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Martin Luther King Junior Junior High

Public Grades 6-8

2178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 21% of California middle schools

Summary

Martin Luther King Junior Junior High is a public middle school serving about 700 students in grades 6-8 within the Pittsburg Unified School District, where a high percentage of families face economic challenges.

Academically, the school faces significant hurdles, with student proficiency in math and science far below state averages; however, it is the top-performing middle school in its own district for English Language Arts. A major concern is chronic student absenteeism, which at nearly 31% is much higher than the state average and creates a barrier to learning. The school shows a notable strength in supporting its African American students relative to other schools statewide, but it struggles profoundly to serve students in special education, an area that has recently worsened and requires urgent attention.

Compared to other middle schools in Pittsburg Unified, like Rancho Medanos Junior High and Hillview Junior High, performance is similar, indicating district-wide challenges. The contrast is stark when looking at higher-performing schools in neighboring districts, such as Diablo View Middle in Mt. Diablo Unified. Despite having the highest per-student spending among its district peers, Martin Luther King Junior Junior High's results have not consistently improved, suggesting resources need to be strategically focused on core issues like science instruction, special education support, and improving attendance.

706

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,265

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2012 Carion Ct.
Pittsburg, CA 94565-4116

(925) 473-2500

District: Pittsburg Unified

Students who attend Martin Luther King Junior Junior High usually attend:

High:

Pittsburg Senior High

Feeder schools for Martin Luther King Junior Junior High:

Elementary:	Marina Vista Elementary
	Parkside Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.8%

African American:

20.8%

Asian:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 34th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg24%

California avg41%

2,178^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Pittsburg Unified

1326^th of 1,543Pittsburg 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	21.2	2178 of 2761	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	2026 of 2783	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1977 of 2781	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1886 of 2740	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	2084 of 2715	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	2106 of 2480	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	2160 of 2508	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.7	1998 of 2497	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.7	1637 of 2477	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	17.0	2080 of 2379	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	361 of 609	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	375 of 627	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	370 of 613	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	437 of 637	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	453 of 643	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	489 of 600	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.5	1434 of 1531	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1408 of 1491	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1201 of 1369	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.4	1110 of 1478	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	808 of 1521	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1202 of 1540	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1110 of 1442	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	932 of 1364	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	2063 of 2533	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1764 of 2551	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1968 of 2531	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	1728 of 2509	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1902 of 2380	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1993 of 2262	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1867 of 2395	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1701 of 2388	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1573 of 2374	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1483 of 2359	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1604 of 2213	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1730 of 2072	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1947 of 2542	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1833 of 2579	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1720 of 2531	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	1555 of 2458	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1719 of 2369	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1870 of 2230	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	2003 of 2534	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1968 of 2552	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1691 of 2538	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1767 of 2527	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1893 of 2407	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1912 of 2273	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	585 of 701	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	437 of 462	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1423 of 1566	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1423 of 1552	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1228 of 1531	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)41st percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)17th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

Science9%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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 Junior High	Public	6-8	2012 Carion Ct.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2500	706	34	21.0	84.4%	29 (4.1%)	147 (20.8%)	436 (61.8%)	52 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	32 (4.5%)	21.2	2178^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.1%		25.2	2026^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.2%	152																	8.9	8.9	36.6	33.3	34.8	34.9	15.9	12.9	12.0	13.5	$24,265	$23,302	$963
Hillview Junior High	Public	6-8	333 Yosemite Dr.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2380	893	42	21.5	81.2%	41 (4.6%)	144 (16.1%)	561 (62.8%)	77 (8.6%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.6%)	53 (5.9%)	19.6	2243^rd of 2761 public middle schools	18.8%		20.5	2243^rd of 2783 public middle schools	19.4%		1.9	6.3	9.1	5.2	3.8	18.8	6.1	9.7	5.7	8.3	9.1	7.5	3.8	8.3	15.2	8.2	18.3	18.3	25.1	34.3	32.7	30.6	10.6	11.0	14.0	11.8	$23,783	$23,052	$731
Rancho Medanos Junior High	Public	6-8	2301 Range Rd.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2480	812	37	21.7	82.5%	29 (3.6%)	88 (10.8%)	591 (72.8%)	58 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	40 (4.9%)	20.3	2214^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.8%		19.2	2289^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.8%	75	2.0	8.3	8.9	6.3	12.0	20.8	13.3	15.4	4.0	16.7	6.7	9.1	2.0	6.3	15.6	7.7	14.9	14.9	29.9	34.6	33.6	32.7	11.4	14.1	11.9	12.4	$22,485	$21,508	$977
Antioch Middle	Public	6-8	1500 D St.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7400	665	31	21.5	93.5%	33 (5.0%)	125 (18.8%)	433 (65.1%)	35 (5.3%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.7%)	24 (3.6%)	8.7	2654^th of 2761 public middle schools	3.9%		8.6	2703^rd of 2783 public middle schools	2.9%	49																	8.9	8.9	13.8	15.4	19.6	16.2	6.0	6.1	6.0	6.0	$22,619	$20,760	$1,859
Park Middle	Public	6-8	1 Spartan Way	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7420	1,055	48	22.2	89.3%	107 (10.1%)	218 (20.7%)	609 (57.7%)	61 (5.8%)	5 (0.5%)	11 (1.0%)	44 (4.2%)	13.6	2493^rd of 2761 public middle schools	9.7%		15.4	2463^rd of 2783 public middle schools	11.5%	30																	15.9	15.9	17.7	21.1	25.2	21.3	10.4	10.5	10.6	10.5	$21,007	$18,948	$2,059
Dallas Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	1401 Mount Hamilton Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7485	795	33	23.8	78.2%	44 (5.5%)	233 (29.3%)	328 (41.3%)	133 (16.7%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.3%)	42 (5.3%)	16.6	2372^nd of 2761 public middle schools	14.1%		19.2	2287^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.8%	85																	10.1	10.1	28.0	28.4	30.6	29.0	10.9	12.8	11.3	11.7	$23,120	$21,378	$1,742
Riverview Middle	Public	6-8	205 Pacifica Ave.	Bay Point	94565	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 458-3216	682	32	21.2	89.3%	19 (2.8%)	76 (11.1%)	489 (71.7%)	46 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	45 (6.6%)	12	2551^st of 2761 public middle schools	7.6%		11.6	2610^th of 2783 public middle schools	6.2%	59																	9.3	9.3	15.0	22.0	25.2	21.0	4.9	9.9	12.7	9.4	$876	$06	$870
Black Diamond Middle	Public	7-8	4730 Sterling Hill Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7460	358	17	21.2	81.0%	30 (8.4%)	117 (32.7%)	150 (41.9%)	32 (8.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	23 (6.4%)	11.9	2552^nd of 2761 public middle schools	7.6%		16.6	2414^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.3%	138																	11.3	11.3		19.8	23.4	21.6		8.4	7.6	8.0	$26,630	$24,496	$2,134
Diablo View Middle	Public	6-8	300 Diablo View Ln.	Clayton	94517	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 672-0898	514	22	23.1	23.5%	258 (50.2%)	16 (3.1%)	100 (19.5%)	56 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (16.3%)	91.4	242^nd of 2761 public middle schools	91.2%		85.6	375^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.5%	133																	62.6	62.6	73.5	73.9	81.6	76.3	58.9	53.4	61.4	57.9	$219	$02	$217
Pine Hollow Middle	Public	6-8	5522 Pine Hollow Rd.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 672-5444	538	25	21.2	57.1%	152 (28.3%)	17 (3.2%)	204 (37.9%)	95 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	66 (12.3%)	54.3	1063^rd of 2761 public middle schools	61.5%		50.4	1160^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.3%	97																	39.9	39.9	42.8	48.3	50.6	47.3	36.5	27.7	35.3	33.5	$297	$48	$249

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King Junior Junior High

What district is Martin Luther King Junior Junior High in?

Pittsburg Unified

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

Students who attend Martin Luther King Junior Junior High usually go on to attend Pittsburg Senior High

Is Martin Luther King Junior Junior High a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior Junior High ranks in the bottom 21.1% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Martin Luther King Junior Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 706 students attended Martin Luther King Junior Junior High.

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

Students at Martin Luther King Junior Junior High are 62% Hispanic, 21% African American, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

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