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Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy

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Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy ranks 1698 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1698^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy is a K–8 school in Sausalito, California, serving 262 students in the Sausalito Marin City district. In 2025–2026, its proficiency rates were above California’s in ELA, math, and science, and all three had risen since 2022–2023. The key comparison for families considering nearby schools is that the academy had the lowest reported all-grade proficiency in each of the three subjects.

Compared with the state, the academy’s strongest subject was math: 47% were proficient, about 9 percentage points above the state; ELA was 56% (about 7 points above) and science 40% (about 4 points above). Its ELA and science rates matched the district’s, and its math rate was essentially the same. Nearby-school averages were 78% in ELA, 80% in math, and 73% in science, leaving the academy about 22, 33, and 33 points lower, respectively. Results also differed substantially by grade: seventh-grade ELA was 72%, while sixth- and eighth-grade math were 28% and 20%. Since the academy serves K–8 and most nearby schools serve fewer grades, these all-grade comparisons are broad rather than like-for-like.

Results have improved since 2022–2023: ELA rose from 50% to 56%, math from 35% to 47%, and science from 33% to 40%. SchoolDigger ranked the academy 1,698 of 5,804 California schools in 2025–2026, at the 71st percentile with 4 stars; its percentile was 43 in 2021–2022. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 14.1:1, below nearby schools’ reported range of 16.7:1–21.7:1. The academy reported that 53% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; California also made free meals available to all students statewide. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves African American students placed the group at the 98th percentile in 2024–2025, compared with the school’s overall 69th percentile. In 2025–2026, its measure for Low Socio Economic Status Students was at the 87th percentile, versus the overall 71st.

262

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

53.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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 — 29th percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the California median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

California avg42%

Elementary school

1,698^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 41 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,061^st of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 32 pts since 2017

From bottom 29% (2017) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

264^th of 968Sausalito 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
2026	67.8	1698 of 5804	70.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	55.0	2233 of 5569	59.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	81.6	699 of 5412	87.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	65.3	1715 of 5590	69.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	54.4	1061 of 2703	60.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	58.2	873 of 2483	64.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	50.6	1050 of 2493	57.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	63.1	782 of 2478	68.4%	★★★☆☆
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2024)83rd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile~ school

Female (2026)60th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)68th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2022)58th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-3 vs school

White (2022)48th percentile~ school

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

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics47%+9 vs state

Science40%+4 vs state

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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)	% 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/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	% 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%)	67.8	1698^th of 5804 public elementary schools	70.7%		65.4	1823^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.9%	125	48.2	26.7	40.5	62.5	44.4	55.6	50.0	72.4	46.7	56.0	79.2	61.5	48.2	27.6	40.0	20.0	47.0	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%)	97.1	126^th of 5804 public elementary schools	97.8%		98	69^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.8%	57	75.0		75.0	73.8	81.0	91.1				81.7	82.0	89.7	85.7				85.7			$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%)	96.5	190^th of 5804 public elementary schools	96.7%		97.7	103^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.2%	87	69.4		69.4	74.4	91.9	78.4				81.2	84.1	84.2	80.6				83.1			$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%)	95.8	256^th of 5804 public elementary schools	95.6%		94.8	350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.0%	94	66.1		66.1	78.9	78.4	80.2				79.2	84.6	82.0	71.6				79.2			$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%)	97.2	122^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	97.9%		97.5	115^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.0%	7	78.3		78.3	69.1	93.2	87.0				83.3	88.1	90.9	78.3				85.6			$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%)	96.9	144^th of 5804 public elementary schools	97.5%		95.9	247^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.8%	103	79.7		79.7	85.4	77.6	78.0				79.8	87.8	84.5	79.7				83.5			$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%)	92.5	506^th of 5804 public elementary schools	91.3%		97.9	76^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%	430	75.6		75.6	57.9	86.8	79.6				75.0	64.1	87.8	81.4				78.1			$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%)	92.2	531^st of 5804 public elementary schools	90.9%		94.8	354^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.0%	177	85.4		85.4	70.0	65.0	87.8				74.4	64.1	72.5	80.5				72.5	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%)	92.9	482^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	91.7%		95	334^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.3%	148	58.1		58.1	81.7	82.4	78.4				80.8	69.0	75.0	67.6				70.4			$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 1698^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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