Summary:
In the 95815 zip code of Sacramento, there is one public middle school, Martin Luther King Junior Technology Academy, serving grades 7-8 within the Twin Rivers Unified district.
This school faces significant challenges, as it has consistently ranked in the bottom 4% of all California middle schools for the last three years. Academic proficiency rates are very low, with only about 16% of students meeting standards in English and less than 6% proficient in math and science, which is far below both district and state averages. A major contributing factor is a chronic absenteeism rate of 39.8%, meaning a large portion of students miss a substantial amount of school.
Despite these academic struggles, the school's per-student spending is relatively high at nearly $20,000, and its students show relative strength in Spanish language assessments, with 8th-grade reading scores exceeding averages. The school serves a community with high economic need, and its persistent low ranking indicates deep-seated challenges that require comprehensive support and intervention to improve student outcomes.
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