How does Martin Luther King Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Compton?

Martin Luther King Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 45.5/100, placing it at the 55th percentile statewide. 20% of students exceed standard, with a total of 724 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Martin Luther King Elementary?

20.3% of students at Martin Luther King Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 42.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Martin Luther King Elementary improving or declining?

Martin Luther King Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 16.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Martin Luther King Elementary?

7.7% of students at Martin Luther King Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Martin Luther King Elementary

Compton Unified Compton Los Angeles County 90222

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

724 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

337 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

96%

Teachers

14 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 80.1%

Black 18.4%

Other 1.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Martin Luther King Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	20.3%
Met Standard	22.5%
Below Standard	57.2%

Exceeded

20.3%

Met

22.5%

Below

57.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Martin Luther King Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

20.3% of students exceeded standard while 22.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Compton Unified district average of 20.5%. Compared to the 55 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.7 points higher (vs 16.6% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 16.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.