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Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2492^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 10% of California middle schools

Summary

Martin Luther King Junior Middle is a public school in Madera Unified serving about 865 students in grades 7 and 8, located in a district that faces significant academic challenges statewide.

Academic performance at the school is significantly below average, with only about 22% of students proficient in English and 11% proficient in math and science, which is lower than both the district and state averages. The school also struggles with chronic student absenteeism, with over a quarter of students missing too much school, though this rate has improved recently. It's important to note that all middle schools in Madera Unified, including Thomas Jefferson Middle and Jack G. Desmond Middle, rank in the bottom third of California schools, indicating broader district-wide difficulties.

When compared to some schools in neighboring districts, the differences are stark. For example, Ranchos Middle and Rio Vista Middle have proficiency rates more than double those of Martin Luther King Junior Middle. A notable bright spot is that the school's programs for migrant students show relatively stronger performance, suggesting there may be effective strategies in place that could benefit other student groups. The school operates with a lower student-to-teacher ratio and similar funding to others in the area, indicating that its challenges are complex and extend beyond basic resources.

865

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,395

Per pupil spending ?

96.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Declining — 17th percentile in 2013 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg25%

California avg41%

2,492^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Madera Unified

1269^th of 1,543Madera 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Migrant (2025)53rd percentile+43 vs school

Homeless (2025)23rd percentile+14 vs school

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

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school

White (2019)20th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-12 vs school

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

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Science11%-21 vs state

Mathematics11%-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)						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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	13.6	2492^nd of 2761 public middle schools	9.7%		14.9	2482^nd of 2783 public middle schools	10.8%	10		11.3	11.3				22.6	22.6	22.6				12.5	9.8	11.1	$24,395	$21,500	$2,895
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	2102^nd of 2761 public middle schools	23.9%		24.9	2038^th of 2783 public middle schools	26.8%	64		15.5	15.5				38.1	34.3	36.1				14.0	11.9	12.9	$22,577	$19,906	$2,671
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%)	96.7	96^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.5%		95.4	139^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.0%	43		80.8	80.8			80.0	79.2	96.2	85.3			68.0	62.5	88.5	73.3
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%)	22.5	2133^rd of 2761 public middle schools	22.7%		26.5	1973^rd of 2783 public middle schools	29.1%	160		21.3	21.3				29.2	33.7	31.3				12.4	15.7	13.9	$25,336	$22,538	$2,798
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%)	70.8	656^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.2%		81.1	456^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.6%	200		31.7	31.7				64.6	65.2	64.9				41.9	41.8	41.9	$17,086	$16,044	$1,042
Fairmead Elementary	Public	5-6	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)	18.0		18.0		28.4	30.2			29.4		22.6	28.1			25.4	$18,411	$17,468	$943
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%)	67.6	724^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.8%		63.1	813^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.8%	89		36.2	36.2				63.2	53.0	58.3				41.2	40.4	40.8	$17,128	$16,166	$962
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%)	24.1	2048^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.8%		27.1	1945^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.1%	103		20.0	20.0				35.2	29.9	32.5				19.7	12.7	16.1	$15,690	$14,618	$1,072
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%)	56.3	991^st of 2761 public middle schools	64.1%		62.5	828^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.2%	163	40.0	27.5	32.1	55.6	55.2	51.4	60.8	40.0	52.2	47.2	23.3	48.7	30.9	37.3	37.4	$25,253	$21,008	$4,245
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%)	31.5	1780^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.5%		33.5	1689^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.3%	91		18.3	18.3				40.0	37.0	38.4				25.1	20.4	22.6	$28,306	$25,304	$3,002

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 9.7% 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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