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Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2568^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 6% of California middle schools

Summary

Martin Luther King Junior Middle serves 865 students in grades 7–8 in Madera, California. Its biggest challenge is academic proficiency: in 2025–2026, it scored below Madera Unified and California in English language arts (ELA), math and science, and had the lowest scores in all three subjects among seven nearby schools serving the same grades with current results. The most important finding is that its ELA result was especially low: 17% proficient, compared with a 42% average at those nearby schools.

Science is the school’s strongest subject relative to each comparison group, but it still trails the district, state and nearby schools. In 2025–2026, 15% of students were proficient in science, versus 21% in the district, 36% statewide and a 23% average among comparable nearby schools; it was also 1 point below the lowest nearby result. ELA is weakest: its 17% proficiency was 16 points below the district, 32 points below the state and 25 points below the nearby-school average. Math proficiency was 11%, compared with 20% in the district, 38% statewide and a 26% nearby-school average. The school was 4 points below the lowest nearby math result.

Progress has been mixed over the four reported years: ELA proficiency fell 6 points, while math rose 2 points and science rose 3 points. Even so, the gaps with California widened by 9 points in ELA, 2 in math and 2 in science. SchoolDigger ranked the school 2,534th of 2,703 statewide in 2025–2026, at the 6th percentile with 0 stars; its percentile fell from 17 in 2021–2022. One notable group result is SchoolDigger’s measured standing for how well it serves Migrant Students: that ranking fell from the 67th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 10th in 2025–2026. Context includes a 17.6 student–teacher ratio in 2024–2025, the lowest among nearby schools with reported ratios, and 97% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, the highest reported nearby rate. California provides free school meals statewide; this is the school’s reported eligibility measure.

865

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,509

Per pupil spending ?

96.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

601 Lilly St.
Madera, CA 93638-3903

(559) 674-4681

District: Madera Unified

Students who attend Martin Luther King Junior Middle usually attend:

High:

Madera South High

Feeder schools for Martin Luther King Junior Middle:

Elementary:	Alpha Elementary
	Cesar Chavez Elementary
	Millview Elementary
	Parkwood Elementary
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	Sierra Vista Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

White:

1.8%

African American:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg26%

California avg42%

2,568^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Madera Unified

1263^rd of 1,530Madera 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
2026	10.8	2568 of 2740	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	2492 of 2761	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	2482 of 2783	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	2455 of 2781	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	2274 of 2740	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	2355 of 2715	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	2254 of 2480	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	2184 of 2508	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.3	2309 of 2497	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.5	2243 of 2477	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.2	1970 of 2379	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.5	1825 of 2259	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.5	1517 of 2236	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.5	1551 of 2179	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.4	1566 of 2063	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.5	1824 of 2005	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.3	1721 of 1999	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.0	1412 of 1804	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.8	1486 of 1777	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.7	1405 of 1769	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	11.1	620 of 627	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	617 of 637	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	640 of 643	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	1449 of 1531	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1330 of 1491	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1362 of 1369	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.2	1160 of 1478	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	1004 of 1521	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1248 of 1540	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1325 of 1442	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1210 of 1364	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	2424 of 2516	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	2334 of 2533	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	2340 of 2551	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	2377 of 2531	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	2086 of 2509	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	2054 of 2380	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	2066 of 2262	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	2167 of 2357	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	2094 of 2395	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	2030 of 2388	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	2012 of 2374	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1777 of 2359	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1880 of 2213	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	1829 of 2072	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	365 of 477	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	278 of 394	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	274 of 320	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	293 of 336	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	2328 of 2529	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	2227 of 2542	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	2213 of 2579	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	2122 of 2531	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1896 of 2458	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1969 of 2369	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1982 of 2230	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	2335 of 2514	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	2283 of 2534	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	2243 of 2552	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	2119 of 2538	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	2114 of 2527	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	2204 of 2407	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	2126 of 2273	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	95 of 106	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.9	45 of 95	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	31 of 94	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.5	50 of 86	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	1504 of 1605	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	1250 of 1566	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1357 of 1552	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1445 of 1531	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	20.9	1287 of 1602	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)23rd percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile+11 vs school

White (2019)20th percentile+6 vs school

Migrant (2026)10th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2024)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-32 vs state

Science15%-21 vs state

Mathematics11%-28 vs state

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Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	7-8	601 Lilly St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-4681	865	49	17.6	96.9%	16 (1.8%)	7 (0.8%)	829 (95.8%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	10.8	2568^th of 2740 public middle schools	6.3%		13.6	2492^nd of 2761 public middle schools	9.7%	76		15.2	15.2				14.4	19.7	16.9				10.0	11.6	10.8	$21,509	$2,895	$18,614
Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public	7-8	1407 Sunset Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 673-9286	948	50	18.9	87.7%	49 (5.2%)	11 (1.2%)	845 (89.1%)	17 (1.8%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.0%)	23.4	2068^th of 2740 public middle schools	24.5%		23	2102^nd of 2761 public middle schools	23.9%	34		20.3	20.3				40.7	33.3	37.1				15.3	13.5	14.4	$20,488	$2,671	$17,817
Sherman Thomas STEM Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	101 West Adell St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Sherman Thomas STEM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 871-5490	75	3	27.2	36.0%	19 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (66.7%)	4 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	94.1	165^th of 2740 public middle schools	94.0%		96.7	96^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.5%	69		70.8	70.8			66.7	84.6	75.0	75.7			66.7	69.2	70.8	68.9	$15,138	$667	$14,471
Jack G. Desmond Middle	Public	7-8	26490 Martin St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-1775	838	45	18.4	93.6%	21 (2.5%)	6 (0.7%)	803 (95.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	16.7	2360^th of 2740 public middle schools	13.9%		22.5	2133^rd of 2761 public middle schools	22.7%	227		15.9	15.9				28.2	28.1	28.1				17.7	11.5	14.3	$21,931	$2,798	$19,133
Ranchos Middle	Public	7-8	12455 Road 35 1/2	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3550	452	20	23.0	36.7%	159 (35.2%)	13 (2.9%)	229 (50.7%)	35 (7.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	68.9	719^th of 2740 public middle schools	73.8%		70.8	656^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.2%	63		34.0	34.0				64.9	62.8	63.9				42.0	44.1	43.0	$12,936	$1,042	$11,894
Fairmead Elementary	Public	4-6	19421 Avenue 22 3/4	Chowchilla	93610	Madera County	Chowchilla Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 665-8040	458	19	24.3	86.5%	85 (18.6%)	13 (2.8%)	339 (74.0%)	10 (2.2%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)	20.6		20.6	22.0	34.3	31.0			30.6	22.0	23.5	28.6			25.0	$17,899	$943	$16,956
Rio Vista Middle	Public	7-8	6240 West Palo Alto	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3185	851	37	22.9	68.6%	141 (16.6%)	64 (7.5%)	468 (55.0%)	151 (17.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.6%)	51.9	1135^th of 2740 public middle schools	58.6%		67.6	724^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.8%	411		28.9	28.9				55.3	44.3	49.7				37.1	37.1	37.1	$18,197	$962	$17,235
Glacier Point Middle	Public	7-8	4055 North Bryan Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-3105	947	44	21.6	86.9%	71 (7.5%)	86 (9.1%)	597 (63.0%)	173 (18.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.5%)	32.4	1740^th of 2740 public middle schools	36.5%		24.1	2048^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.8%	308		21.1	21.1				42.4	38.8	40.7				27.9	20.6	24.5	$17,533	$1,072	$16,461
Dairyland Elementary	Public	4-8	12861 Avenue 18 1/2	Chowchilla	93610	Madera County	Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 665-2394	216	10	20.8	58.3%	72 (33.3%)	1 (0.5%)	141 (65.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.8	892^nd of 2740 public middle schools	67.4%		56.3	991^st of 2761 public middle schools	64.1%	99	29.3	39.7	35.4	59.0	53.7	60.7	43.6	50.0	52.7	56.4	36.6	39.3	43.6	44.8	44.4	$16,668	$4,245	$12,423
Tenaya Middle	Public	7-8	1239 West Mesa Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4570	876	48	18.2	71.8%	180 (20.5%)	95 (10.8%)	486 (55.5%)	67 (7.6%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	38 (4.3%)	27.6	1926^th of 2740 public middle schools	29.7%		31.5	1780^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.5%	146		18.6	18.6				42.4	34.9	38.7				21.5	20.0	20.7	$22,043	$3,002	$19,041

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King Junior Middle

How many students attend Martin Luther King Junior Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 865 students attended Martin Luther King Junior Middle.

What district is Martin Luther King Junior Middle in?

Madera Unified

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

Students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle are 96% Hispanic, 2% White.

Is Martin Luther King Junior Middle a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior Middle ranks in the bottom 6.3% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Martin Luther King Junior Middle attend?

Students who attend Martin Luther King Junior Middle usually go on to attend Madera South High

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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