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Martin Luther King High

Public Grades 9-12

1670^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 23% of California high schools

Summary

Martin Luther King High is a very small, alternative high school serving 51 students in grades 9-12 within the highly-ranked Davis Joint Unified district.

This school serves a distinct, high-need population and its performance on standard metrics differs dramatically from other schools in the area. For example, in 2024-2025, 0% of students were proficient in math and 88.1% were chronically absent, compared to 69.63% proficiency and 20.0% absenteeism at Davis Senior High. Its graduation rate (59.5%) is also far below the district's other high schools, which exceed 94%.

Despite these challenges, the school operates with intensive support, featuring the lowest student-teacher ratio (10.9) and highest per-student spending ($32,891) in the region. This highlights its role as an alternative program focused on credit recovery and support for students who have struggled in traditional settings. Its outcomes are similar to other alternative schools like Cesar Chavez Community, suggesting the challenges are complex and not easily solved by resources alone.

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,370

Per pupil spending ?

62.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

635 B St.
Davis, CA 95616-3853

(530) 757-5425

District: Davis Joint Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.2%

Hispanic:

35.3%

African American:

9.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2013 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (60% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg65%

California avg41%

1,670^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Davis Joint Unified

202^nd of 1,543Davis Joint 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	21.1	1670 of 2162	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	2050 of 2159	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	1687 of 2170	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	1703 of 2123	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1548 of 2133	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	1293 of 2017	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.6	1542 of 2021	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.5	1477 of 2039	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.9	1378 of 1994	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	6.8	2158 of 2426	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.0	1982 of 2354	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	6.0	2139 of 2367	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.0	1945 of 2281	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.6	1077 of 2238	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	4.8	1953 of 2117	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.5	1569 of 2063	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.0	1638 of 1653	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	1801 of 1906	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	1706 of 2013	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1426 of 1937	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	10.5	1755 of 1880	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2019)7th percentile-21 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science25%-8 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy13%-35 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 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)				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	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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Martin Luther King High	Public	9-12	635 B St.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5425	51	5	10.9	62.7%	20 (39.2%)	5 (9.8%)	18 (35.3%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	5 (9.8%)	21.1	1670^th of 2162 public high schools	22.8%		10.3	2050^th of 2159 public high schools	5.0%	380		25.0		25.0			13.3	13.3			0.0	0.0	$41,370	$35,974	$5,396
Davis Senior High	Public	10-12	315 West 14th St.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5400	1,755	77	22.8	31.1%	738 (42.1%)	54 (3.1%)	421 (24.0%)	368 (21.0%)	4 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	150 (8.5%)	97.3	47^th of 2162 public high schools	97.8%		95	110^th of 2159 public high schools	94.9%	63		72.6		72.6			85.6	85.6			69.6	69.6	$17,540	$16,586	$954
Da Vinci Charter Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1400 East Eighth St.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-7154	562	31	18.3	24.7%	315 (56.0%)	14 (2.5%)	121 (21.5%)	40 (7.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (9.8%)	93.9	123^rd of 2162 public high schools	94.3%		90.1	220^th of 2159 public high schools	89.8%	97	68.3	60.0		64.7	81.2	67.0	81.0	76.0	66.0	54.4	55.7	58.8	$28,770	$27,892	$878
Pioneer High	Public	9-12	1400 Pioneer Ave.	Woodland	95776	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 406-1148	1,582	78	20.2	71.1%	220 (13.9%)	25 (1.6%)	1,080 (68.3%)	172 (10.9%)	11 (0.7%)	10 (0.6%)	58 (3.7%)	51.7	1000^th of 2162 public high schools	53.7%		49.4	1014^th of 2159 public high schools	53.0%	14		27.1	27.3	27.1			52.8	52.8			22.7	22.7	$12,649	$11,790	$859
Dan Jacobs	Public	7-12	2880 East Gibson Rd.	Woodland	95776	Yolo County	Yolo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 406-5300	8	1	8.0		1 (12.5%)	1 (12.5%)	5 (62.5%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$55,351	$52,322	$3,029
Dixon Community Day	Public	7-12	295 East C St.	Dixon	95620	Solano County	Dixon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 693-6340	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Maine Prairie High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	200 North Lincoln St.	Dixon	95620	Solano County	Dixon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 693-6340	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	10.9	1973^rd of 2162 public high schools	8.7%		10.2	2059^th of 2159 public high schools	4.6%	86		5.0		12.5			5.0	5.0			5.0	5.0	$53,011	$49,008	$4,003
Dixon High	Public	9-12	555 College Way	Dixon	95620	Solano County	Dixon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 693-6330	990	41	23.9	57.7%	233 (23.5%)	19 (1.9%)	618 (62.4%)	37 (3.7%)	8 (0.8%)	9 (0.9%)	64 (6.5%)	53.3	965^th of 2162 public high schools	55.4%		47.3	1074^th of 2159 public high schools	50.3%	109		30.2		29.7			52.4	52.4			22.5	22.5	$21,515	$20,594	$921
Cesar Chavez Community	Public	7-12	255 West Beamer St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Yolo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 668-3090	47	5	9.4	68.1%	10 (21.3%)	5 (10.6%)	32 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$41,762	$37,516	$4,246
Woodland Senior High	Public	9-12	21 North West St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-4678	1,155	58	19.8	76.6%	174 (15.1%)	11 (1.0%)	874 (75.7%)	34 (2.9%)	8 (0.7%)	7 (0.6%)	45 (3.9%)	36.5	1345^th of 2162 public high schools	37.8%		45.5	1113^th of 2159 public high schools	48.4%	232		19.9	0.0	19.1			45.6	45.6			13.6	13.6	$21,350	$12,774	$8,576

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King High

Is Martin Luther King High a good school?

Martin Luther King High ranks in the bottom 22.8% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Martin Luther King High?

Students at Martin Luther King High are 39% White, 35% Hispanic, 10% African American, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Martin Luther King High in?

Davis Joint Unified

How many students attend Martin Luther King High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 51 students attended Martin Luther King High.

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

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