Martin Luther King Middle

Martin Luther King Middle is a 6-8 campus of average-sized scale in Berkeley, California, one of the schools within Berkeley Unified, educateing 851 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 29% bigger than typical.

Within Berkeley Unified, which oversees 17 schools and 9,116 students, Martin Luther King Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Martin Luther King Middle records that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 11% Black, 11% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Martin Luther King Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 33% of students at Martin Luther King Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Alameda County's rate of about 49%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Martin Luther King Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.9%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Alameda County) logs that median household income runs about $129,367, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Alameda County's 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), Martin Luther King Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ruth Acty Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Martin Luther King Middle comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 68.7%.

Martin Luther King Middle operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Martin Luther King Middle's enrollment has edged down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,024 (now 851). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 50% to 42%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

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