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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Martin Luther King Jr. Middle administration to hear?
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Enrollment
865
Middle
DISTRICT 884 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADERA UNIFIED·NCES 062334004613
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle
601 Lilly St., Madera, CA 93638 · (559) 674-4681 · Madera County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL865 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of California public middle 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.
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
838 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 7 | 409 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 456 | 53% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
22.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.6pp since 2014
Math
11.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.9% | 18.8% | 28.5% | 48.9% |
| Math | 3.8% | 7.3% | 20.5% | 68.4% |
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 | 22.6% | 11.1% |
| 2023-24 | 20.7% | 10.1% |
| 2022-23 | 23.3% | 8.7% |
| 2021-22 | 27.5% | 9.3% |
| 2018-19 | 26.4% | 14.1% |
| 2017-18 | 24.4% | 11.4% |
| 2016-17 | 28.3% | 11.2% |
| 2015-16 | 22.0% | 7.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
16.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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. Middle
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle's state test result (16.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle this school | 865 | 96.9% | 16.1% |
| Mission Middle Escondido | 855 | 95.9% | 24.9% |
| Hollenbeck Middle Los Angeles | 927 | 96.0% | 38.0% |
| Gerald P. Carr Intermediate Santa Ana | 886 | 96.4% | 20.4% |
| El Camino Junior High Santa Maria | 830 | 97.0% | 17.3% |
| El Monte Middle Orosi | 844 | 97.0% | 30.3% |
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 Martin Luther King Jr. Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Madera County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #1,129 of 1,224 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.1% | #1,115 of 1,227 ▼ 5 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #1,127 of 1,227 ▲ 8 | #8 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #238 of 1,214 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 865 | #346 of 1,377 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #178 of 1,279 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.1% | #1,191 of 1,278 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.9% | #54 of 1,329 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #595 of 930 | N/A |
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
865
-55 (-6%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 954
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 865 | 48.9 | 17.7:1 | 97% (838) |
| 2023-24 | 917 | 46.4 | 19.8:1 | 96% (883) |
| 2022-23 | 919 | 46.4 | 19.8:1 | 97% (893) |
| 2020-21 | 920 | 46 | 20.0:1 | 95% (878) |
| 2017-18 | 982 | 42 | 23.4:1 | 95% (934) |
| 2015-16 | 952 | 42 | 22.7:1 | 96% (910) |
| 2010-11 | 721 | N/A | N/A | 96% (694) |
| 2000-01 | 954 | 41 | 23.3:1 | 79% (750) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martin Luther King Jr. Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (982 to 865); teachers up 16% (42 to 48.9).
About Martin Luther King Jr. Middle
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle is a mid-sized middle school that serves part of Madera, California. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 8, with 865 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 659 students for middle schools in California.
The district for Martin Luther King Jr. Middle is Madera Unified, with 28 schools and 19,922 students.
Roughly 96% of students at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle are Hispanic. By comparison, Madera County residents are about 61% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle scores 8%.
The school's 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. Middle schools in California average 20.7:1, 3.0 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Madera County report 81%.
Among California public middle schools, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle outscored 11%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 16.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 22.8%.
In Madera County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $76,627, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 81 public schools in the county, enrolling about 32,251, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle among them.
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle's nearest public school is Virginia Lee Rose Elementary (about 0.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle is 4th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle has an NCES locale of Suburb: Small.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 55 students, from 920 to 865. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.7:1) than in 2020-21 (20.0:1).
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Madera County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,940
Census ACS
Median income
$76,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
32,251 students
Quick facts
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Other Martin Luther King Junior Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 4 states are named Martin Luther King Junior Middle. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleOceanside, CA · 1,098 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleHayward, CA · 669 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleSan Bernardino, CA · 581 students
- Martin Luther King Jr MiddleCharlotte, NC · 844 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleGermantown, MD · 841 students
Nearby schools
- Virginia Lee Rose Elementary0.4 mi · 714
- Millview Elementary0.7 mi · 594
- Sierra Vista Elementary0.7 mi · 740
- Mountain Vista High0.7 mi · 162
- Madera County Independent Academy0.8 mi · 61
- Juvenile Hall (Endeavor/Voyager Secondary)0.9 mi · 29
Frequently asked questions
About Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleHow many students attend Martin Luther King Jr. Middle?
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle enrolls approximately 865 students in grades 07-08.
Is Martin Luther King Jr. Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Martin Luther King Jr. Middle have?
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle?
Student demographics at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle are roughly 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Martin Luther King Jr. Middle public or private?
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madera Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.