Martin Luther King, Jr.
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.2% |
| Met Standard | 18.4% |
| Below Standard | 71.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Martin Luther King, Jr. and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.2% of students exceeded standard while 18.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.4 points below the Sacramento City Unified district average of 15.6%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 22.5% exceeded — 12.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 9.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 10.3% | 23.1% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 36 | 13.9% | 11.1% | 25.0% |
| 5th | 61 | 14.8% | 22.9% | 37.7% |
| 6th | 36 | 5.6% | 19.4% | 25.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 10.3% | 35.9% | 46.1% |
| 4th | 37 | 2.7% | 16.2% | 18.9% |
| 5th | 61 | 9.8% | 13.1% | 22.9% |
| 6th | 36 | 13.9% | 5.6% | 19.4% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.1