Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is an average-sized primary school in Hanford, California, part of Hanford Elementary. The school instructs 624 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 34% above the state mean of about 465.

Across the 12 schools in Hanford Elementary (5,460 students total), Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (83%). The remainder reads as 7% White, 4% Asian, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 58% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.0:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 32.6%; this one delivers 52.4%, a residual of +19.7 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household income runs about $70,995, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is one of 67 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 28,742 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hanford Elementary Community Day, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.9%.

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary's enrollment has edged up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 592 (now 624).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.