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Enrollment
709
Elementary
DISTRICT 619 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAKERSFIELD CITY·NCES 060363014494
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
1100 Citadel St., Bakersfield, CA 93307 · (661) 631-5229 · Kern County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL709 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
639 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 30% larger than its 6th grade class (93).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
15.8%
CA avg 49.1%
Math
6.2%
CA avg 37.7%
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.5% | 12.2% | 22.6% | 61.7% |
| Math | 0.5% | 5.7% | 20.8% | 73.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.8% | 6.2% |
| 2023-24 | 13.4% | 6.5% |
| 2022-23 | 16.4% | 7.9% |
| 2021-22 | 11.9% | 6.1% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
10.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 27% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary's state test result (10.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary this school | 709 | 90.1% | 10.6% |
| Charlotte N. Werner Elementary Rialto | 739 | 91.3% | 20.7% |
| Eucalyptus Hawthorne | 709 | 91.3% | 32.8% |
| Amy B. Seibert Elementary Bakersfield | 628 | 90.9% | 17.9% |
| Armada Elementary Moreno Valley | 684 | 92.4% | 31.9% |
| Dooley Elementary Long Beach | 662 | 87.5% | 38.6% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.6% | #5,091 of 5,151 | #146 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.2% | #5,141 of 5,172 ▼ 16 | #150 of 150 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #5,027 of 5,172 ▲ 49 | #145 of 150 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #2,671 of 5,116 | #83 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 709 | #708 of 5,915 | #43 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #1,888 of 5,352 | #74 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #3,943 of 5,354 | #88 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.1% | #1,095 of 5,625 | #59 of 153 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
709
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 23.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 709 | 32.8 | 21.6:1 | 90% (639) |
| 2023-24 | 676 | 33.3 | 20.3:1 | 96% (650) |
| 2022-23 | 703 | 34 | 20.7:1 | 94% (664) |
| 2020-21 | 695 | 30 | 23.2:1 | 97% (676) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary.
About Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is one of the public schools in Bakersfield, California. It is a high-enrollment elementary school. The school runs kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 709 students. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
In Bakersfield City, 44 schools enroll a combined 28,365 students.
By race and ethnicity, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is 83% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 12% Black and 4% White. The school's Hispanic share is 26 points above the 57% share among Kern County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
With 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 21.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Roughly 90% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Kern County, the average is 76%.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 3% of California public elementary schools.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 10.6%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California are predicted to post 26.7%, so the school is 16.1 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
The school is in Kern County, where median household income comes to about $70,210, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kern County's 279 public schools enroll about 197,431 students and include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary.
Casa Loma Elementary is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary ranks 7th of 7 on average proficiency.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 695 students in 2020-21 and 709 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 23.2:1 in 2020-21 to 21.6:1 in 2024-25.
People who know Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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Other schools in Bakersfield
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- Highland HighHigh · 2,530 students
- Stockdale HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,369 students
- East Bakersfield HighHigh · 2,331 students
Nearby schools
- Casa Loma Elementary0.5 mi · 424
- Fremont Elementary1.0 mi · 707
- Sequoia Jr. High1.3 mi · 746
- Wayside Elementary1.3 mi · 652
- Vista Continuation High1.4 mi · 221
- Bessie E. Owens Elementary1.5 mi · 867
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryHow many students attend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary enrolls approximately 709 students in grades KG-06.
Is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is approximately 21.6:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary?
At Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 83% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary public or private?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bakersfield City.
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