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Martin Luther King Junior High

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Martin Luther King Junior High ranks 495 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

495^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 77% of California high schools

Summary

Martin Luther King Junior High is a large, well-regarded public high school serving grades 9-12 and approximately 2,700 students within the Riverside Unified School District, consistently earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the top quarter of schools statewide.

The school excels in several key areas that set it apart from many neighboring high schools. It boasts an exceptionally high graduation rate of 96.8% with very low dropout and chronic absenteeism rates. Students perform very strongly in English Language Arts, significantly outperforming the district and state, as well as nearby schools like Arlington High and Ramona High. The school also demonstrates effective support for diverse student populations, including English Language Learners. It achieves these strong outcomes with moderate per-student spending, especially when compared to a school like Val Verde High, which spends more but ranks much lower.

While a clear leader among comprehensive high schools in the area, MLK Jr. High has a noted opportunity for growth in mathematics proficiency, which is closer to the state average. It is the second-highest performing comprehensive high school in its district, following the specialized Riverside STEM Academy. A striking local comparison is with Citrus Hill High, located less than two miles away in a different district, which has a significantly lower statewide ranking, highlighting how educational experiences can differ greatly even in close proximity.

2,699

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,638

Per pupil spending ?

54.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9301 Wood Rd.
Riverside, CA 92508-9459

(951) 789-5690

District: Riverside Unified

Feeder schools for Martin Luther King Junior High:

Elementary:	Benjamin Franklin Elementary
	John F. Kennedy Elementary
	Mark Twain Elementary
	Tomas Rivera Elementary
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	William Howard Taft Elementary
	Woodcrest Elementary
Middle:	Amelia Earhart Middle
	Frank Augustus Miller Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.9%

White:

30.7%

Asian:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2013 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg38%

California avg41%

495^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8High Schools in the Riverside Unified

755^th of 1,543Riverside 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	75.0	495 of 2162	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	381 of 2159	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	294 of 2170	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	258 of 2123	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	291 of 2133	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	91.6	162 of 2017	92.0%	★★★★★
2017	84.8	320 of 2021	84.2%	★★★★☆
2016	86.2	264 of 2039	87.1%	★★★★☆
2015	85.2	271 of 1994	86.4%	★★★★☆
2013	69.3	316 of 2426	87.0%	★★★★☆
2012	68.5	331 of 2354	85.9%	★★★★☆
2011	72.8	251 of 2367	89.4%	★★★★☆
2010	72.3	247 of 2281	89.2%	★★★★☆
2009	70.1	254 of 2238	88.7%	★★★★☆
2008	67.6	315 of 2117	85.1%	★★★★☆
2007	59.1	473 of 2063	77.1%	★★★★☆
2006	58.2	504 of 1968	74.4%	★★★★☆
2005	51.8	560 of 1901	70.5%	★★★★☆
2004	45.9	574 of 1653	65.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	151 of 523	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	48 of 517	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	56 of 521	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	35 of 522	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	49 of 592	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	47 of 582	91.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	250 of 585	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.6	171 of 573	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	111 of 591	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	193 of 581	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	146 of 582	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	138 of 581	76.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	70.1	197 of 1161	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	262 of 1117	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	289 of 1052	72.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	69.9	123 of 1085	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	287 of 1064	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	57.6	228 of 1044	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	60 of 941	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	75.0	120 of 938	87.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	465 of 1906	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	401 of 1915	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	326 of 1915	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	272 of 1858	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	279 of 1833	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	152 of 1760	91.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	448 of 1900	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	249 of 1902	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	178 of 1917	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	131 of 1861	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	180 of 1814	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	95 of 1742	94.5%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	147 of 410	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	63 of 328	80.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	612 of 2013	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.6	303 of 2026	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	215 of 2030	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	189 of 1943	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	80.4	282 of 1937	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	139 of 1862	92.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	509 of 1942	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	337 of 1948	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	252 of 1963	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	227 of 1916	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	301 of 1880	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	90.8	165 of 1834	91.0%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	75 of 175	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	49 of 183	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	44 of 190	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	72 of 168	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	334 of 577	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	336 of 574	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	91.2	28 of 541	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	61.8	191 of 515	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	216 of 422	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	81.2	53 of 366	85.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	580 of 1252	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	512 of 1216	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	320 of 1197	73.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	384 of 1155	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	378 of 1173	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	319 of 1193	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	331 of 1204	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	394 of 1222	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.8	177 of 1173	84.9%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-10 vs school

Homeless (2025)64th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)57th percentile-20 vs school

Military Connected (2025)57th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Science36%+4 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

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Friday, April 22, 2011

its a good school ..great programs and hot guys =) GA Close Quote

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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 (2024)
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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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 11th 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 High	Public	9-12	9301 Wood Rd.	Riverside	92508	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 789-5690	2,699	112	24.0	54.7%	828 (30.7%)	217 (8.0%)	1,212 (44.9%)	302 (11.2%)	4 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	124 (4.6%)	75	495^th of 2162 public high schools	77.1%		81.7	381^st of 2159 public high schools	82.4%	114			36.3	46.2	36.5					71.7	71.7					36.1	36.1	$16,638	$866	$15,772
Citrus Hill High	Public	9-12	18150 Wood Rd.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0400	1,630	81	20.0	91.6%	56 (3.4%)	56 (3.4%)	1,491 (91.5%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.0%)	41.1	1234^th of 2162 public high schools	42.9%		46.2	1092^nd of 2159 public high schools	49.4%	142			22.0		22.0					50.7	50.7					13.8	13.8	$22,215	$1,186	$21,029
Raincross High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	6401 Lincoln Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 276-7670	136	16	8.5	83.8%	23 (16.9%)	6 (4.4%)	97 (71.3%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.7%)	11.7	1931^st of 2162 public high schools	10.7%		11.1	1995^th of 2159 public high schools	7.6%	64			5.3		5.1					13.8	13.8					3.5	3.5	$23,385	$3,098	$20,287
Opportunity Program	Public	7-12	6401 Lincoln Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 276-7670	33	4	9.3	90.9%	4 (12.1%)	5 (15.2%)	24 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											23.5						5.9	$26,039	$3,498	$22,541
Polytechnic High	Public	9-12	5450 Victoria Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7203	2,484	104	23.7	70.4%	546 (22.0%)	127 (5.1%)	1,665 (67.0%)	59 (2.4%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	68 (2.7%)	69.7	607^th of 2162 public high schools	71.9%		70	567^th of 2159 public high schools	73.7%	40			36.7		36.6					62.0	62.0					33.7	33.7	$16,687	$1,018	$15,669
Moreno Valley High	Public	9-12	23300 Cottonwood Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4820	2,103	105	19.9	92.5%	43 (2.0%)	194 (9.2%)	1,715 (81.6%)	57 (2.7%)	1 (0.0%)	30 (1.4%)	63 (3.0%)	33	1423^rd of 2162 public high schools	34.2%		35.7	1345^th of 2159 public high schools	37.7%	78			14.1	9.1	13.9					41.6	41.6					16.5	16.5	$21,280	$2,859	$18,421
Arlington High	Public	9-12	2951 Jackson St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8316	1,920	85	22.5	80.9%	258 (13.4%)	78 (4.1%)	1,433 (74.6%)	84 (4.4%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (3.0%)	43.3	1184^th of 2162 public high schools	45.2%		49.4	1016^th of 2159 public high schools	52.9%	168			20.3	9.1	20.0					54.9	54.9					15.7	15.7	$18,080	$1,136	$16,944
Val Verde High	Public	9-12	972 West Morgan St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-6155	275	25	10.9	93.5%	8 (2.9%)	27 (9.8%)	230 (83.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	10.5	1998^th of 2162 public high schools	7.6%		10.5	2036^th of 2159 public high schools	5.7%	38			2.0	9.1	2.9					14.5	14.5					0.0	0.0	$34,774	$2,327	$32,447
Bayside Community Day	Public	7-12	24501 Cactus Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-7890	121	11	11.0	93.4%	2 (1.7%)	23 (19.0%)	91 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)	2 (1.7%)	7.8	2127^th of 2162 public high schools	1.6%		13.8	1858^th of 2159 public high schools	13.9%	269			2.1		5.3					1.9	1.9					0.0	0.0	$18,800	$2,489	$16,311
Riverside STEM Academy	Public	5-12	4466 Mt.Vernon Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7308	665	26	25.5	53.5%	153 (23.0%)	24 (3.6%)	296 (44.5%)	144 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	43 (6.5%)	99.5	2^nd of 2162 public high schools	99.9%		99.3	11^th of 2159 public high schools	99.5%	9	77.7	77.1	94.7		81.1	89.3	68.9	74.0	88.6	100.0	82.7	77.7	74.8	61.0	85.7	100.0	78.0	$17,812	$731	$17,081

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King Junior High

What district is Martin Luther King Junior High in?

Riverside Unified

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

Students at Martin Luther King Junior High are 45% Hispanic, 31% White, 11% Asian, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Martin Luther King Junior High?

Martin Luther King Junior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Benjamin Franklin Elementary
Elementary : John F. Kennedy Elementary
Elementary : Mark Twain Elementary
Elementary : Tomas Rivera Elementary
Elementary : William Howard Taft Elementary
Elementary : Woodcrest Elementary
Middle : Amelia Earhart Middle
Middle : Frank Augustus Miller Middle

Is Martin Luther King Junior High a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior High ranks 495^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Martin Luther King Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,699 students attended Martin Luther King Junior High.

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