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Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy

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Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy ranks 1823 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1823^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in Sausalito, California, with 282 students. The school is part of the Sausalito Marin City District, which is ranked 603 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the school has higher spending per student compared to the state average, its academic performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools. Proficiency rates on standardized tests are generally 10-20 percentage points lower than the surrounding Kentfield, Larkspur-Corte Madera, and Mill Valley Elementary districts. Additionally, the school has faced challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 34.3% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The school serves a relatively low-income student population, with 46.54% to 53.2% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. This socioeconomic factor may contribute to the academic struggles, as the nearby schools with more affluent student populations consistently outperform Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy. While additional funding and resources may be needed, a comprehensive approach to address the underlying challenges and support the diverse needs of the students is crucial for improving student outcomes at the school.

262

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

53.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Phillips Dr.
Sausalito, CA 94965-1194

(415) 332-1024

District: Sausalito Marin City

Students who attend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy usually attend:

High:

Tamalpais High

Racial breakdown:

White:

28.2%

African American:

27.9%

Hispanic:

23.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,823^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,450^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 40 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

587^th of 1,543Sausalito Marin City 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	1823 of 5857	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	1840 of 5869	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	2054 of 5859	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	3371 of 5883	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1260 of 1417	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	5162 of 5789	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	5138 of 5662	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	5123 of 5692	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.5	3971 of 5614	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.0	3199 of 5611	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	77.6	1180 of 5530	78.7%	★★★★☆
2012	55.7	2291 of 5390	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	18.7	4754 of 5377	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.8	3940 of 5314	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.9	3373 of 5193	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	19.7	4359 of 5113	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.2	2662 of 5113	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.2	2489 of 4818	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.9	2553 of 4822	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.3	3678 of 4809	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	10 of 569	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	40.9	351 of 661	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.7	650 of 663	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.3	1525 of 2227	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	1831 of 5597	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	1626 of 5612	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	1899 of 5609	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	2833 of 5635	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	76.3	883 of 5107	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	35.6	3245 of 5084	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	1159 of 5460	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	51.5	2297 of 5517	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	2345 of 5363	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.7	4351 of 5264	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1038 of 1110	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	4503 of 5173	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	4459 of 5084	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	1852 of 5628	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.8	1247 of 5643	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	52.0	2335 of 5638	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.1	3704 of 5663	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	95.4	5 of 2651	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	38.1	1798 of 2726	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	1450 of 2761	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	2036 of 2783	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	1408 of 2781	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	1430 of 2740	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.6	1784 of 2508	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	2300 of 2477	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	24.7	487 of 613	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	438 of 637	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	1197 of 2533	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	1152 of 2551	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	1304 of 2531	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	1467 of 2509	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.5	982 of 2359	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	1720 of 2542	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.0	2420 of 2579	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	2031 of 2531	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1994 of 2458	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	1563 of 2534	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.6	2218 of 2552	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	1350 of 2538	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	1123 of 2527	55.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.3	804 of 1555	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2024)100th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)98th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2024)83rd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2022)58th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+5 vs school

White (2022)48th percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-15 vs school

African American (2023)21st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

Science29%-4 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Varicella (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/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 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	% Varicella KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy	Public	K-8	200 Phillips Dr.	Sausalito	94965	Marin County	Sausalito Marin City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 332-1024	262	19	14.1	53.4%	74 (28.2%)	73 (27.9%)	61 (23.3%)	21 (8.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.5%)	65.4	1823^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.9%		64.7	1840^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.6%	17	37.5	17.4	29.1	50.0	40.6	63.6	63.6	42.1	20.8	48.5	45.8	43.8	62.5	40.6	21.1	13.0	40.1	91.5	91.5
Tamalpais Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	350 Bell Ln.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Mill Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 389-7731	368	18	20.4	5.4%	270 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	12 (3.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (14.1%)	98	69^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.8%		98.2	65^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.9%	4	77.2		77.2	84.2	83.9	89.5				85.9	84.5	87.5	84.2				85.4			$43,855	$43,178	$677
Strawberry Point Elementary	Public	K-5	117 East Strawberry Dr.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Mill Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 389-7660	259	13	19.9	5.0%	158 (61.0%)	3 (1.2%)	41 (15.8%)	18 (6.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.3%)	97.7	103^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.2%		95	349^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.1%	246	74.4		74.4	83.3	81.1	87.2				83.9	86.5	83.8	84.6				85.0			$50,642	$49,980	$662
Bel Aire Elementary	Public	3-5	277 Karen Way	Tiburon	94920	Marin County	Reed Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 388-7100	322	18	17.7	8.1%	222 (68.9%)	6 (1.9%)	33 (10.2%)	25 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.9%)	94.8	350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.0%		92.8	512^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.3%	162	63.7		63.7	75.5	74.6	83.0				77.8	81.4	75.5	72.6				76.3			$34,809	$33,716	$1,093
Park Elementary	Public	K-5	360 East Blithedale Ave.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Mill Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 389-7735	301	14	21.5	2.7%	229 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.6%)	97.5	115^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.0%		97.4	129^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.8%	14	89.5		89.5	70.5	95.7	89.5				85.2	86.4	84.8	89.5				86.7			$35,854	$35,394	$460
Edna Maguire Elementary	Public	K-5	80 Lomita Dr.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Mill Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 389-7733	399	20	20.3	7.0%	266 (66.7%)	3 (0.8%)	41 (10.3%)	37 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.5%)	95.9	247^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.8%		93.6	465^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.1%	218	77.5		77.5	70.2	77.1	82.5				77.3	79.0	82.0	78.8				79.8			$41,100	$40,424	$676
Reed Elementary	Public	K-2	1199 Tiburon Blvd.	Tiburon	94920	Marin County	Reed Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 435-7841	362	22	16.7	2.8%	250 (69.1%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (11.0%)	23 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.3%)								(n/a)																				$32,945	$32,054	$891
Old Mill Elementary	Public	K-5	352 Throckmorton Ave.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Mill Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 389-7727	261	12	21.7	3.8%	183 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (21.5%)	97.9	76^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.2	143^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	97.6%	67	80.0		80.0	82.9	91.1	92.5				88.9	79.5	86.7	80.0				82.3			$35,263	$34,764	$499
Cove	Public	K-5	330 Golden Hind Passage	Corte Madera	94925	Marin County	Larkspur-Corte Madera	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 945-9046	275	15	18.7	12.7%	175 (63.6%)	2 (0.7%)	40 (14.5%)	26 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.6%)	94.8	354^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.0%		95	345^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.1%	9	75.0		75.0	58.5	81.0	84.6				75.6	81.0	86.1	80.8				82.5	93.8		$25,586	$24,940	$646
Neil Cummins Elementary	Public	K-5	58 Mohawk Ave.	Corte Madera	94925	Marin County	Larkspur-Corte Madera	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 927-6965	451	23	19.3	8.2%	313 (69.4%)	3 (0.7%)	78 (17.3%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.2%)	95	334^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.3%		91.5	604^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.7%	270	61.6		61.6	85.1	78.2	75.3				79.4	83.6	82.1	68.5				78.0			$26,045	$25,314	$731

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy?

Students at Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy are 28% White, 28% African American, 23% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

How many students attend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 262 students attended Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy.

What schools do graduates of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy attend?

Students who attend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Tamalpais High

What district is Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy in?

Sausalito Marin City

Is Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy a good school?

Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy ranks 1823^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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