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Martin Luther King Junior Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5225^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary is a public K-5 school in the Los Angeles Unified district, serving 278 students in a high-need area where nearly all qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, math, and science far below district and state averages; for example, only about 1 in 4 students are proficient in English, compared to nearly half statewide. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over 36% of students missing too much school, a rate much higher than nearby schools like Birdielee V. Bright Elementary (20.3%). Despite receiving substantial funding of over $32,800 per student—more than many neighboring schools—these resources have not yet translated into stronger academic outcomes.

Comparisons with other local schools show that improvement is possible in similar circumstances. Birdielee V. Bright Elementary achieves much higher proficiency rates with similar student demographics and less funding, while nearby charter schools like New Heights Charter also perform better. For Martin Luther King Junior Elementary, addressing the attendance crisis and learning from the successful strategies of these higher-performing peers could be key steps toward helping all students succeed.

278

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,846

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3989 South Hobart Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90062-1124

(323) 294-0031

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.2%

African American:

15.5%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg39%

California avg41%

5,225^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

476^th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles 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	15.5	5225 of 5857	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	5219 of 5869	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	4785 of 5859	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	4803 of 5883	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	5600 of 5789	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	4983 of 5662	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.0	3915 of 5692	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	14.0	5132 of 5614	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.8	5487 of 5611	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.4	5140 of 5530	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.9	5081 of 5390	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.2	5198 of 5377	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.0	5019 of 5314	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.0	4349 of 5193	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.9	4278 of 5113	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.0	4501 of 5113	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.1	3647 of 4818	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.0	3161 of 4822	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.2	2449 of 4809	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	392 of 569	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	491 of 593	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	352 of 661	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	577 of 663	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	681 of 747	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	612 of 700	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	19.1	2397 of 2585	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1553 of 2128	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.0	2789 of 3162	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	3055 of 3245	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	2298 of 3311	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.8	3231 of 3275	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	3191 of 3246	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	5310 of 5597	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4924 of 5612	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	4207 of 5609	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	5096 of 5635	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	5267 of 5492	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	4890 of 5413	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	4094 of 5107	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	3887 of 5107	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	3495 of 5087	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	3334 of 5084	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.3	4542 of 4963	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	3401 of 4830	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	4706 of 5460	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	4721 of 5517	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	4085 of 5363	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	3825 of 5264	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	5012 of 5173	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	4261 of 5084	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	4675 of 5628	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4843 of 5643	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	4771 of 5638	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	3837 of 5663	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.8	5359 of 5510	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	4710 of 5431	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)31st percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)7th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science7%-26 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 (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	% 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 Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	3989 South Hobart Blvd.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-0031	278	15	19.1	98.9%	3 (1.1%)	43 (15.5%)	223 (80.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	15.5	5225^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.8%		15.9	5219^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.1%	6	7.0		7.0	13.6	28.6	28.1				24.0	22.2	22.5	15.8				19.9	82.4	91.2	94.1	85.3	91.2	91.2	$32,846	$7,682	$25,164
New Heights Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2202 West Martin Luther King J	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	New Heights Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 508-0155	394	20	19.7	87.6%	3 (0.8%)	90 (22.8%)	296 (75.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39.7	3243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.6%		42.7	3020^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.5%	223	23.1	15.7	18.9	35.1	37.2	34.2	47.2	63.5	51.0	46.0	43.2	40.0	25.6	30.2	63.0	29.4	39.1	56.1	86.4		81.8	83.3	87.9	$21,714	$2,396	$19,318
Normandie Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4505 South Raymond Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5171	509	31	16.4	97.4%	2 (0.4%)	68 (13.4%)	429 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	17.1	5095^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.0%		19.2	4930^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.0%	165	10.1		10.1	18.5	31.2	16.7				21.7	25.6	29.5	16.2				23.2	97.7			98.5			$30,409	$6,133	$24,276
Birdielee V. Bright Elementary	Public	K-5	1771 West 36th St.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-1178	374	19	19.6	95.5%	3 (0.8%)	61 (16.3%)	300 (80.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	36.5	3438^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.3%		40.2	3164^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.1%	274	22.4		22.4	40.6	36.7	39.5				39.1	35.7	39.7	25.9				33.0	90.7	96.5		93.0	96.5	96.5	$27,217	$5,944	$21,273
Forty-Second Street Elementary	Public	K-5	4231 Fourth Ave.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 296-7550	215	14	15.3	89.3%	5 (2.3%)	131 (60.9%)	66 (30.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	22	4672^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.2%		11.5	5588^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.8%	916	13.8		13.8	26.5	27.3	27.6				27.1	29.4	27.3	24.1				27.1	93.0				93.0		$48,023	$10,379	$37,644
Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet	Public	K-5	3875 Dublin Ave.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 292-8195	140	6	23.3	87.1%	0 (0.0%)	74 (52.9%)	52 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	13 (9.3%)	43.1	2999^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.8%		41	3128^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.7%	129	14.8		14.8	52.2	31.6	48.2				44.9	52.2	26.3	33.3				37.7	75.9	89.7		82.8	89.7	86.2	$50,076	$13,568	$36,508
Invictus Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4928 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Invictus Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 792-4403	161	8	20.0	79.5%	0 (0.0%)	72 (44.7%)	87 (54.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	19.7	4848^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.2%		4.7	5862^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.1%	1014	5.9	14.3	9.7	38.5	20.0	23.5	25.0		14.3	24.0	34.6	13.3	11.8	12.5		0.0	15.6							$19,841	$4,792	$15,049
KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	4410 South Budlong Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 406-8007	562	25	22.4	79.9%	0 (0.0%)	163 (29.0%)	383 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	40.6	3178^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.7%		33.1	3672^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.4%	494				45.0	32.7					38.8	41.3	34.6					37.9							$23,143	$3,405	$19,738
Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary	Public	K-5	1260 West 36th Pl.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-9186	394	22	17.9	95.7%	3 (0.8%)	82 (20.8%)	290 (73.6%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	24.4	4466^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.7%		23.5	4528^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.8%	62	16.4		16.4	34.0	32.3	25.0				30.3	31.5	31.8	14.8				26.0	93.3	96.6		94.4	93.3	96.6	$27,706	$6,134	$21,572
STEM Preparatory Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1374 West 35th St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	STEM Preparatory Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 998-0950	303	13	23.3	81.5%	5 (1.7%)	49 (16.2%)	242 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	31	3877^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.8%		29	4013^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.6%	136	17.8		17.8	28.6	35.3	42.2				35.2	34.7	31.4	26.7				31.0							$23,150	$2,875	$20,275

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King Junior Elementary

How many students attend Martin Luther King Junior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Martin Luther King Junior Elementary.

Is Martin Luther King Junior Elementary a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.8% of California elementary schools.

What district is Martin Luther King Junior Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

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

Students at Martin Luther King Junior Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 15% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

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