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Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Q: Is Martin Luther King Junior Middle a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior Middle ranks 1191 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 57% of California middle schools

Summary

Martin Luther King Junior Middle is a large public middle school serving about 1,100 students in grades 6-8 within the Oceanside Unified School District, and it stands as the academic leader among the district's traditional middle schools.

While the school's statewide ranking has recently declined, its performance in English and Math is stronger than most of its Oceanside Unified peers, including Lincoln Middle and Jefferson Middle. It achieves these results with lower per-student spending and a lower chronic absenteeism rate than other middle schools in its district. The school shows particular strength in supporting its military-connected students, a key population in the area.

However, when compared to high-performing schools in neighboring districts like Carlsbad Unified and Vista Unified, such as Aviara Oaks Middle or Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math, a significant performance gap exists. The recent decline in scores appears linked to challenges in supporting several key student subgroups, indicating the school is at a crossroads where targeted interventions may be needed to improve outcomes for all students.

1,098

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,126

Per pupil spending ?

63.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1290 Ivey Ranch Rd.
Oceanside, CA 92057-8535

(760) 901-8800

District: Oceanside Unified

Students who attend Martin Luther King Junior Middle usually attend:

High:

El Camino High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.6%

White:

19.1%

Two or more races:

13.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2013 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Oceanside Unified

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,191^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Oceanside Unified

789^th of 1,543Oceanside 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	49.4	1191 of 2761	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	880 of 2783	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	875 of 2781	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	953 of 2740	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	1019 of 2715	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	842 of 2480	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.6	786 of 2508	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.8	659 of 2497	73.6%	★★★★☆
2015	74.0	548 of 2477	77.9%	★★★★☆
2013	68.9	629 of 2379	73.6%	★★★★☆
2012	73.1	502 of 2259	77.8%	★★★★☆
2011	74.3	432 of 2236	80.7%	★★★★☆
2010	74.0	450 of 2179	79.3%	★★★★☆
2009	68.4	554 of 2063	73.1%	★★★★☆
2008	58.2	730 of 2005	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.1	718 of 1999	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.5	783 of 1804	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.6	725 of 1777	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.2	875 of 1769	50.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	191 of 609	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	223 of 627	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	161 of 613	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	205 of 637	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.1	58 of 643	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	65.3	169 of 600	71.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	446 of 739	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	388 of 743	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.2	278 of 715	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.0	517 of 733	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.9	320 of 745	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	319 of 700	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.7	692 of 1531	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	803 of 1491	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	676 of 1369	50.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.0	1069 of 1478	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1180 of 1521	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.3	652 of 1540	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	1047 of 1442	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	805 of 1364	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	1122 of 2533	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	867 of 2551	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	824 of 2531	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	804 of 2509	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	929 of 2380	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	767 of 2262	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	1271 of 2395	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	839 of 2388	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	792 of 2374	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	718 of 2359	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	1114 of 2213	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	868 of 2072	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	1308 of 2542	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	852 of 2579	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	773 of 2531	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	768 of 2458	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	1079 of 2369	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	795 of 2230	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	1139 of 2534	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	819 of 2552	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	804 of 2538	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	942 of 2527	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	956 of 2407	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	828 of 2273	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	73 of 194	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.7	44 of 192	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	57 of 197	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	62 of 193	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	542 of 726	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	486 of 701	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	447 of 677	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	440 of 665	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	370 of 554	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	297 of 462	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	84.7	1 of 12	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	65.0	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	34.2	14 of 19	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	77.2	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	1024 of 1566	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	479 of 1552	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	547 of 1531	64.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	533 of 1520	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	360 of 1537	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	507 of 1543	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	578 of 1555	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	573 of 1602	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	541 of 1496	63.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2024)92nd percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile+8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)62nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile-41 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science27%-6 vs state

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Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1290 Ivey Ranch Rd.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8800	1,098	47	23.3	63.9%	210 (19.1%)	49 (4.5%)	588 (53.6%)	72 (6.6%)	4 (0.4%)	29 (2.6%)	146 (13.3%)	49.4	1191^st of 2761 public middle schools	56.9%		60.2	880^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.4%	311									26.9	26.9	45.0	43.4	42.9	43.8	34.4	36.1	38.1	36.2	$10,126	$1,001	$9,125
Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	202 Oleander Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 966-4900	557	29	19.3	80.4%	49 (8.8%)	18 (3.2%)	409 (73.4%)	25 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	39 (7.0%)	42.5	1404^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.1%		30.4	1793^rd of 2783 public middle schools	35.6%	389									24.2	24.2	41.9	43.3	51.4	45.6	23.0	27.1	30.0	26.8	$10,355	$1,056	$9,299
Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	850 Sagewood Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-8003	866	48	17.9	77.6%	128 (14.8%)	12 (1.4%)	639 (73.8%)	28 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	49 (5.7%)	23.3	2082^nd of 2761 public middle schools	24.6%		35.9	1594^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.7%	488									19.4	19.4	36.9	27.4	22.6	28.9	20.0	18.7	18.7	19.1	$19,705	$2,780	$16,925
Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	2000 California St.	Oceanside	92054	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8900	621	30	20.6	72.3%	176 (28.3%)	12 (1.9%)	377 (60.7%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.1%)	34.5	1661^st of 2761 public middle schools	39.8%		35.8	1596^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.7%	65									30.2	30.2	33.7	26.9	40.7	33.8	23.9	24.6	28.2	25.6	$9,295	$930	$8,365
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	823 Acacia St.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 966-4700	441	24	18.5	93.0%	20 (4.5%)	11 (2.5%)	377 (85.5%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.2%)	12.1	2547^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.8%		16.7	2409^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.4%	138									9.4	9.4	20.3	22.3	20.9	21.2	11.7	10.9	8.7	10.4	$10,463	$1,328	$9,135
Vista Innovation and Design Academy	Public	6-8	740 Olive Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-7115	834	44	19.0	58.2%	262 (31.4%)	15 (1.8%)	469 (56.2%)	18 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	65 (7.8%)	47.9	1240^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.1%		53.6	1052^nd of 2783 public middle schools	62.2%	188									24.3	24.3	43.3	48.0	41.1	44.3	34.3	34.8	34.9	34.7	$16,748	$2,205	$14,543
Calavera Hills Middle	Public	6-8	4104 Tamarack Ave.	Carlsbad	92010	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6400	655	31	20.8	33.1%	349 (53.3%)	7 (1.1%)	180 (27.5%)	33 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	79 (12.1%)	77.2	537^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.6%		82.2	439^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.2%	98									65.0	65.0	55.1	63.3	69.0	62.2	47.6	38.1	47.3	44.4	$15,038	$343	$14,695
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	4930 Lake Blvd.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 940-0176	1,158	61	19.1	68.7%	268 (23.1%)	20 (1.7%)	756 (65.3%)	27 (2.3%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.8%)	72 (6.2%)	32	1754^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.5%		31.5	1750^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.1%	4	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	9.1	9.1	2.3	2.3	22.5	22.5	43.1	37.5	30.0	36.9	22.9	23.0	22.4	22.8	$16,667	$2,168	$14,499
Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1645 Magnolia Ave.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-5300	807	36	22.2	36.6%	442 (54.8%)	11 (1.4%)	262 (32.5%)	20 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.3%)	73	621^st of 2761 public middle schools	77.5%		78.4	518^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.4%	103									47.5	47.5	61.6	50.6	53.8	55.4	51.9	45.9	44.9	47.6	$15,568	$379	$15,189
Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math	Public	6-8	151 Civic Center Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-5766	836	42	19.8	70.8%	148 (17.7%)	10 (1.2%)	600 (71.8%)	39 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.3%)	64.6	795^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.2%		71.9	655^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.5%	140									37.6	37.6	48.7	52.9	49.8	50.5	40.4	48.0	44.2	44.3	$17,032	$2,116	$14,916

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King Junior Middle

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

Students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle are 54% Hispanic, 19% White, 13% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Martin Luther King Junior Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,098 students attended Martin Luther King Junior Middle.

Is Martin Luther King Junior Middle a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior Middle ranks 1191^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Martin Luther King Junior Middle in?

Oceanside Unified

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 El Camino High

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