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If you could change one rule at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ANA UNIFIED·NCES 063531006148
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
1001 South Graham Ln., Santa Ana, CA 92703 · (714) 972-6000 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
19.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
445 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 98 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
19.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.5pp since 2014
Math
14.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.6% | 16.8% | 31.0% | 49.6% |
| Math | 4.8% | 9.3% | 34.4% | 51.5% |
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 | 19.5% | 14.1% |
| 2023-24 | 19.4% | 14.5% |
| 2022-23 | 22.4% | 14.5% |
| 2021-22 | 19.6% | 14.9% |
| 2018-19 | 21.8% | 22.0% |
| 2017-18 | 24.2% | 23.2% |
| 2016-17 | 18.5% | 18.4% |
| 2015-16 | 15.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 13.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
16.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% 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 (16.6% 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 | 457 | 97.4% | 16.6% |
| William R. Anton Elementary Los Angeles | 453 | 97.6% | 36.6% |
| Global Family Elementary Oakland | 446 | 98.0% | 14.4% |
| Richgrove Elementary Richgrove | 477 | 95.8% | 17.1% |
| John C Martinez Elementary Parlier | 434 | 97.5% | 23.2% |
| Oasis Elementary Thermal | 488 | 97.1% | 12.9% |
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 Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #4,839 of 5,151 | #372 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #4,824 of 5,172 ▼ 96 | #376 of 382 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #4,868 of 5,172 ▼ 82 | #375 of 382 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #1,658 of 5,116 | #128 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #2,941 of 5,915 | #225 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #550 of 5,352 | #26 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.9% | #5,247 of 5,354 | #385 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.4% | #159 of 5,625 | #3 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.8% | #352 of 3,837 | #41 of 324 |
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
457
-103 (-18%) vs 2020
-58% since 2000-01, when it was 1,081
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 457 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 97% (445) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 24.1 | 20.1:1 | 87% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 26.3 | 18.3:1 | 85% (407) |
| 2020-21 | 560 | 24 | 23.3:1 | 89% (497) |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 27 | 25.6:1 | 92% (636) |
| 2015-16 | 754 | 29 | 26.0:1 | 97% (730) |
| 2010-11 | 829 | N/A | N/A | 97% (802) |
| 2000-01 | 1,081 | 54 | 20.0:1 | 91% (982) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (690 to 457); teachers down 11% (27 to 24).
About Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Santa Ana, California, under Santa Ana Unified. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 457 students.
Santa Ana Unified counts 35,993 students in its 51 schools, and Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is one of them.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, with 98% of enrollment. By comparison, Orange County residents are about 34% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary comes in at 4%.
Staffing totals 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is 97%. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Orange County, the school's rate is higher.
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 10% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 22.5% for Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary. The school posts 16.6%, 5.8 points below the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Orange County, median household income is about $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Orange County number 649 and enroll about 430,458.
The closest other public school is Vista Meridian Global Academy, about 0.4 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary saw enrollment fall 18% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 23.3 to 19.0 over 4 years.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
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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 7th largest of the 15.
- Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryHanford, CA · 624 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
- Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 278 students
Nearby schools
- Vista Meridian Global Academy0.4 mi · 260
- Pio Pico Elementary0.5 mi · 501
- Lorin Griset Academy0.5 mi · 283
- Martin Elementary0.5 mi · 443
- Lowell Elementary0.5 mi · 426
- Monte Vista Elementary0.7 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryHow many students attend Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary?
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary enrolls approximately 457 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary serve?
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is approximately 19.0:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary?
At Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, the student body is approximately 0% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian.
Is Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary public or private?
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Santa Ana Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.