How does Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Santa Ana?

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 37.7/100, placing it at the 31st percentile statewide. 4% of students exceed standard, with a total of 906 students tested across grades and subjects.

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

3.7% of students at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 16.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary improving or declining?

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 8.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

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

13.1% of students at Martin Luther King Jr. 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 Jr. Elementary

Santa Ana Unified Santa Ana Orange County 92703

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

906 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

485 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

87%

Teachers

24 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 98.1%

White 0.2%

Asian 1.2%

Other 0.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	3.7%
Met Standard	12.9%
Below Standard	83.5%

Exceeded

3.7%

Met

12.9%

Below

83.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "17% proficient" for Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

3.7% of students exceeded standard while 12.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.4 points below the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.0%. The 40 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.9% exceeded — 6.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 8.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.