Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003332
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
3989 South Hobart Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90062 · (323) 294-0031 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
19.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
275 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 62 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
24.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.0pp since 2014
Math
19.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.0% | 14.0% | 22.0% | 54.0% |
| Math | 5.3% | 14.6% | 22.5% | 57.6% |
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 | 24.0% | 19.9% |
| 2023-24 | 23.9% | 15.1% |
| 2022-23 | 25.3% | 21.4% |
| 2021-22 | 21.7% | 20.0% |
| 2018-19 | 22.6% | 14.8% |
| 2017-18 | 25.0% | 21.3% |
| 2016-17 | 35.1% | 25.2% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 13.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
20.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary's state test result (20.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary this school | 278 | 98.9% | 20.8% |
| John W. Mack Elementary Los Angeles | 283 | 96.5% | 21.4% |
| Compton Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 265 | 95.8% | 39.8% |
| Howard Inghram Elementary San Bernardino | 264 | 97.3% | 18.8% |
| Barton Hill Elementary San Pedro | 329 | 95.7% | 27.8% |
| Arrowhead Elementary San Bernardino | 248 | 96.8% | 18.9% |
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 Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #4,517 of 5,151 | #1,072 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #4,318 of 5,172 ▲ 360 | #1,049 of 1,129 ▲ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #4,572 of 5,172 ▼ 160 | #1,070 of 1,129 ▼ 39 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #2,978 of 5,116 | #735 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #4,940 of 5,915 | #1,114 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #588 of 5,352 | #179 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #3,794 of 5,354 | #693 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #37 of 5,625 | #22 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.0% | #169 of 3,837 | #83 of 947 |
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
278
-106 (-28%) vs 2020
-71% since 1990-91, when it was 959
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 278 | 14.5 | 19.2:1 | 99% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 17 | 16.8:1 | 98% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 17 | 19.5:1 | 98% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 18 | 21.3:1 | 98% (376) |
| 2017-18 | 456 | 20 | 22.8:1 | 94% (430) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 19 | 24.9:1 | 91% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | N/A | N/A | 51% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 1,087 | 50 | 21.7:1 | 95% (1,034) |
| 1990-91 | 959 | 43 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (456 to 278); teachers down 28% (20 to 14.5).
About Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is an elementary school in Los Angeles, California, and it is part of Los Angeles Unified. School enrollment was 278 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary belongs to Los Angeles Unified, a district of 784 schools and 406,887 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, with 80% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 15% Black and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. By the diversity index, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary comes in at 33%.
The teaching staff at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 19.2:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 99%. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 21% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary would score about 21.6%. It scores 20.8%, within a point of that figure.
Across Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is among the 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County.
Nearest public school: Foshay Learning Center, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 26.0% on proficiency, and Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is below that at 20.8%.
The federal government classifies Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary's location as City: Large.
The number of students dropped from 384 to 278 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 21.3:1 to 19.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
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Other Martin Luther King Junior Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 9 states are named Martin Luther King Junior Elementary. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is the 14th largest of the 15.
- Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryHanford, CA · 624 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. ElementarySanta Ana, CA · 457 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryEl Centro, CA · 445 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryRichmond, CA · 375 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryOakland, CA · 296 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryHow large is Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary?
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary enrolls approximately 278 students in grades KG-05.
Is Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary have?
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary?
Student demographics at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary are roughly 1% White, 80% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary in?
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.