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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy this year?
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Enrollment
503
Middle
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN RIVERS UNIFIED·NCES 060133207729
Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy
3051 Fairfield St., Sacramento, CA 95815 · (916) 566-3490 · Sacramento County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of California public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
18.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
490 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 248 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 255 | 51% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
16.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.0pp since 2014
Math
5.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 3 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 | 1.5% | 14.5% | 16.2% | 67.8% |
| Math | 1.9% | 4.0% | 13.3% | 80.7% |
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 | 16.0% | 5.9% |
| 2023-24 | 10.1% | 3.5% |
| 2022-23 | 10.8% | 4.2% |
| 2021-22 | 13.7% | 5.0% |
| 2018-19 | 23.9% | 6.7% |
| 2017-18 | 13.4% | 7.2% |
| 2016-17 | 14.0% | 11.2% |
| 2015-16 | 17.0% | 9.0% |
| 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
8.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% 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. Technology Academy
Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy's state test result (8.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy this school | 503 | 97.4% | 8.9% |
| Delta Sierra Middle Stockton | 563 | 92.5% | 18.1% |
| Roosevelt Middle Oakland | 512 | 97.3% | 19.1% |
| Foothill Ranch Middle Sacramento | 509 | 92.9% | 21.5% |
| Fern Bacon Middle Sacramento | 679 | 87.6% | 25.4% |
| Cesar Chavez Intermediate Sacramento | 357 | 87.1% | 26.5% |
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. Technology Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.9% | #1,213 of 1,224 | #38 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.9% | #1,207 of 1,227 ▲ 10 | #38 of 39 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #1,201 of 1,227 ▲ 17 | #38 of 39 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #669 of 1,214 | #15 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #919 of 1,377 | #33 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #249 of 1,279 | #3 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #203 of 1,278 | #29 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.4% | #29 of 1,329 | #1 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.8% | #96 of 257 | #5 of 14 |
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
503
+67 (+15%) vs 2020
+9% since 2010-11, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 503 | 27.4 | 18.3:1 | 97% (490) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 24.5 | 20.9:1 | 97% (497) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 23.5 | 19.9:1 | 96% (452) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 24 | 18.2:1 | 98% (429) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 23.1 | 19.6:1 | 95% (431) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 20 | 21.4:1 | 91% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | N/A | N/A | 95% (441) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (454 to 503); teachers up 19% (23.1 to 27.4).
About Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy
Located in Sacramento, California, Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy is a small middle school. School enrollment was 503 students in 2024-25, in grades 7 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in California average about 659 students.
Across its 44 schools, Twin Rivers Unified enrolls 24,770 students. Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy is one of those schools.
Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 49%. Other groups make up 22% Asian, 14% Black, 6% multiracial, and 6% White. That compares with about 24% Hispanic among all Sacramento County residents. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 18.3:1. That is 2.4 students per teacher below the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 97%. Among public schools in Sacramento County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy is graded D by allk12, scoring above 6% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy are 13.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (8.9% actual, 22.5% predicted).
Sacramento County census figures show that the median household income is $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 387 public schools in Sacramento County, enrolling about 259,342 students in all.
Las Palmas Elementary is the public school closest to Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 23.9% on proficiency, and Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy is below that at 8.9%.
Under the NCES locale system, Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy is City: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 503, a 15% rise from 436 in 2020-21.
Discussions about Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Twin Rivers Unified
- Grant Union HighHigh · 1,987 students
- Rio Linda HighHigh · 1,594 students
- Foothill HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Smythe Academy of Arts and SciencesElementary · 1,091 students
- Las Palmas ElementaryElementary · 1,001 students
- Woodridge ElementaryElementary · 814 students
Other schools in Sacramento
- Highlands Community CharterCombined · 11,713 students
- C. K. McClatchy HighHigh · 2,569 students
- Sheldon HighHigh · 2,368 students
- Inderkum HighHigh · 2,194 students
- Grant Union HighHigh · 1,987 students
- Rio Americano HighHigh · 1,891 students
Nearby schools
- Las Palmas Elementary0.3 mi · 1,001
- Fairbanks Elementary0.6 mi · 320
- Del Paso Heights Elementary0.7 mi · 477
- Hagginwood Elementary1.0 mi · 340
- Northwood Elementary1.0 mi · 351
- Capital College & Career Academy1.2 mi · 115
Frequently asked questions
About Martin Luther King Jr. Technology AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy?
Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy enrolls approximately 503 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy serve?
Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy.
How diverse is Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy?
Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy reports a student body of 6% White, 49% Hispanic, 14% Black, 22% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy?
Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy is overseen by Twin Rivers Unified in Sacramento County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.