Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 0.7% |
| Met Standard | 4.1% |
| Below Standard | 95.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "5% proficient" for Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
0.7% of students exceeded standard while 4.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 20.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.7 points below the West Contra Costa Unified district average of 12.3%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.7% exceeded — 11.1 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 5.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 40.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 0.0% | 11.9% | 11.9% |
| 4th | 58 | 0.0% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| 5th | 55 | 1.8% | 3.6% | 5.5% |
| 6th | 57 | 0.0% | 3.5% | 3.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 0.0% | 7.1% | 7.1% |
| 4th | 59 | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3.4% |
| 5th | 55 | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| 6th | 56 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.2