47.436.1
 11.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Oceanside Unified)40.327
 13.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Martin Luther King Junior Middle)30.430.1
 0.4%
   8th Grade Science (Oceanside Unified)28.625.3
 3.4%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13901182
 15%
African American6550
 23.1%
American Indian54
 20%
Asian10785
 20.6%
Hispanic735624
 15.1%
Pacific Islander3836
 5.3%
White350263
 24.9%
Two or More Races90116
 28.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients53.7%63%
 9.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Martin Luther King Junior Middle ranks 877th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Martin Luther King Junior Middle usually go on to attend El Camino High

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,142 students attended Martin Luther King Junior Middle.

Students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle are 54% Hispanic, 19% White, 11% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 4% African American, 4% Pacific Islander.


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