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What advice would you give to incoming students at Martin Luther King?
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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTEREY PENINSULA UNIFIED·NCES 062553003829
Martin Luther King
1713 Broadway, Seaside, CA 93955 · (831) 392-3970 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of California public elementary 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.
- A-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
20.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
489 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (81).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
22.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.9pp since 2014
Math
11.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.7pp 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 12 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 10 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 | 5.4% | 17.5% | 23.5% | 53.6% |
| Math | 4.2% | 7.5% | 26.1% | 62.2% |
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 | 22.9% | 11.7% |
| 2023-24 | 15.5% | 9.2% |
| 2022-23 | 13.4% | 9.6% |
| 2021-22 | 13.2% | 7.3% |
| 2018-19 | 18.5% | 11.9% |
| 2017-18 | 21.7% | 11.8% |
| 2016-17 | 18.9% | 13.9% |
| 2015-16 | 18.0% | 13.0% |
| 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
14.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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
Martin Luther King's state test result (14.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Luther King this school | 548 | 89.2% | 14.8% |
| William Green Elementary Lawndale | 516 | 88.0% | 34.6% |
| Liggett Street Elementary Panorama City | 550 | 91.3% | 37.1% |
| Dickson Elementary Chino | 566 | 88.0% | 25.9% |
| James A. Whitaker Elementary Buena Park | 559 | 91.9% | 25.9% |
| Mission Elementary Ontario | 571 | 88.4% | 33.0% |
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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #4,947 of 5,151 | #66 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #4,962 of 5,172 ▲ 85 | #66 of 70 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #4,657 of 5,172 ▲ 345 | #53 of 70 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.1pp | #1,114 of 5,116 | #15 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #1,887 of 5,915 | #31 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #1,019 of 5,352 | #7 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.0% | #3,801 of 5,354 | #18 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.2% | #1,196 of 5,625 | #20 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.0% | #119 of 1,139 | #4 of 11 |
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
548
+167 (+44%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 620
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 548 | 27.2 | 20.1:1 | 89% (489) |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 27.4 | 20.9:1 | 84% (482) |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 29.3 | 19.3:1 | 91% (514) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 17 | 22.4:1 | 90% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 19 | 21.8:1 | 69% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 21 | 21.6:1 | 95% (429) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | N/A | N/A | 86% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 617 | 28 | 22.0:1 | 61% (379) |
| 1990-91 | 620 | 33 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martin Luther King.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (415 to 548); teachers up 43% (19 to 27.2).
About Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King, located in Seaside, California, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 6 and reported 548 students in 2024-25.
Across its 18 schools, Monterey Peninsula Unified enrolls 9,308 students. Martin Luther King is one of those schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Martin Luther King is Hispanic, at 81%. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% Asian, 4% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 62%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Martin Luther King scores 33%.
A staff of 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 20.1:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 89%. Compared with the 76% average for public schools in Monterey County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Martin Luther King lands at D, ahead of 11% of California public elementary schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 27.3%. Martin Luther King scores 14.8%.
The school's county is Monterey County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $97,230 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Martin Luther King shares Monterey County with 152 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, International School of Monterey is about 0.2 miles from Martin Luther King. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Martin Luther King comes in 6th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Martin Luther King is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 381 students at Martin Luther King; in 2024-25, 548. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The school's ratio dropped from 22.4:1 to 20.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Martin Luther King community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Monterey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
437,613
Census ACS
Median income
$97,230
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
153
73,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monterey Peninsula Unified
- Monterey HighHigh · 1,401 students
- Seaside HighHigh · 1,073 students
- Marina HighHigh · 721 students
- La MesaElementary · 689 students
- Monte VistaElementary · 688 students
- J. C. Crumpton ElementaryElementary · 562 students
Other schools in Seaside
- Seaside HighHigh · 1,073 students
- Seaside MiddleMiddle · 521 students
- George C. Marshall ElementaryElementary · 516 students
- International School of MontereyElementary · 439 students
- Dual Language Academy of the Monterey PeninsulaElementary · 410 students
- Ord Terrace ElementaryElementary · 397 students
Nearby schools
- International School of Monterey0.2 mi · 439
- Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula0.3 mi · 410
- Ord Terrace Elementary0.5 mi · 397
- Del Rey Woods Elementary1.0 mi · 390
- Seaside High1.1 mi · 1,073
- Seaside Middle1.1 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About Martin Luther KingHow large is Martin Luther King?
Martin Luther King enrolls approximately 548 students in grades KG-06.
Is Martin Luther King an elementary, middle, or high school?
Martin Luther King is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Martin Luther King have?
Martin Luther King employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
How diverse is Martin Luther King?
Martin Luther King reports a student body of 4% White, 81% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Martin Luther King?
Martin Luther King is overseen by Monterey Peninsula Unified in Monterey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.