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Martin Luther King Junior Elementary

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Martin Luther King Junior Elementary ranks 3845 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3845^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of California elementary schools

445

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,552

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1950 Villa Ave.
El Centro, CA 92243-1268

(760) 337-6555

District: El Centro Elementary

Students who attend Martin Luther King Junior Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kennedy Middle
High:	Southwest High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.2%

White:

1.1%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2013 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg34%

California avg41%

3,845^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 10Elementary Schools in the El Centro Elementary

889^th of 1,543El Centro Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	3845 of 5857	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	3568 of 5869	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	3728 of 5859	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	3622 of 5883	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	3124 of 5789	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	3913 of 5662	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.6	2513 of 5692	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.3	2472 of 5614	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.4	2532 of 5611	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.5	2719 of 5530	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	38.6	3350 of 5390	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.4	3055 of 5377	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.3	3086 of 5314	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.6	3142 of 5193	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.0	2996 of 5113	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.0	3430 of 5113	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.9	2727 of 4818	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.4	3456 of 4822	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.6	4052 of 4809	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	62.2	644 of 3162	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	1058 of 3245	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	1384 of 3311	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	1015 of 3275	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	1288 of 3246	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	3874 of 5597	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	4012 of 5612	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3604 of 5609	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3487 of 5635	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	2924 of 5492	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	3640 of 5413	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	2702 of 5107	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	2479 of 5107	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	2652 of 5087	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	2607 of 5084	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	2203 of 4963	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	2901 of 4830	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	3230 of 5460	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	2868 of 5517	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	2853 of 5363	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	2709 of 5264	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	2207 of 5173	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	2879 of 5084	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	3461 of 5628	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	2989 of 5643	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	3578 of 5638	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	3527 of 5663	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	3138 of 5510	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	3898 of 5431	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)80th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science25%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	1950 Villa Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-6555	445	19	23.4	90.1%	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	437 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.5	3845^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%		34.4	3568^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.2%	277																					25.0		25.0	35.3	27.5	40.0	43.9			37.3	33.3	25.5	16.7	25.8			25.0				$20,552	$1,743	$18,809
Sunflower Elementary	Public	K-6	2450 Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-4890	427	20	21.3	79.2%	10 (2.3%)	3 (0.7%)	405 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	42.9	3014^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.5%		54	2342^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	60.1%	672																					13.6		13.6	72.0	50.0	35.6	51.5			51.6	52.0	33.3	15.3	19.1			28.4				$33,089	$13,476	$19,613
Imperial Valley Home School Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2370 Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 335-5100	131	5	26.2	58.0%	15 (11.5%)	2 (1.5%)	107 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	39.5	3255^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.4%		50.3	2537^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.8%	718																					31.3	12.5	21.9	46.2	46.2	37.5		58.8	25.0	45.9	30.8	38.5	18.8		35.3	12.5	27.1				$62,288	$4,035	$58,253
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	200 North Twelfth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-3060	399	19	21.0	89.0%	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	380 (95.2%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	46.1	2829^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.7%		25.3	4338^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	1509	33.3	50.0	20.0	29.4	32.9	76.2	44.4	70.0	52.9	61.8	33.3	66.7	10.0	52.9	39.5	14.3	55.6	15.0	23.5	26.3	19.1		19.1	42.7	46.2	41.5	43.1			43.4	45.7	34.6	36.6	37.3			39.3	95.7	96.8	96.8	$19,611	$1,707	$17,904
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	1177 North Eighth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-3225	456	18	25.3	87.1%	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	438 (96.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	46.7	2786^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.4%		42.8	3010^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.7%	224																					33.9		33.9	29.0	41.7	50.0	45.1			40.9	42.1	44.1	43.6	27.5			39.1				$18,797	$1,679	$17,118
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	K-6	1525 West Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 353-0140	230	12	19.1	76.5%	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	223 (97.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	46	2830^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.7%		40.7	3144^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.4%	314																					47.5		47.5	30.4	40.0	57.5	35.0			43.2	26.1	25.7	40.0	22.7			30.0				$20,202	$2,452	$17,750
Margaret Hedrick Elementary	Public	K-6	550 South Waterman Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-4750	446	20	22.3	78.5%	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	429 (96.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	23.2	4574^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.9%		20	4863^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.1%	289																					9.8		9.8	23.0	17.9	45.9	45.3			32.8	29.5	16.4	16.4	17.2			19.8				$18,643	$1,674	$16,969
T. L. Waggoner Elementary	Public	K-5	627 Joshua Tree St.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3266	613	28	21.8	58.9%	40 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	565 (92.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	60.2	2058^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.9%		54.6	2311^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.6%	253																					29.0		29.0	51.1	44.2	55.0				50.2	53.4	43.2	54.0				50.2				$16,606	$1,767	$14,839
Harding Elementary	Public	K-6	950 South Seventh St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-4791	601	25	24.0	70.5%	23 (3.8%)	5 (0.8%)	560 (93.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	29.8	3978^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.1%		38.1	3300^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.8%	678	4.2	21.7	0.0	9.5	8.9	33.3	17.4	31.8	23.8	26.7	4.2	34.8	0.0	14.3	13.3	0.0	26.1	0.0	0.0	6.7	19.0		19.0	34.6	33.0	44.3	37.0			37.1	26.6	23.9	27.9	22.4			25.2				$14,924	$1,581	$13,343
De Anza Magnet	Public	K-8	1530 South Waterman Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-9811	504	21	23.9	68.7%	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	479 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	42.9	3013^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.6%		44.5	2897^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.6%	116																					31.1	31.8	31.5	25.9	47.5	57.8	46.2	63.2	58.7	50.3	35.2	28.8	37.8	26.2	41.2	42.9	35.3				$17,505	$1,639	$15,866

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King Junior Elementary

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

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

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

How many students attend Martin Luther King Junior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Martin Luther King Junior Elementary.

What district is Martin Luther King Junior Elementary in?

El Centro Elementary

Is Martin Luther King Junior Elementary a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary ranks 3845^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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