Martin Luther King Middle

Public 6-8

 1781 Rose St.
       Berkeley, CA  94703-1048


(510) 644-6280

District: Berkeley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
153rd of 2,798 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,849 Help


Students who attend Martin Luther King Middle usually attend:

High:    Berkeley High

Feeder schools for Martin Luther King Middle:

Elementary:    Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier
    Rosa Parks Environmental Science
    Ruth Acty Elementary
    Thousand Oaks Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  17.6 Help
Number of students:  871

Racial breakdown:

White:
47.8%
Two or more races:
17.2%
Hispanic:
15.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  20.1% Help


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Compare Details Martin Luther King Middle ranks better than 94.5% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the Berkeley Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95. (See more...)
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Compare Details Martin Luther King Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Berkeley Unified School District. Student population at Martin Luther King Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (47.8%), two or more races (17.2%), Hispanic (15.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 20.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Berkeley Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Martin Luther King Middle is 17.6, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Berkeley Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Martin Luther King Middle is $8,849, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Berkeley Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Martin Luther King Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Martin Luther King Middle 153rd of 2798 California public middle schools. (See Martin Luther King Middle in the ranking list.)

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Berkeley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Berkeley Unified 200th of 1560 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Martin Luther King Middle

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Rank History for all students at Martin Luther King Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 62.31 559th 1769 68.4%
2005 59.77 609th 1777 65.7%
2006 58.89 650th 1804 64.0%
2007 62.77 626th 1999 68.7%
2008 65.56 583rd 2005 70.9%
2009 59.21 767th 2063 62.8%
2010 73.27 478th 2179 78.1%
2011 72.45 480th 2236 78.5%
2012 73.53 492nd 2259 78.2%
2013 72.02 537th 2379 77.4%
2015 87.19 289th 2477 88.3%
2016 86.57 300th 2497 88.0%
2017 91.23 217th 2508 91.3%
2018 93.36 168th 2480 93.2%
2019 92.24 211th 2715 92.2%
2022 92.50 210th 2740 92.3%
2023 95.00 152nd 2788 94.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Martin Luther King Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.81 126th 462 72.7%
2019 75.24 130th 554 76.5%
2022 79.81 109th 665 83.6%
2023 87.16 51st 678 92.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Martin Luther King Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.85 132nd 1364 90.3%
2019 64.82 248th 1442 82.8%
2022 79.20 114th 1540 92.6%
2023 68.29 189th 1523 87.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Martin Luther King Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 78.80 183rd 1532 88.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Martin Luther King Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.37 413th 2230 81.5%
2019 72.28 446th 2369 81.2%
2022 64.85 619th 2458 74.8%
2023 72.99 453rd 2535 82.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Martin Luther King Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.49 157th 2262 93.1%
2019 91.57 185th 2380 92.2%
2022 90.10 235th 2509 90.6%
2023 95.48 114th 2535 95.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Martin Luther King Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.71 189th 1369 86.2%
2019 86.58 118th 1491 92.1%
2022 83.56 145th 1531 90.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Martin Luther King Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.24 157th 2273 93.1%
2019 91.83 205th 2407 91.5%
2022 93.16 173rd 2527 93.2%
2023 93.56 162nd 2546 93.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Martin Luther King Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.20 453rd 700 35.3%
2019 29.50 562nd 745 24.6%
2022 50.02 424th 733 42.2%
2023 60.94 321st 717 55.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Martin Luther King Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.81 245th 600 59.2%
2019 49.03 284th 643 55.8%
2022 44.70 307th 637 51.8%
2023 60.69 195th 609 68.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Martin Luther King Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.37 63rd 2072 97.0%
2019 92.57 99th 2213 95.5%
2022 87.57 173rd 2359 92.7%
2023 92.81 108th 2379 95.5%
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Rank History for White students at Martin Luther King Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.03 27th 1496 98.2%
2019 91.75 49th 1602 96.9%
2022 91.64 52nd 1555 96.7%
2023 92.99 27th 1549 98.3%
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Enrollment information for Martin Luther King Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 248 240 56 71 5 n/a n/a 0 620
1989 242 245 55 60 4 n/a n/a 0 606
1990 234 243 52 68 2 n/a n/a 0 599
1991 227 238 51 57 0 n/a n/a 0 573
1992 269 276 71 73 0 n/a n/a 0 689
1993 313 268 88 95 0 n/a n/a 0 764
1994 317 265 84 144 1 n/a n/a 0 811
1995 309 331 80 116 5 n/a n/a 0 841
1996 309 331 80 116 5 n/a n/a 0 841
1997 328 326 71 117 3 n/a n/a 0 845
1998 330 325 100 146 5 n/a n/a 0 906
1999 328 303 88 147 6 n/a n/a 33 905
2000 327 280 80 157 5 n/a n/a 58 907
2001 261 273 63 159 3 n/a n/a 84 843
2002 234 230 66 142 1 n/a n/a 132 805
2003 234 230 66 142 1 n/a n/a 132 805
2004 264 231 81 154 2 n/a n/a 131 863
2005 260 255 68 192 70 n/a n/a 69 914
2006 297 223 72 168 2 n/a n/a 123 885
2007 331 241 81 175 2 n/a n/a 148 978
2008 310 223 82 142 2 n/a n/a 0 759
2009 312 209 79 145 1 1 153 0 900
2010 323 198 85 192 8 0 125 0 931
2011 355 191 88 202 6 0 123 0 965
2012 345 170 96 187 3 0 119 0 920
2013 359 147 92 161 2 3 116 0 880
2014 388 155 75 172 1 5 119 0 915
2015 416 153 83 172 2 6 125 0 957
2016 488 137 81 183 3 4 131 0 1027
2017 509 117 82 156 1 1 156 0 1022
2018 508 113 78 147 1 1 176 0 1024
2019 477 101 74 158 0 1 178 0 989
2020 471 96 81 160 2 1 172 0 983
2021 457 98 79 154 1 1 168 0 958
2022 437 98 92 152 1 2 159 0 941
2023 416 79 88 132 0 5 150 1 871

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 Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 620 31.0 20.0 n/a
1989 606 33.7 17.9 n/a
1990 599 31.4 19.0 n/a
1991 573 30.3 18.9 n/a
1992 689 30.8 22.3 28.9
1993 764 35.9 21.3 28.4
1994 811 38.7 21.0 32.4
1995 841 38.8 21.7 23.2
1996 841 38.8 21.7 23.2
1997 845 41.4 20.4 28.3
1998 906 42.7 21.2 27.7
1999 905 45.7 19.8 23.4
2000 907 51.3 17.7 30.6
2001 843 49.9 16.9 54.3
2002 805 44.9 17.9 39.8
2003 805 44.9 17.9 39.8
2004 863 40.3 21.4 58.1
2005 914 43.2 21.2 40.8
2006 885 44.6 19.8 44.6
2007 978 48.7 20.1 38
2008 759 59.8 12.7 47.8
2009 900 50.9 15.3 40.4
2010 931 54.2 17.1 44.9
2011 965 n/a n/a 45.2
2012 920 49.2 18.6 n/a
2013 880 46.7 18.8 38.6
2014 915 48.6 18.8 41
2015 957 49.0 19.5 35.9
2016 1027 49.0 20.9 35.2
2017 1022 48.7 20.9 26.2
2018 1024 47.0 21.7 27.2
2019 989 45.4 21.7 25.2
2020 983 n/a n/a 23.3
2021 958 48.9 19.5 20.5
2022 941 54.5 17.2 25.6
2023 871 49.4 17.6 20.1

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 Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 620 31.0 20.0 n/a
1989 606 33.7 17.9 n/a
1990 599 31.4 19.0 n/a
1991 573 30.3 18.9 n/a
1992 689 30.8 22.3 28.9
1993 764 35.9 21.3 28.4
1994 811 38.7 21.0 32.4
1995 841 38.8 21.7 23.2
1996 841 38.8 21.7 23.2
1997 845 41.4 20.4 28.3
1998 906 42.7 21.2 27.7
1999 905 45.7 19.8 23.4
2000 907 51.3 17.7 30.6
2001 843 49.9 16.9 54.3
2002 805 44.9 17.9 39.8
2003 805 44.9 17.9 39.8
2004 863 40.3 21.4 58.1
2005 914 43.2 21.2 40.8
2006 885 44.6 19.8 44.6
2007 978 48.7 20.1 38
2008 759 59.8 12.7 47.8
2009 900 50.9 15.3 40.4
2010 931 54.2 17.1 44.9
2011 965 n/a n/a 45.2
2012 920 49.2 18.6 n/a
2013 880 46.7 18.8 38.6
2014 915 48.6 18.8 41
2015 957 49.0 19.5 35.9
2016 1027 49.0 20.9 35.2
2017 1022 48.7 20.9 26.2
2018 1024 47.0 21.7 27.2
2019 989 45.4 21.7 25.2
2020 983 n/a n/a 23.3
2021 958 48.9 19.5 20.5
2022 941 54.5 17.2 25.6
2023 871 49.4 17.6 20.1

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 Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,849

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Martin Luther King Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 211th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 152nd of 2788 Middle schools
 2.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Martin Luther King Middle)67.671.8
 4.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Berkeley Unified)63.667.7
 4.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Martin Luther King Middle)67.169.5
 2.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Berkeley Unified)58.863.4
 4.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Martin Luther King Middle)76.772.9
 3.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Berkeley Unified)68.666.9
 1.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Martin Luther King Middle)72.361.5
 10.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Berkeley Unified)65.857.7
 8.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Martin Luther King Middle)75.478.2
 2.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Berkeley Unified)67.469.9
 2.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Martin Luther King Middle)71.563.1
 8.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Berkeley Unified)6360.6
 2.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Martin Luther King Middle)53.963.1
 9.2%
   8th Grade Science (Berkeley Unified)5152.1
 1.1%
   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 Students989871
 11.9%
African American10179
 21.8%
American Indian00
Asian7488
 18.9%
Hispanic158132
 16.5%
Pacific Islander15
 400%
White477416
 12.8%
Two or More Races178150
 15.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients25.2%20.1%
 5.1%


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Students at Martin Luther King Middle are 48% White, 17% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 9% African American.

Students who attend Martin Luther King Middle usually go on to attend Berkeley High

In the 2022-23 school year, 871 students attended Martin Luther King Middle.

Yes. Martin Luther King Middle ranks in the top 5.5% of California middle schools.


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