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What advice would you give to incoming students at King City Arts Magnet?
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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KING CITY UNION·NCES 061968010969
King City Arts Magnet
415 Pearl St., King City, CA 93930 · (831) 385-5473 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
22.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
373 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 | 90 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
King City Arts Magnet→Chalone Peaks Middle
Based on grade levels within King City Union. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
37.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.4pp since 2014
Math
26.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.8% | 23.6% | 22.6% | 40.0% |
| Math | 8.2% | 17.9% | 26.1% | 47.7% |
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 | 37.4% | 26.1% |
| 2023-24 | 27.2% | 21.4% |
| 2022-23 | 26.9% | 21.4% |
| 2021-22 | 22.9% | 14.8% |
| 2018-19 | 30.1% | 28.1% |
| 2017-18 | 27.7% | 27.2% |
| 2016-17 | 27.4% | 20.9% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
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 King City Arts Magnet
King City Arts Magnet's state test result (28.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| King City Arts Magnet this school | 424 | 88.0% | 28.1% |
| Mountain Vista Fillmore | 430 | 87.0% | 29.5% |
| Monson-Sultana Elementary Sultana | 440 | 87.7% | 40.0% |
| Rio Plaza Elementary Oxnard | 455 | 88.4% | 16.1% |
| Howard J. McKibben Elementary Whittier | 430 | 86.3% | 35.9% |
| Kings River Elementary Kingsburg | 389 | 87.7% | 25.9% |
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 King City Arts Magnet ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #3,735 of 5,151 | #29 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #3,646 of 5,172 ▲ 385 | #31 of 70 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #3,182 of 5,172 ▲ 920 | #23 of 70 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.9pp | #312 of 5,116 | #2 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #3,368 of 5,915 | #57 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,444 of 5,352 | #29 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.6% | #5,013 of 5,354 | #45 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.0% | #1,333 of 5,625 | #24 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #3,198 of 3,837 | #45 of 55 |
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
424
-44 (-9%) vs 2020
+78% since 2010-11, when it was 238
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 424 | 19 | 22.3:1 | 88% (373) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 20 | 22.4:1 | 90% (403) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 20 | 23.8:1 | 89% (421) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 21 | 22.3:1 | 83% (387) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 21 | 21.5:1 | 92% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 410 | 19 | 21.6:1 | 87% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | N/A | N/A | 76% (180) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for King City Arts Magnet.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (451 to 424); teachers down 10% (21 to 19).
About King City Arts Magnet
King City Arts Magnet is an elementary school located in King City, California, in Monterey County. The school enrolls 424 students in kindergarten through 5.
King City Union has 4 schools and 2,554 students, and King City Arts Magnet is one of those schools.
Hispanic students account for 96% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 4% White. Monterey County's residents are about 62% Hispanic, 34 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 9, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at King City Arts Magnet comes to 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 22.3:1. That is in line with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. King City Arts Magnet counts 88% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 76% average for public schools in Monterey County is 12 points lower.
King City Arts Magnet holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 41% of California public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, King City Arts Magnet lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.1%; the prediction is 28.0%.
For Monterey County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $97,230 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting King City Arts Magnet, Monterey County has 153 public schools.
King City Arts Magnet is about 0.4 miles from King City High, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, King City Arts Magnet ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
King City Arts Magnet is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, King City Arts Magnet had a net loss of 44 students, or 9%.
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Monterey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
437,613
Census ACS
Median income
$97,230
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
153
73,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in King City Union
- Chalone Peaks MiddleMiddle · 854 students
- Del Rey ElementaryElementary · 639 students
- Santa Lucia ElementaryElementary · 637 students
- Phoenix Academy Community DayMiddle
- Special Education PreschoolElementary
Other schools in King City
- King City HighHigh · 1,199 students
- Chalone Peaks MiddleMiddle · 854 students
- Del Rey ElementaryElementary · 639 students
- Santa Lucia ElementaryElementary · 637 students
- Portola-Butler Continuation HighHigh · 115 students
- Pinnacle Coastal Valley HighHigh · 77 students
Nearby schools
- King City High0.4 mi · 1,199
- Pinnacle Coastal Valley High0.4 mi · 77
- Portola-Butler Continuation High0.4 mi · 115
- Santa Lucia Elementary0.5 mi · 637
- Del Rey Elementary0.6 mi · 639
- Chalone Peaks Middle1.0 mi · 854
Frequently asked questions
About King City Arts MagnetWhat is the total enrollment at King City Arts Magnet?
King City Arts Magnet enrolls approximately 424 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does King City Arts Magnet serve?
King City Arts Magnet serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at King City Arts Magnet?
Approximately 22.3:1 students per teacher at King City Arts Magnet.
What is the racial breakdown of students at King City Arts Magnet?
At King City Arts Magnet, the student body is approximately 4% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Who oversees King City Arts Magnet?
King City Arts Magnet is overseen by King City Union in Monterey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.