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Martin Luther King Junior Middle

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Martin Luther King Junior Middle ranks 1516 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1516^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 45% of California middle schools

Summary

Martin Luther King Junior Middle is a public school serving about 670 students in grades 7 and 8 in the Hayward Unified school district, where it stands out as the highest-performing middle school despite serving a community with significant economic need.

While the school's test scores are below the state average, they are the best within Hayward Unified, with 40.8% of students proficient in English, 26.1% in math, and 27.0% in science, outperforming nearby schools like Bret Harte Middle and Cesar Chavez Middle. A major strength is its low chronic absenteeism rate of 17.3%, which is the best in the district and better than the state average, showing strong success in re-engaging students after the pandemic. The school also shows notable effectiveness in supporting students from low-income families and has achieved this with lower per-student spending than some district peers, suggesting efficient use of resources.

However, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, and like all schools in Hayward Unified, it ranks significantly below middle schools in neighboring districts such as Castro Valley Unified (home to Creekside Middle) and New Haven Unified. This highlights a district-wide challenge, as even the highest-performing Hayward school trails counterparts in similar communities, indicating that factors beyond individual school control, like district-wide policies or funding, may influence outcomes.

669

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,963

Per pupil spending ?

82.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26890 Holly Hill Ave.
Hayward, CA 94540-3500

(510) 723-3120

District: Hayward Unified

Feeder schools for Martin Luther King Junior Middle:

Elementary:	Eldridge Elementary
	Glassbrook Elementary
	Schafer Park Elementary
	Southgate Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.5%

Asian:

16.7%

African American:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2013 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hayward Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg25%

California avg41%

1,516^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Middle Schools in the Hayward Unified

1268^th of 1,543Hayward 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	39.1	1516 of 2761	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	1449 of 2783	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	1245 of 2781	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	1280 of 2740	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	1121 of 2715	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	1077 of 2480	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.3	1068 of 2508	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.7	1050 of 2497	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.3	1047 of 2477	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.9	1294 of 2379	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.0	1530 of 2259	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.8	1258 of 2236	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.1	1131 of 2179	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.6	1399 of 2063	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.1	1092 of 2005	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.9	1173 of 1999	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.0	1067 of 1804	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.9	1179 of 1777	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.5	1146 of 1769	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	124 of 609	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	113 of 627	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	47.3	283 of 613	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	233 of 637	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.3	97 of 643	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	179 of 600	70.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	541 of 739	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	648 of 743	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	528 of 715	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	509 of 733	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	549 of 745	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	573 of 700	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.7	835 of 1531	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	623 of 1491	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.0	850 of 1369	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.6	711 of 1478	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.7	1411 of 1521	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	990 of 1540	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1035 of 1442	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	744 of 1364	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	1376 of 2533	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	1364 of 2551	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	1270 of 2531	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	1209 of 2509	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	1153 of 2380	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	1192 of 2262	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	1410 of 2395	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	1160 of 2388	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	893 of 2374	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	1037 of 2359	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	727 of 2213	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	692 of 2072	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	1175 of 2542	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	1083 of 2579	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	724 of 2531	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	53.3	922 of 2458	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	606 of 2369	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	702 of 2230	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	1480 of 2534	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	1347 of 2552	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	1039 of 2538	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	1139 of 2527	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	949 of 2407	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	875 of 2273	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	22 of 95	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	4 of 94	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	1 of 86	98.8%	★★★★★

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	5 of 13	61.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	5 of 12	58.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	3 of 15	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	33.1	15 of 19	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.6	8 of 11	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	580 of 1566	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.7	936 of 1552	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	687 of 1531	55.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)80th percentile+35 vs school

Migrant (2025)77th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+18 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)62nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Science27%-6 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, April 25, 2011

the only thing I would say is if they loose a book they should be able to get another one to at least do their homework with and have a payment plan for the lost or stolen books? They need their education! Close Quote

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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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	7-8	26890 Holly Hill Ave.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3120	669	30	22.4	82.8%	12 (1.8%)	35 (5.2%)	458 (68.5%)	112 (16.7%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.9%)	23 (3.4%)	39.1	1516^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.1%		40.3	1449^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.9%	67		27.0	27.0			40.3	41.3	40.8			25.3	26.8	26.1	$31,963	$29,916	$2,047
Anthony W. Ochoa Middle	Public	7-8	2121 Depot Rd.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3130	405	20	19.8	76.0%	12 (3.0%)	20 (4.9%)	245 (60.5%)	88 (21.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	24 (5.9%)	31.2	1790^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.2%		30.3	1799^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.4%	9		20.3	20.3			35.0	31.8	33.3			25.1	26.9	26.1	$34,314	$32,508	$1,806
Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	7-8	27845 Whitman Rd.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3110	453	25	18.0	84.1%	11 (2.4%)	17 (3.8%)	333 (73.5%)	73 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	12 (2.6%)	12.7	2528^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.4%		9.4	2684^th of 2783 public middle schools	3.6%	156		10.8	10.8			20.3	21.8	21.0			7.4	13.0	10.1	$37,690	$34,486	$3,204
Winton Middle	Public	7-8	119 Winton Ave.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3140	582	25	23.6	86.4%	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.5%)	448 (77.0%)	50 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	28 (4.8%)	23.6	2071^st of 2761 public middle schools	25.0%		20.8	2227^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.0%	156		19.5	19.5			29.1	32.7	30.7			16.9	19.0	17.9	$28,124	$25,924	$2,200
Bret Harte Middle	Public	7-8	1047 E St.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3100	465	21	21.9	76.6%	27 (5.8%)	79 (17.0%)	259 (55.7%)	43 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	41 (8.8%)	30.5	1811^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.4%		35	1624^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.6%	187		25.3	25.3			39.2	31.7	35.5			20.3	20.1	20.2	$34,449	$31,668	$2,781
Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle	Public	6-8	31604 Alvarado Blvd.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 489-0700	1,097	48	22.7	53.5%	67 (6.1%)	37 (3.4%)	210 (19.1%)	683 (62.3%)	5 (0.5%)	22 (2.0%)	73 (6.7%)	70.2	670^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.7%		71.4	664^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.1%	6		38.4	38.4		54.0	59.3	56.1	56.4		49.3	42.5	43.4	45.1	$20,906	$20,268	$638
Bohannon Middle	Public	6-8	800 Bockman Rd.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-3800	606	25	24.1	73.6%	37 (6.1%)	32 (5.3%)	416 (68.6%)	92 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	17 (2.8%)	27.4	1913^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.7%		30	1816^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.7%	97		13.2	13.2		37.6	40.9	34.4	37.6		25.0	19.6	12.0	18.8	$20,828	$18,432	$2,396
Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	2801 Hop Ranch Rd.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 487-1700	990	44	22.3	74.1%	52 (5.3%)	37 (3.7%)	576 (58.2%)	261 (26.4%)	11 (1.1%)	8 (0.8%)	43 (4.3%)	31	1796^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.0%		34.8	1639^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.1%	157		22.6	22.6		30.1	38.1	37.4	35.5		25.4	23.8	20.3	23.0	$23,420	$22,650	$770
KIPP Summit Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	2005 Via Barrett	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	KIPP Summit Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 258-0106	427	21	20.6	75.6%	9 (2.1%)	13 (3.0%)	159 (37.2%)	240 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	94.7	162^nd of 2761 public middle schools	94.1%		93.2	206^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.6%	44	68.5	66.7	67.6	83.3	75.7	92.1	81.9	83.1	73.2	68.2	61.8	58.1	65.4
Edendale Middle	Public	6-8	16160 Ashland Ave.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-5100	483	25	19.6	85.1%	11 (2.3%)	76 (15.7%)	308 (63.8%)	57 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	22 (4.6%)	8.3	2661^st of 2761 public middle schools	3.6%		8.9	2700^th of 2783 public middle schools	3.0%	39		6.9	6.9		18.5	6.3	13.5	12.7		14.0	3.4	4.0	6.8	$22,740	$20,314	$2,426

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Is Martin Luther King Junior Middle a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior Middle ranks 1516^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Martin Luther King Junior Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 669 students attended Martin Luther King Junior Middle.

What district is Martin Luther King Junior Middle in?

Hayward Unified

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

Students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle are 68% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

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