Enrollment
367
Middle
DISTRICT 661 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005655
King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle
350 Girard St., San Francisco, CA 94134 · (415) 330-1500 · San Francisco County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of California public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
286 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 104 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 129 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 37% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
29.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.4pp since 2014
Math
18.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.8% | 21.7% | 24.1% | 46.4% |
| Math | 7.3% | 11.3% | 20.9% | 60.5% |
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 | 29.6% | 18.6% |
| 2023-24 | 30.6% | 21.3% |
| 2022-23 | 29.9% | 21.4% |
| 2021-22 | 36.7% | 23.4% |
| 2018-19 | 34.5% | 26.3% |
| 2017-18 | 38.5% | 31.9% |
| 2016-17 | 40.7% | 33.7% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
24.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle
King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle's state test result (24.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle this school | 367 | 77.9% | 24.7% |
| Norwood Junior High Sacramento | 450 | 83.1% | 32.7% |
| Pinole Middle Pinole | 381 | 80.1% | 24.5% |
| Mare Island Technology Academy Vallejo | 260 | 76.5% | N/A |
| Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle Cerritos | 403 | 74.7% | 43.4% |
| Washington Manor Middle San Leandro | 500 | 74.0% | 31.7% |
Matched among California middle 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 Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #915 of 1,224 | #10 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #905 of 1,227 ▼ 137 | #10 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #1,001 of 1,227 ▼ 91 | #10 of 13 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #41 of 1,214 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #1,125 of 1,377 | #11 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #57 of 1,279 | #4 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #196 of 1,278 | #5 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.9% | #586 of 1,329 | #4 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.9% | #163 of 930 | #2 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
367
-63 (-15%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 558
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 367 | 22.8 | 16.1:1 | 78% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 21.5 | 17.3:1 | 71% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 20.3 | 18.0:1 | 70% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 23 | 18.7:1 | 70% (300) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 24.5 | 20.5:1 | 73% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 509 | 25 | 20.4:1 | 71% (360) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | N/A | N/A | 81% (425) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 54% (278) |
| 1990-91 | 558 | 31 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (502 to 367); teachers down 7% (24.5 to 22.8).
About King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle
Families in San Francisco, California, are served by King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle, a small middle school. In all, 367 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 44% below the 659-student average for middle schools in California.
A total of 106 schools make up San Francisco Unified, with 48,706 students enrolled.
Hispanic students account for 43% of enrollment at King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle, more than any other group. Other groups make up 33% Asian, 14% Black, and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 16% of San Francisco County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. Middle schools in California average 20.7:1, 4.6 more students per teacher than here. King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 78%. The rate at public schools in San Francisco County averages 54%, lower than here.
King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 15% of California public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.7%; the prediction is 33.9%.
Looking at the county, San Francisco County, median household income comes to about $140,970, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 132 public schools and about 56,505 students.
Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 367, compared with 430 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.1:1.
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San Francisco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
830,235
Census ACS
Median income
$140,970
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
132
56,505 students
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Frequently asked questions
About King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle?
King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle enrolls approximately 367 students in grades 06-08.
Is King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle have?
King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
How diverse is King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle?
King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle reports a student body of 1% White, 43% Hispanic, 14% Black, 33% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle?
King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle is overseen by San Francisco Unified in San Francisco County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.