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Martin Luther King

Public Grades K-6

5507^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of California elementary schools

Summary

Martin Luther King is a K–6 elementary school in Seaside, serving 548 students in the Monterey Peninsula Unified area. Its 2025–26 proficiency results were 21% in English language arts (ELA), 13% in math, and 6% in science. The central concern for families is that the school had the lowest results in all three subjects among the eight nearby schools with 2025–26 scores.

Math is the school’s strongest subject relative to its comparison points, while science is its weakest. Statewide, proficiency was 49% in ELA, 38% in math, and 36% in science; the school trailed by 28, 25, and 30 percentage points, respectively. District results were 43%, 28%, and 25%, leaving gaps of 22, 15, and 19 points. Compared with nearby-school averages of 48% in ELA, 39% in math, and 37% in science, the school was behind by 27, 26, and 30 points. Math is therefore comparatively less far behind, but its 13% proficiency result remains low.

Scores have risen since 2022–23, though the longer-term picture is mixed: ELA increased from 13% to 21%, math from 10% to 13%, and science from 5% to 6% by 2025–26. The ELA gap with the state narrowed by 5 points over that period, while the science gap widened by 4 points; ELA’s gap also grew in the latest year. Chronic absenteeism rose to 23% in 2025–26, up 6 points from the prior year and above the district’s 16% and the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger ranks the school in the 5th percentile statewide, with 0 stars, compared with the district’s 35th percentile and 2 stars. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 20.1, below the nearby-school average of 21.4; 89% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves homeless students placed it at the 22nd percentile in 2025–26, higher than its overall 5th-percentile standing.

548

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,264

Per pupil spending ?

89.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1713 Broadway
Seaside, CA 93955-4609

(831) 392-3970

District: Monterey Peninsula Unified

Students who attend Martin Luther King usually attend:

Middle:	Seaside Middle
High:	Seaside High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.4%

Asian:

4.9%

African American:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Science scores 30 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg34%

California avg42%

5,507^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Monterey Peninsula Unified

625^th of 968Monterey Peninsula 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	11.3	5507 of 5804	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	5436 of 5857	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	5693 of 5869	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	5738 of 5859	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	5775 of 5883	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	5668 of 5789	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	5469 of 5662	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	5383 of 5692	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	5309 of 5614	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.9	5479 of 5611	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.9	5504 of 5530	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.0	5296 of 5390	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.4	5314 of 5377	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.9	5301 of 5314	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.0	5168 of 5193	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.0	4662 of 5113	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.0	4445 of 5113	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.7	3949 of 4818	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.6	3652 of 4822	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.2	1969 of 2227	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	2548 of 2585	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	19.7	3083 of 3162	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	2940 of 3245	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	3095 of 3311	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	3119 of 3275	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	3036 of 3246	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	5283 of 5569	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	5328 of 5597	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	5385 of 5612	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	5492 of 5609	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	5561 of 5635	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	5377 of 5492	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	5213 of 5413	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	4850 of 5085	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	4760 of 5107	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	4967 of 5107	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	5021 of 5087	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	4974 of 5084	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	4879 of 4963	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	4704 of 4830	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	284 of 366	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	330 of 429	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	292 of 364	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	308 of 335	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	341 of 356	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	5166 of 5412	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	5120 of 5460	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	5346 of 5517	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	5255 of 5363	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	5165 of 5264	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	5078 of 5173	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	4929 of 5084	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	5249 of 5590	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	5085 of 5628	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	5493 of 5643	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	5517 of 5638	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	5521 of 5663	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	5398 of 5510	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	5259 of 5431	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	2541 of 2920	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	2655 of 2847	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	2484 of 2635	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1943 of 2420	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 (2026)22nd percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Mathematics13%-25 vs state

Science6%-30 vs state

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I loved attending school here. They were the best years of my young life! Class of '93! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Martin Luther King	Public	K-6	1713 Broadway	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3970	548	27	20.1	89.2%	21 (3.8%)	22 (4.0%)	446 (81.4%)	27 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	22 (4.0%)	11.3	5507^th of 5804 public elementary schools	5.1%		12.8	5436^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%	71	6.3		6.3	12.3	13.0	22.5	33.8			20.8	17.5	19.7	5.0	10.8			12.9					$21,264	$18,924	$2,340
International School of Monterey	Public, Charter	K-8	1720 Yosemite St.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	International School of Monterey District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 583-2165	439	21	21.3	32.1%	91 (20.7%)	23 (5.2%)	221 (50.3%)	46 (10.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (12.1%)								(n/a)
Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula	Public	K-8	1650 Sonoma Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 899-1100	410	18	22.7	77.8%	30 (7.3%)	3 (0.7%)	365 (89.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	14.6	5248^th of 5804 public elementary schools	9.6%		21	4742^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	19.0%	506	5.7	34.2	20.6	17.5	14.3	25.7	34.4	51.1	40.5	32.0	30.0	21.4	5.7	15.6	44.9	39.5	27.9					$23,975	$22,146	$1,829
Ord Terrace Elementary	Public	K-6	1755 La Salle Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3922	397	20	19.8	91.2%	17 (4.3%)	7 (1.8%)	345 (86.9%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.3%)	29.1	4053^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	30.2%		25.9	4324^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.2%	271	18.8		18.8	27.1	41.5	43.8	36.4			37.3	20.8	36.5	10.4	27.3			24.0	97.2				$23,744	$20,916	$2,828
Del Rey Woods Elementary	Public	K-6	1281 Plumas Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3907	390	20	19.1	87.9%	25 (6.4%)	9 (2.3%)	320 (82.1%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	18 (4.6%)	20.5	4751^st of 5804 public elementary schools	18.1%		29.4	4005^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.6%	746	20.9		20.9	34.2	29.3	25.4	25.4			28.0	26.8	29.3	9.0	20.6			20.5					$23,464	$21,464	$2,000
George C. Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	225 Normandy Rd.	Seaside	93942	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 899-7052	516	23	22.2	55.4%	164 (31.8%)	55 (10.7%)	187 (36.2%)	39 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	63 (12.2%)	55.8	2270^th of 5804 public elementary schools	60.9%		40.9	3156^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.1%	886	40.0		40.0	38.2	53.2	56.7	49.0			49.3	36.4	36.2	48.3	40.8			40.8					$20,477	$18,770	$1,707
Bay View Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	222 Casa Verde Way	Monterey	93940	Monterey County	Bay View Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 717-4630	477	21	22.7	43.4%	109 (22.9%)	11 (2.3%)	263 (55.1%)	31 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	60 (12.6%)								(n/a)
La Mesa	Public	K-8	1 La Mesa Way	Monterey	93940	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 649-1872	689	29	23.4	45.3%	306 (44.4%)	26 (3.8%)	200 (29.0%)	74 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	72 (10.4%)	77.1	1262^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	78.3%		76.4	1319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.5%	57	62.5	29.8	48.7	58.8	56.7	71.9	54.0	75.4	40.4	60.5	58.8	46.3	62.5	46.0	57.4	23.4	50.4	98.3				$19,072	$17,626	$1,446
Monte Vista	Public	K-8	100 Toda Vista Dr.	Monterey	93942	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3890	688	29	23.6	45.9%	305 (44.3%)	24 (3.5%)	261 (37.9%)	33 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	55 (8.0%)	65.6	1791^st of 5804 public elementary schools	69.1%		69.2	1637^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.1%	154	47.2	40.8	44.2	37.8	70.1	56.3	54.6	64.1	40.8	53.9	41.9	64.9	42.1	39.8	48.4	31.6	44.5	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	$21,763	$20,268	$1,495
Robert Down Elementary	Public	K-5	485 Pine Ave.	Pacific Grove	93950	Monterey County	Pacific Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 646-6540	422	24	17.9	19.0%	238 (56.4%)	4 (0.9%)	67 (15.9%)	44 (10.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (15.6%)	88.9	706^th of 5804 public elementary schools	87.8%		91.7	564^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.4%	142	60.8		60.8	88.7	69.9	62.8				73.5	87.5	64.0	54.9				68.7	92.7		95.6		$33,163	$31,978	$1,185

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King

How many students attend Martin Luther King?

In the 2024-25 school year, 548 students attended Martin Luther King.

Is Martin Luther King a good school?

Martin Luther King ranks in the bottom 5.1% of California elementary schools.

What district is Martin Luther King in?

Monterey Peninsula Unified

What is the racial makeup of Martin Luther King?

Students at Martin Luther King are 81% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Martin Luther King attend?

Students who attend Martin Luther King usually go on to attend:

Middle : Seaside Middle
High : Seaside High

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