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Martin Luther King Junior

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Martin Luther King Junior ranks 4089 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4089^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of California elementary schools

Summary

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 357 students in the Sacramento City Unified district, notable for its dramatic and steady academic improvement in recent years.

The school has shown remarkable progress, climbing from a very low state ranking into the 30th percentile, a much stronger upward trajectory than many nearby schools like John D. Sloat Elementary or Caroline Wenzel Elementary. A key driver of this success is a massive reduction in chronic absenteeism, which at 19.2% is now better than the district average and slightly better than the state. This improvement is particularly impressive given the school's per-student funding is lower than several of these lower-performing neighboring schools.

While the school's overall test scores are still catching up, it shows notable strengths in supporting specific groups of students, such as those in special education. There is significant variation in performance between grade levels, indicating room for more consistent instruction. A striking point of comparison is the school's close proximity to the high-performing Matsuyama Elementary, highlighting how school-level practices can lead to different outcomes even in similar areas. Martin Luther King Junior is clearly a school on the rise, demonstrating that focused effort can yield significant positive change.

357

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,683

Per pupil spending ?

61.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

480 Little River Way
Sacramento, CA 95831-3711

(916) 395-4645

District: Sacramento City Unified

Students who attend Martin Luther King Junior usually attend:

Middle:	Sam Brannan Middle
High:	John F. Kennedy High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.4%

African American:

17.9%

Asian:

16.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2013 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg34%

California avg41%

4,089^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 49Elementary Schools in the Sacramento City Unified

982^nd of 1,543Sacramento City 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	4089 of 5857	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	4329 of 5869	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	4619 of 5859	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	5329 of 5883	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	4880 of 5789	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	4700 of 5662	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.4	4996 of 5692	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.1	4793 of 5614	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.2	4307 of 5611	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.0	4401 of 5530	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.2	4071 of 5390	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.5	4160 of 5377	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.6	3267 of 5314	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.5	1942 of 5193	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.5	1783 of 5113	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.2	1451 of 5113	71.6%	★★★★☆
2006	73.0	1217 of 4818	74.7%	★★★★☆
2005	70.8	1299 of 4822	73.1%	★★★★☆
2004	68.3	1356 of 4809	71.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	379 of 569	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	362 of 593	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	481 of 661	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	446 of 663	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	508 of 747	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.3	220 of 700	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.2	2198 of 2227	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	2155 of 2585	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	1069 of 2128	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	3426 of 5597	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	3261 of 5612	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	4195 of 5609	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	4894 of 5635	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	4721 of 5492	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	4579 of 5413	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	3220 of 5107	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	3278 of 5107	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	4365 of 5087	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	4423 of 5084	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	3735 of 4963	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	4368 of 4830	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	4283 of 5460	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	3894 of 5517	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	4396 of 5363	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	4846 of 5264	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	4141 of 5173	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	4226 of 5084	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	4017 of 5628	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4397 of 5643	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	4487 of 5638	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	5201 of 5663	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	4629 of 5510	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	4250 of 5431	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	1641 of 2847	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.5	1542 of 2740	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1653 of 2715	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	1611 of 2480	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.3	1669 of 2508	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.5	1446 of 2497	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.1	1237 of 2477	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	34.9	1565 of 2379	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.2	1631 of 2259	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.2	1667 of 2236	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.7	1398 of 2179	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.9	664 of 2063	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.5	891 of 2005	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.1	831 of 1999	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	32.8	1194 of 1804	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.0	839 of 1777	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.0	605 of 1769	65.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	66.6	176 of 643	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	86 of 600	85.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.2	1492 of 2509	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	1263 of 2380	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	1236 of 2262	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.5	953 of 2359	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	1457 of 2213	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1801 of 2072	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.7	1630 of 2458	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	1127 of 2369	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	1207 of 2230	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.5	1356 of 2527	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1718 of 2407	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1704 of 2273	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

African American (2019)73rd percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2022)60th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2022)46th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2022)41st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)34th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-17 vs state

Mathematics27%-11 vs state

Science25%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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	Public	K-6	480 Little River Way	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4645	357	17	21.0	61.9%	53 (14.8%)	64 (17.9%)	137 (38.4%)	60 (16.8%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	37 (10.4%)	28.6	4089^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.2%		25.4	4329^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.2%	240	24.6		24.6	33.3	25.0	37.7	25.0			31.4	46.2	18.9	23.0	19.4			26.6							$22,683	$3,800	$18,883
Matsuyama Elementary	Public	K-6	7680 Windbridge Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4650	435	19	22.8	43.7%	56 (12.9%)	55 (12.6%)	140 (32.2%)	95 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	80 (18.4%)	82.2	1064^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.8%		76.8	1295^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.9%	231	55.6		55.6	66.2	58.1	72.6	50.8			62.1	67.6	67.2	60.3	50.0			61.5							$21,522	$4,152	$17,370
Yav Pem Suab Academy - Preparing for the Future Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	7555 South Land Park Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Yav Pem Suab Academy - Preparing for the Future Charter Dis	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 433-5057	480	22	21.8	60.6%	5 (1.0%)	23 (4.8%)	88 (18.3%)	336 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	40.9	3155^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.1%		31.6	3806^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.2%	651	15.4		15.4	60.3	34.9	26.2	50.0			42.6	55.2	27.0	20.0	34.3			33.6							$13,205	$2,396	$10,809
Caroline Wenzel Elementary	Public	K-6	6870 Greenhaven Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4525	211	10	20.7	77.7%	17 (8.1%)	65 (30.8%)	74 (35.1%)	26 (12.3%)	4 (1.9%)	9 (4.3%)	16 (7.6%)	12.6	5459^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.8%		10.4	5670^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.4%	211	19.1		19.1	4.8	25.0	27.3	20.7			20.0	4.6	14.3	13.6	10.3			10.9	89.7			89.7		93.1	$24,055	$4,952	$19,103
Genevieve Didion	Public	K-8	6490 Harmon Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4575	609	27	22.9	29.2%	129 (21.2%)	14 (2.3%)	160 (26.3%)	176 (28.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	123 (20.2%)	92.4	518^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.2%		94.2	413^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.0%	105	53.4	50.0	52.0	76.1	72.2	74.0	89.4	74.1	69.1	76.0	79.1	66.7	63.0	86.4	52.7	65.5	69.3							$19,479	$3,176	$16,303
Sol Aureus College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	6620 Gloria Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sol Aureus College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 421-0600	316	20	15.8	51.3%	22 (7.0%)	118 (37.3%)	117 (37.0%)	36 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.6%)	43	3006^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.7%		43	2993^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.0%	13	24.4	34.6	28.4	38.5	47.1	42.5	42.1	69.2	61.5	50.3	60.0	35.3	22.0	31.6	32.4	60.0	37.5
Pony Express Elementary	Public	K-6	1250 56th Ave.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4690	360	15	23.9	54.7%	36 (10.0%)	27 (7.5%)	156 (43.3%)	92 (25.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	39 (10.8%)	60.2	2062^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.8%		58.7	2119^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.9%	57	46.4		46.4	37.2	35.2	58.9	70.8			50.8	37.2	33.3	43.6	66.0			44.7							$22,646	$3,772	$18,874
John D. Sloat Elementary	Public	K-6	7525 Candlewood Way	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4620	218	10	21.6	83.9%	10 (4.6%)	38 (17.4%)	96 (44.0%)	59 (27.1%)	3 (1.4%)	6 (2.8%)	6 (2.8%)	10.9	5573^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.8%		11.2	5609^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.4%	36	5.1		5.1	4.2	5.9	15.4	37.0			16.8	8.3	0.0	12.8	14.8			10.3	90.0	92.5			90.0		$24,724	$3,437	$21,287
Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired	Public	K-8	6251 13th St.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4510	476	21	22.7	27.3%	253 (53.2%)	19 (4.0%)	122 (25.6%)	23 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.0%)	33.9	3654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%		39.4	3213^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.3%	441	28.6	29.2	28.9	21.3	39.6	28.6	56.1	45.8	43.8	39.5	2.1	29.2	10.7	43.9	35.4	16.7	23.4	95.8		97.2		97.2		$22,340	$3,450	$18,890
John Bidwell Elementary	Public	K-6	1730 65th Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4610	262	11	23.3	76.7%	22 (8.4%)	42 (16.0%)	123 (46.9%)	50 (19.1%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	17 (6.5%)	36.4	3450^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.1%		22	4671^st of 5869 public elementary schools	20.4%	1221	7.4		7.4	22.6	67.5	26.9	42.3			42.3	38.7	32.5	3.7	37.0			28.8	75.0	90.0	85.0	92.5	85.0	92.5	$22,064	$3,961	$18,103

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King Junior

What is the racial makeup of Martin Luther King Junior?

Students at Martin Luther King Junior are 38% Hispanic, 18% African American, 17% Asian, 15% White, 10% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Martin Luther King Junior attend?

Students who attend Martin Luther King Junior usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sam Brannan Middle
High : John F. Kennedy High

How many students attend Martin Luther King Junior?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Martin Luther King Junior.

Is Martin Luther King Junior a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior ranks 4089^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Martin Luther King Junior in?

Sacramento City Unified

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