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Martin Luther King Junior Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5540^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of California elementary schools

Summary

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 457 students in the Santa Ana Unified district, operating in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools with test scores well below district and state averages, particularly in science. However, it is not the lowest-performing in its immediate area, ranking slightly above nearby Lowell Elementary and Pio Pico Elementary. A notable strength is its management of chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 13.1% that is better than both the district and state averages and outperforms several neighboring schools like Martin R. Heninger Elementary.

The school shows interesting variations, performing relatively better with English Language Learners and having successfully reduced absenteeism post-pandemic. Yet, a concerning academic gap exists between male and female students. While its per-student spending is in the mid-range compared to schools like Monte Vista Elementary and Diamond Elementary, its academic outcomes lag, suggesting a need to examine how resources are used to improve learning.

457

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,586

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 South Graham Ln.
Santa Ana, CA 92703-4726

(714) 972-6000

District: Santa Ana Unified

Students who attend Martin Luther King Junior Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gerald P. Carr Intermediate
High:	Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.0%

Asian:

1.5%

White:

0.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2013 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg26%

California avg41%

5,540^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 34Elementary Schools in the Santa Ana Unified

1254^th of 1,543Santa Ana 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	11.5	5540 of 5857	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	5498 of 5869	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	5287 of 5859	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	5405 of 5883	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	5257 of 5789	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	4942 of 5662	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	5186 of 5692	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.6	5334 of 5614	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.9	5219 of 5611	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	40.5	3289 of 5530	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.9	2505 of 5390	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.1	2718 of 5377	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.3	3090 of 5314	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.8	2437 of 5193	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	37.8	3084 of 5113	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	12.8	4782 of 5113	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.2	4667 of 4818	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.3	4644 of 4822	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.1	4611 of 4809	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.7	2029 of 2227	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	1823 of 2585	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1168 of 2128	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.4	2226 of 3162	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	2240 of 3245	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	2321 of 3311	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	3218 of 3275	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	2626 of 3246	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	5487 of 5597	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	5172 of 5612	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4729 of 5609	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	5086 of 5635	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	5014 of 5492	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	5102 of 5413	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	4796 of 5107	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	4693 of 5107	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	4380 of 5087	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4504 of 5084	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	4326 of 4963	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	3994 of 4830	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	266 of 429	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	324 of 364	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	191 of 335	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	202 of 356	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	5052 of 5460	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	5124 of 5517	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	4647 of 5363	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	4618 of 5264	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	4514 of 5173	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	4192 of 5084	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	4994 of 5628	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	5328 of 5643	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	5296 of 5638	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	5269 of 5663	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	4999 of 5510	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	4307 of 5431	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.7	2261 of 2635	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	2219 of 2420	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)38th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)30th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2024)14th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-29 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

Science8%-25 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)	% 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	% 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-5	1001 South Graham Ln.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6000	457	24	19.0	97.4%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	448 (98.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.5	5540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.4%		12.8	5498^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.3%	42	7.7		7.7	7.7	22.5	25.6				19.5	12.3	19.7	11.0				14.1	96.3					$26,586	$1,133	$25,453
Pio Pico Elementary	Public	K-7	931 West Highland	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-7500	501	22	22.6	94.0%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	498 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.8	5695^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.8%		10.8	5639^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.9%	56	7.6	0.0	6.2	7.1	4.2	25.3	15.0	7.9	5.9	12.8	12.9	18.8	10.1	3.3	5.3	5.9	9.9						$25,440	$1,011	$24,429
Martin Elementary	Public	K-5	939 West Wilshire	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-8000	443	19	23.2	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	437 (98.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.4	4462^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.8%		36.3	3419^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.7%	1043	15.2		15.2	26.9	37.3	31.6				32.1	23.9	29.3	21.5				24.9						$25,416	$1,006	$24,410
Lowell Elementary	Public	K-5	700 South Flower St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6300	426	20	21.3	95.1%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	423 (99.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.3	5668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%		9.6	5698^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.9%	30	6.9		6.9	5.3	16.9	20.6				14.2	19.7	12.7	11.0				14.6						$25,725	$1,281	$24,444
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2116 West Monta Vista Ave.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-5831	348	17	20.4	98.3%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	342 (98.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.2	4568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.0%		27.1	4193^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.6%	375	23.1		23.1	5.6	37.5	43.1				29.0	12.7	25.8	15.4				18.5						$28,066	$1,772	$26,294
George Washington Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 West Santa Ana Blvd.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2000	429	19	22.4	93.2%	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	421 (98.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23.5	4543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.4%		23.2	4560^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.3%	17	16.9		16.9	18.5	40.0	35.5				31.1	22.7	28.6	19.5				23.1						$26,532	$808	$25,724
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	210 West Cubbon	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2900	343	15	22.6	94.2%	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	330 (96.2%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.4	5611^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.2%		18.4	4989^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.0%	622	6.1		6.1	8.5	22.0	12.2				14.8	14.9	20.3	12.2				16.1						$25,336	$773	$24,563
Diamond Elementary	Public	K-5	1450 South Center St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-8100	367	16	22.9	93.7%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	351 (95.6%)	10 (2.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29	4042^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.0%		24	4464^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.9%	422	29.3		29.3	18.0	29.3	42.7				30.9	11.5	24.1	33.3				23.7	97.0					$27,832	$858	$26,974
Carl Harvey Elementary	Public	K-5	1635 South Center St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-6200	268	13	20.5	91.8%	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	263 (98.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.5	5052^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%		17.8	5045^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.0%	7	14.6		14.6	26.0	25.5	26.8				26.1	22.0	10.6	24.4				18.8						$29,903	$1,427	$28,476
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	425 South Sullivan	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6200	468	21	22.2	91.9%	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	444 (94.9%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13.6	5380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.1%		13.6	5427^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.5%	47	11.4		11.4	22.7	26.7	21.4				23.6	13.5	18.7	11.4				14.6	89.8	93.9	91.8	92.9	94.9	$25,794	$1,312	$24,482

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King Junior Elementary

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

Students at Martin Luther King Junior Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Martin Luther King Junior Elementary a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.4% of California elementary schools.

What district is Martin Luther King Junior Elementary in?

Santa Ana Unified

How many students attend Martin Luther King Junior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended 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 : Gerald P. Carr Intermediate
High : Valley High

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