Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,392 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
665 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
24:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
83%
Teachers
28 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
85.4%
White
5.9%
Asian
1.8%
Black
2.4%
Other
4.5%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 29.3% |
| Met Standard | 27.0% |
| Below Standard | 43.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "56% proficient" for Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
29.3% of students exceeded standard while 27.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.0 points above the Hanford Elementary district average of 18.3%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 17.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
29.3%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
56.3%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-17.3pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
10.9%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
2.6%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,392
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 98 | 44.9% | 24.5% | 69.4% |
| 4th | 79 | 35.4% | 25.3% | 60.8% |
| 5th | 84 | 26.2% | 32.1% | 58.3% |
| 6th | 87 | 18.4% | 42.5% | 60.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 98 | 46.9% | 19.4% | 66.3% |
| 4th | 79 | 22.8% | 31.6% | 54.4% |
| 5th | 84 | 20.2% | 22.6% | 42.9% |
| 6th | 87 | 18.4% | 18.4% | 36.8% |