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Martin Luther King Elementary

Q: Is Martin Luther King Elementary a good school?

Martin Luther King Elementary ranks 2826 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2826^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of California elementary schools

Summary

Martin Luther King Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 336 students in the Compton Unified district, located in a high-need community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school is a compelling story of improvement, having climbed from a very low state ranking seven years ago to an average one today. Its most remarkable success is in getting students to school regularly, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.7%—less than half the district average and a dramatic drop from previous years. Martin Luther King Elementary also excels in supporting specific groups of students, ranking in the 83rd percentile statewide for its effectiveness with Special Education students and consistently performing well for its Hispanic students. The school spends more per student than most other nearby Compton Unified schools, which may help fund these specialized services.

Academically, the school's test scores are around average for English and Math but show a significant need for improvement in Science. When compared to nearby schools, Ronald E. McNair Elementary outperforms it in most subjects and has even lower absenteeism, while the nearby charter school, ISANA Achernar Academy, performs worse. The school's steady upward trajectory and its standout successes in attendance and specialized support suggest it is a school on a positive path, building a strong foundation for continued student growth.

336

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,546

Per pupil spending ?

91.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2270 East 122nd St.
Compton, CA 90222-1304

(310) 898-6430

District: Compton Unified

Students who attend Martin Luther King Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bunche Middle
High:	Centennial High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.7%

African American:

17.6%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2013 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 21 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg41%

California avg41%

2,826^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Compton Unified

634^th of 1,543Compton 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	46.1	2826 of 5857	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.3	3574 of 5869	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	3425 of 5859	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3907 of 5883	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	4362 of 5789	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	5153 of 5662	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	5126 of 5692	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.8	4812 of 5614	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	4722 of 5611	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.2	3952 of 5530	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.4	4482 of 5390	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.4	4883 of 5377	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.4	4940 of 5314	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.9	5084 of 5193	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.4	5092 of 5113	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.9	5014 of 5113	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.7	4648 of 4818	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.0	4257 of 4822	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.3	4465 of 4809	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.2	373 of 593	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.2	201 of 661	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.7	434 of 663	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	465 of 747	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	573 of 700	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.0	1858 of 2227	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1785 of 2585	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1874 of 2128	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.6	1774 of 3162	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	1280 of 3245	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	981 of 3311	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	31.5	2377 of 3275	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	2800 of 3246	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	2460 of 5597	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.5	3840 of 5612	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	4426 of 5609	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	4285 of 5635	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4514 of 5492	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	4846 of 5413	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	1559 of 5107	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	1899 of 5107	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	1893 of 5087	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	2526 of 5084	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	2827 of 4963	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	3961 of 4830	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	1886 of 5460	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	2846 of 5517	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	2348 of 5363	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	2945 of 5264	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	3415 of 5173	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.5	4360 of 5084	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	3196 of 5628	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	3499 of 5643	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	2433 of 5638	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	3294 of 5663	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	3752 of 5510	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.5	4927 of 5431	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	472 of 2847	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	40.5	1296 of 2635	50.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-9 vs school

African American (2024)37th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science12%-21 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 (2025)
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 (2025)	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 Elementary	Public	K-6	2270 East 122nd St.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6430	336	14	24.0	91.1%	0 (0.0%)	59 (17.6%)	271 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	46.1	2826^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.8%		34.3	3574^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.1%	748	11.8		11.8	49.1	50.0	37.3	55.6			47.0	47.4	41.3	25.5	37.0			38.1							$20,546	$15,604	$4,942
Anderson Elementary	Public	K-8	2210 East 130th St.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6110	451	18	25.1	90.9%	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.8%)	410 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	52.7	2453^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	58.1%		45.3	2845^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.5%	392	7.8	27.3	14.4	58.0	57.7	41.3	43.8	92.3	60.6	55.9	70.0	61.5	20.6	34.4	61.5	36.4	46.5	96.0						$18,826	$14,142	$4,684
ISANA Achernar Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	310 East El Segundo Blvd.	Compton	90010	Los Angeles County	ISANA Achernar Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 764-1234	407	19	21.2	93.9%	0 (0.0%)	124 (30.5%)	272 (66.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	12.1	5494^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.2%		16.3	5186^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.6%	308	8.5	25.6	16.7	7.1	9.1	34.0	19.6	55.1	67.4	33.5	7.1	9.1	23.4	6.5	44.9	32.6	21.5
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-8	2508 East 133rd St.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6190	642	24	27.2	86.9%	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.4%)	613 (95.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	53.8	2379^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.4%		49	2608^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.6%	229	22.0	36.4	28.4	61.6	49.4	42.7	50.8	43.2	82.1	54.3	82.9	32.1	23.2	40.6	50.0	59.7	47.5	97.3	97.3	97.3		97.3		$16,460	$12,124	$4,336
Ritter Elementary	Public	K-5	11108 Watts Ave.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-2478	307	14	21.9	97.4%	3 (1.0%)	36 (11.7%)	249 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	48.6	2669^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.4%		33.2	3660^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.6%	991	20.8		20.8	55.3	39.5	35.4				43.6	51.1	50.0	33.3				44.4	92.3	95.4		95.4	93.9	95.4	$39,916	$37,542	$2,374
Grape Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1940 East 111th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-5941	333	19	17.5	97.9%	2 (0.6%)	66 (19.8%)	259 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	27.1	4211^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.1%		18.5	4983^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.1%	772	12.3		12.3	25.6	29.9	35.1				30.5	31.8	30.9	31.6				31.4	84.1	94.2	95.7	87.0	85.5	89.9	$49,294	$45,048	$4,246
Lindbergh Elementary	Public	K-6	3300 Cedar Ave.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1521	552	23	24.0	91.1%	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.9%)	504 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	29.9	3972^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.2%		34.2	3596^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.7%	376	14.9		14.9	34.7	38.9	34.3	37.5			36.5	36.1	36.7	10.3	18.2			26.4	93.0	96.5		95.4	95.4	96.5	$18,564	$15,704	$2,860
Ronald E. McNair Elementary	Public	K-6	1450 West El Segundo Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6330	358	15	23.8	88.5%	2 (0.6%)	84 (23.5%)	260 (72.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	72.2	1510^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.2%		61.9	1985^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.2%	475	38.2		38.2	80.4	55.3	50.0	41.9			58.4	86.5	44.7	44.1	55.8			60.5							$20,220	$15,236	$4,984
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	11031 State St.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1518	328	13	25.2	95.4%	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	321 (97.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.5	4092^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		29.3	3990^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.0%	102	21.3		21.3	28.3	27.3	45.8	36.6			34.4	30.2	31.8	20.8	19.5			25.8	93.9	97.0		93.9	95.5	95.5	$21,661	$18,918	$2,743
Carver Elementary	Public	K-8	1425 East 120th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6150	293	9	32.5	91.8%	0 (0.0%)	58 (19.8%)	234 (79.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.5	3379^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.3%		48.1	2662^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	54.6%	717	8.6	20.8	13.6	46.2	45.7	22.9	37.5	51.3	50.0	42.1	69.2	31.4	11.4	41.7	48.7	20.8	36.6	89.3	92.9			89.3	92.9	$18,962	$14,206	$4,756

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Martin Luther King Elementary?

Students at Martin Luther King Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 18% African American.

What schools do graduates of Martin Luther King Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Bunche Middle
High : Centennial High

What district is Martin Luther King Elementary in?

Compton Unified

Is Martin Luther King Elementary a good school?

Martin Luther King Elementary ranks 2826^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Martin Luther King Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Martin Luther King Elementary.

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