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Martin Luther King Junior Elementary

Q: Is Martin Luther King Junior Elementary a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.1% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Martin Luther King Junior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Martin Luther King Junior Elementary.

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

Students at Martin Luther King Junior Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 23% African American, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% White.

Public Grades K-6

5851^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of California elementary schools

Summary

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 375 students in a high-need community within the West Contra Costa Unified district, where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking among the very lowest in the state with only 6% of students proficient in English and 3% in math, which is dramatically lower than nearby schools like Mira Vista Elementary (41% English, 33% math) and Michelle Obama Elementary (20% English, 24% math). Chronic absenteeism, at over 40%, is more than double the state average and correlates with these low scores, though the school spends more per pupil than several of its better-performing neighbors.

The school's struggles are shared by the very close Stege Elementary, suggesting neighborhood-wide factors, yet the success of Richmond College Preparatory—a charter school with similar student demographics but much higher achievement—indicates improvement is possible with different approaches and resources.

375

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,264

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4022 Florida Ave.
Richmond, CA 94804-3398

(510) 231-1403

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Students who attend Martin Luther King Junior Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lovonya DeJean Middle
High:	John F. Kennedy High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.8%

African American:

22.9%

Asian:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2013 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (4% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school4%

District avg28%

California avg41%

5,851^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 37Elementary Schools in the West Contra Costa Unified

1110^th of 1,543West Contra Costa Unified 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	4.1	5851 of 5857	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	5849 of 5869	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	5841 of 5859	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	5840 of 5883	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	5777 of 5789	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	5654 of 5662	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.9	5669 of 5692	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	5473 of 5614	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	5521 of 5611	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.2	5472 of 5530	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.1	5337 of 5390	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.1	5273 of 5377	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.3	5099 of 5314	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.6	5118 of 5193	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.6	4843 of 5113	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.6	4090 of 5113	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.7	4155 of 4818	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.7	3067 of 4822	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	8.1	4746 of 4809	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	549 of 569	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	570 of 593	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	660 of 661	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	659 of 663	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	734 of 747	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	695 of 700	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.2	3023 of 3162	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	3180 of 3245	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	3002 of 3311	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	3136 of 3275	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	3198 of 3246	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	5596 of 5597	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	5601 of 5612	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	5596 of 5609	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	5621 of 5635	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	5479 of 5492	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	5397 of 5413	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	5095 of 5107	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	5091 of 5107	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	5049 of 5087	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	5015 of 5084	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	4950 of 4963	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	4823 of 4830	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	5450 of 5460	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	5497 of 5517	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	5345 of 5363	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	5213 of 5264	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	5157 of 5173	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	5080 of 5084	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	5622 of 5628	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	5596 of 5643	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	5615 of 5638	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	5574 of 5663	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	5503 of 5510	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	5431 of 5431	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)4th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy6%-43 vs state

Mathematics3%-34 vs state

Science2%-31 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)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella 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	4022 Florida Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1403	375	17	22.0	90.1%	10 (2.7%)	86 (22.9%)	228 (60.8%)	25 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.4%)	4.1	5851^st of 5857 public elementary schools	0.1%		5.8	5849^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.3%	2																	1.8		1.8	11.9	5.2	5.5	3.5			6.1	7.1	3.4	1.8	0.0			2.8	69.8	86.8	86.8	84.9	83.0	86.8	$7,264	$2,171	$5,093
Stege Elementary	Public	K-6	101 35th St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1425	225	12	18.1	77.3%	21 (9.3%)	73 (32.4%)	94 (41.8%)	22 (9.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	4.9	5839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.3%		8	5777^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.6%	62																	3.5		3.5	9.1	9.5	3.6	15.8			8.9	4.4	4.8	0.0	4.6			3.2	90.6	93.8	93.8	93.8	90.6	93.8	$8,343	$1,548	$6,795
Voices College-Bound Language Academy at W. Contra Costa County	Public, Charter	K-8	201 28th St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Voices College-Bound Lang Academy @ W. Contra Costa County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 480-0540	343	10	34.3	81.0%	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	333 (97.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10.3	5615^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.1%		16.7	5151^st of 5869 public elementary schools	12.2%	464																	7.7		8.7	17.0	15.0	19.4	22.0			18.4	18.2	10.0	2.6	17.1			12.6	94.0			94.0		96.0	$354	$00	$354
Michelle Obama Elementary	Public	K-6	629 42nd st	Richmond	94805	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1456	431	19	22.3	77.7%	28 (6.5%)	30 (7.0%)	305 (70.8%)	40 (9.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.6%)	19	4922^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.0%		21.8	4700^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.9%	222																	14.3		14.3	14.1	33.3	18.2	13.7			19.8	22.7	42.4	19.6	9.4			23.9							$6,531	$1,878	$4,653
Coronado Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 Maine Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1419	307	15	20.4	63.2%	9 (2.9%)	50 (16.3%)	227 (73.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.2%)	7.1	5774^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.4%		6.6	5824^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.8%	50	5.0			5.0	60.0			60.0	10.0			10.0	5.0			5.0	2.6		2.6	0.0	10.2	7.7	18.2			9.1	18.6	14.6	2.5	9.1			11.4	95.2						$6,731	$1,524	$5,207
Grant Elementary	Public	K-6	2400 Downer Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1422	551	26	21.1	73.7%	23 (4.2%)	23 (4.2%)	470 (85.3%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	4.7	5844^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.2%		6.1	5837^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.5%	7	4.8	16.0	4.0	7.6	42.9	16.0	32.0	32.6	7.1	16.0	0.0	7.6	2.4	16.7	0.0	5.5	5.2		5.2	4.8	5.0	8.0	10.6			6.7	9.0	5.1	2.6	2.3			5.2	90.0			93.0	95.0		$6,192	$1,715	$4,477
Mira Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	6397 Hazel Ave.	Richmond	94805	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1416	510	25	20.6	57.3%	121 (23.7%)	52 (10.2%)	208 (40.8%)	55 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (13.5%)	36.9	3411^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.8%		44.5	2896^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.7%	515																	25.0	25.9	25.3	35.3	35.1	34.9	53.7	51.7	48.2	40.9	32.4	26.8	22.2	46.3	44.8	40.7	33.1	96.8			96.8			$6,338	$1,808	$4,530
Richmond College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	214 South 11th St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Richmond College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 235-2066	560	16	36.1	86.4%	1 (0.2%)	79 (14.1%)	449 (80.2%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	17 (3.0%)	63.8	1890^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.7%		71.4	1532^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.9%	358																	25.8	23.5	24.8	39.7	58.1	48.4	52.5	59.7	52.9	51.9	55.2	53.2	61.3	49.2	35.1	46.0	50.3							$18,379	$814	$17,565
Nystrom Elementary	Public	K-6	230 Harbour Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1406	415	18	23.0	77.3%	10 (2.4%)	71 (17.1%)	302 (72.8%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.4%)	17	5103^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.9%		16.7	5149^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.3%	46																	5.7		5.7	10.6	20.0	13.0	36.7			20.0	26.5	13.2	14.8	32.0			21.4							$5,543	$1,677	$3,866
Riverside Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Amador St.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1409	343	16	21.5	66.8%	21 (6.1%)	46 (13.4%)	205 (59.8%)	48 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	19 (5.5%)	11.3	5550^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.2%		22.8	4599^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.6%	951																	12.2		12.2	6.5	15.0	22.5	23.9			18.1	9.7	16.7	10.2	13.0			12.5							$7,577	$2,123	$5,454

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King Junior Elementary

Is Martin Luther King Junior Elementary a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.1% of California elementary schools.

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

Students at Martin Luther King Junior Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 23% African American, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% 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 : Lovonya DeJean Middle
High : John F. Kennedy High

What district is Martin Luther King Junior Elementary in?

West Contra Costa Unified

How many students attend Martin Luther King Junior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Martin Luther King Junior Elementary.

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