King City Arts Magnet

King City Arts Magnet, a moderately sized K-5 school in King City, California, one of the schools within King City Union, works with 424 students, covering grades K through 5.

King City Arts Magnet is one of 4 schools operated by King City Union, a district that teaches 2,554 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, King City Arts Magnet records that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 62% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, King City Arts Magnet has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Monterey County's rate of about 76%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), King City Arts Magnet sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.1%; this one delivers 24.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Monterey County put median household earnings sit near $97,230, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Monterey County runs 153 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students), of which King City Arts Magnet is one.

King City High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, King City Arts Magnet comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 26.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at King City Arts Magnet has ticked down 6%, going from 451 students in 2018 to 424 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for King City Arts Magnet typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.