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King City Arts Magnet

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King City Arts Magnet ranks 3914 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3914^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of California elementary schools

Summary

King City Arts Magnet is a public elementary school serving 424 students in grades K-5 within the King City Union district, and it stands out as the highest-performing of the three elementary schools in its district despite serving a student population where 88% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school has shown clear improvement, moving from a 1-star to a 2-star state rating, and it consistently outperforms its district peers, Del Rey Elementary and Santa Lucia Elementary, in English Language Arts and math proficiency. It demonstrates particular strengths in supporting special education students and English Language Learners, who perform at or above the state average. Notably, the school has significantly reduced chronic absenteeism and spends less per student than its district counterparts while achieving better academic results, suggesting its arts magnet program provides a tangible benefit.

When compared to higher-performing schools in neighboring districts, such as Mission Elementary or Bitterwater-Tully Elementary, a key difference is the economic background of the students served, with those schools having far fewer students from low-income families. Within its own challenging district context, King City Arts Magnet's effective support for vulnerable groups and its improving trajectory are positive signs for families.

424

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,297

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

415 Pearl St.
King City, CA 93930-2919

(831) 385-5473

District: King City Union

Students who attend King City Arts Magnet usually attend:

Middle:	Chalone Peaks Middle
High:	King City High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.5%

White:

3.5%

Asian:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 15 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg24%

California avg41%

3,914^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the King City Union

1293^rd of 1,543King City Union 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	30.6	3914 of 5857	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	4475 of 5869	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	4704 of 5859	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	5123 of 5883	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	4523 of 5789	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	4612 of 5662	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.5	4651 of 5692	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	4749 of 5614	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	4845 of 5611	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.8	3981 of 5530	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.0	4845 of 5390	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.6	5229 of 5377	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.5	5206 of 5314	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.1	4421 of 5193	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.6	4429 of 5113	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.9	1270 of 2227	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	2001 of 2585	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	1441 of 2128	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.6	1773 of 3162	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	1629 of 3245	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	2147 of 3311	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	1581 of 3275	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.8	2470 of 3246	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	4490 of 5597	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	5254 of 5612	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4721 of 5609	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	4518 of 5635	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	3824 of 5492	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.3	4431 of 5413	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	2876 of 5107	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	3439 of 5107	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	3841 of 5087	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	4368 of 5084	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	4012 of 4963	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	4065 of 4830	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.9	201 of 364	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	256 of 335	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	306 of 356	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	3482 of 5460	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	3943 of 5517	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	4175 of 5363	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	4634 of 5264	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	3965 of 5173	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	4112 of 5084	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	2951 of 5628	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	3082 of 5643	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	4138 of 5638	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5340 of 5663	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	4833 of 5510	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	4453 of 5431	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	1422 of 2847	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.8	1955 of 2635	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.5	930 of 2420	61.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2024)45th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-11 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

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by a citizen
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

The Superintendents get a rate increase, yet ask the teachers to take a 1.5% pay cut and one school teacher group will loose two months wages this summer going from a 12 to 10 month pay schedule. It is flat out extortion and blackmail to hold the decision of the impasse of the contract over the heads of the teacher. The upper staff need to give back as well! 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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Varicella (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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
King City Arts Magnet	Public	K-5	415 Pearl St.	King City	93930	Monterey County	King City Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-5473	424	19	22.3	88.0%	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	405 (95.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.6	3914^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.2%		23.9	4475^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.8%	561	17.9	17.9	18.8	45.3	47.8		37.4	26.6	32.8	19.4		26.2			$19,297	$3,103	$16,194
Santa Lucia Elementary	Public	K-5	502 Collins St.	King City	93930	Monterey County	King City Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-3246	637	28	22.7	88.5%	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	608 (95.4%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	22.5	4627^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.0%		20	4867^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.1%	240	18.6	18.6	13.8	32.9	40.2		28.9	16.0	29.3	20.6		21.6			$19,441	$2,851	$16,590
Del Rey Elementary	Public	K-5	502 King St.	King City	93930	Monterey County	King City Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-4884	639	29	21.8	83.6%	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	609 (95.3%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	24	4501^st of 5857 public elementary schools	23.2%		20.7	4794^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.3%	293	11.7	11.7	28.9	40.2	26.7		32.1	31.5	28.4	15.8		25.0	98.4	98.4	$19,900	$3,068	$16,832
San Lucas Elementary	Public	K-8	53675 San Benito St.	San Lucas	93954	Monterey County	San Lucas Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 382-4426	72	3	20.8	97.2%	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	5415^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.5%					(n/a)	0.0	20.0			36.4		36.0			0.0		18.0			$28,118	$4,101	$24,017
Oak Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1239 Oak Ave.	Greenfield	93927	Monterey County	Greenfield Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 674-5916	693	31	22.7	86.7%	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	681 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.2	4372^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.4%		24.9	4372^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	25.5%		14.7	14.7	27.0	25.0	24.0	39.2	28.8	39.1	17.3	19.6	32.7	26.8	98.0	98.0	$20,131	$3,128	$17,003
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	250 Apple Ave.	Greenfield	93927	Monterey County	Greenfield Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 674-2412	642	29	22.1	70.2%	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	629 (98.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22.3	4649^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.6%		16.9	5126^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.7%	477	25.3	25.3	23.3	34.8	34.3	21.5	28.4	21.8	23.3	24.0	14.1	20.9			$20,436	$3,243	$17,193
Arroyo Seco Academy	Public	K-6	1226 Apple Ave.	Greenfield	93927	Monterey County	Greenfield Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 674-6080	571	25	22.8	83.5%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	566 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15.7	5209^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.1%		11.5	5583^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	4.9%	374	11.3	11.3	36.4	12.7	16.7	26.4	23.1	27.9	11.5	15.0	12.4	16.6			$21,397	$3,261	$18,136
Mary Chapa Academy	Public	K-6	490 El Camino Real	Greenfield	93927	Monterey County	Greenfield Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 674-5586	686	30	22.8	90.1%	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	674 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25	4393^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.0%		18.7	4959^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.5%	566	10.6	10.6	19.2	26.8	25.9	45.7	29.7	33.0	25.4	9.3	32.7	25.5			$20,946	$3,045	$17,901
Bitterwater-Tully Elementary	Public	K-8	45980 Airline Hwy State Highwa	King City	93930	San Benito County	Bitterwater-Tully Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-5339	35	2	17.5	31.4%	14 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)		25.0					64.7					17.7			$18,668	$1,953	$16,715
San Ardo Elementary	Public	K-8	62428 Center St.	San Ardo	93450	Monterey County	San Ardo Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 627-2520	76	5	15.2	94.7%	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)								(n/a)		5.9		8.3			12.5		16.7			14.6			$29,185	$7,167	$22,018

Frequently Asked Questions about King City Arts Magnet

What schools do graduates of King City Arts Magnet attend?

Students who attend King City Arts Magnet usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chalone Peaks Middle
High : King City High

What is the racial makeup of King City Arts Magnet?

Students at King City Arts Magnet are 96% Hispanic, 4% White.

Is King City Arts Magnet a good school?

King City Arts Magnet ranks 3914^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is King City Arts Magnet in?

King City Union

How many students attend King City Arts Magnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended King City Arts Magnet.

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