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Martin Luther King Jr. Middle

Q: Is Martin Luther King Jr. Middle a good middle school?

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle is in the 41st percentile (Developing) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 32 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Martin Luther King Jr. Middle was below California in English, near it in math: 44% and 36% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. The Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: What are Martin Luther King Jr. Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 44% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 36% the math standard; 12% and 18% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 1,051 students were tested in English and 1,044 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

Q: How does Martin Luther King Jr. Middle rank in California?

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle is in the 41st percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Developing, 2025). Martin Luther King Jr. Middle ranks #1,280 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), aggregate cohort comparison (2023 G6 → 2025 G8), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Q: Is Martin Luther King Jr. Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Martin Luther King Jr. Middle's grade 6 results in 2023 with its grade 8 results in 2025, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 39th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.

Q: What do attendance and suspension records show for Martin Luther King Jr. Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 23.5% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 269 chronically absent of 1,143 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 6.9%; 80 unduplicated suspended students of 1,156 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 23.4%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 6.9%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

Q: How does Martin Luther King Jr. Middle compare to other schools in Oceanside?

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle is in the 41st percentile (Developing) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 1,098 students. Use the schools in Oceanside page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

Q: What high school does Martin Luther King Jr. Middle feed into?

By attendance boundary, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle is zoned to El Camino High. El Camino High has a Scope Score of 55 out of 100. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education's School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Oceanside · 6–8 · 1,098 students (2024–25)

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Scope Score

32 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
Not a grade or a test result.

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Martin Luther King Jr.higher than 41 of the 100 California dots

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Martin Luther King Jr.higher than 41 of the 100 California dots

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Martin Luther King Jr.higher than 41 of the 100 California dots

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Below California in English, near it in math: 44% and 36% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. Source

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2025
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 1,051 in English, 1,044 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,266,619 in English and 1,272,526 in math tested).

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Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How strong are the foundations for high school?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 12%
Met standard: 32%
Below standard: 56%

44% met or exceeded · 1,051 tested

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Level	Here	California	Oceanside Unified
Exceeded	12%	19%	13%
Met	32%	30%	31%
Nearly met	25%	23%	24%
Not met	31%	28%	32%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 18%
Met standard: 18%
Below standard: 64%

36% met or exceeded · 1,044 tested

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Level	Here	California	Oceanside Unified
Exceeded	18%	20%	15%
Met	18%	16%	17%
Nearly met	25%	23%	26%
Not met	39%	41%	42%

What these tests tell you · what to ask

Read English and math separately, then look at progress and the courses students can take.

Ask: How do students get support, choose courses, and prepare for the move to high school?

Things worth knowing

Open a finding for the evidence

6.9% of students (80 of 1,156) were suspended at least once in 2024–25, about twice the rate at the average California middle school.2024–25

6.9%of students were suspended at least once, 2024–25

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Source: CDE suspension file, 2024–25
Students: all students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 1,156
Comparison: 80 of 1,156. District and California figures are averages of school rates (9 Oceanside Unified schools; 2,177 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school44%

California49%

Tested: 1,051 here · 1,266,619 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school44%

Oceanside Unified44%

Tested: 1,051 here · 3,589 in Oceanside Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 10 schools.

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Level	Here	California	Oceanside Unified
Exceeded	12%	19%	13%
Met	32%	30%	31%
Nearly met	25%	23%	24%
Not met	31%	28%	32%

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school36%

California36%

Tested: 1,044 here · 1,272,526 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school36%

Oceanside Unified32%

Tested: 1,044 here · 3,578 in Oceanside Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 10 schools.

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Level	Here	California	Oceanside Unified
Exceeded	18%	20%	15%
Met	18%	16%	17%
Nearly met	25%	23%	26%
Not met	39%	41%	42%

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · all students tested

201949%4,080 tested

→

202544%1,051 tested

This school

California, same grades50% → 49%2019 → 2025 · 1,390,416 → 1,266,619 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · all students tested

201941%4,077 tested

→

202536%1,044 tested

This school

California, same grades38% → 36%2019 → 2025 · 1,394,239 → 1,272,526 tested

A comparison of two years, not individual student growth. Each year is a different group of students.

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English met or exceeded, grades 6–8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202544%49%

Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202536%36%

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

English went from 49% in 2019 to 44% in 2025. Math went from 41% in 2019 to 36% in 2025. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	This school	California
2019	49% 4,080 tested	50% 1,390,416 tested
2022	48% 3,612 tested	47% 1,277,584 tested
2023	46% 1,123 tested	46% 1,267,562 tested
2024	48% 1,097 tested	46% 1,269,432 tested
2025	44% 1,051 tested	49% 1,266,619 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	This school	California
2019	41% 4,077 tested	38% 1,394,239 tested
2022	33% 3,606 tested	31% 1,279,506 tested
2023	40% 1,124 tested	32% 1,272,024 tested
2024	38% 1,096 tested	33% 1,277,570 tested
2025	36% 1,044 tested	36% 1,272,526 tested

The state’s growth measure980 students in English, 973 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025

English−15ptsCDE category: Moderate

Math−1ptsCDE category: Average

Points above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores.

Ask: English is lower than in 2019 here (49% to 44%) and across California (50% to 49%). How does the school check what’s working in English?

Life at school

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What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

24 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

21in 100 at the average Oceanside Unified school18in 100 at the average California middle school

269 of 1,143 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school24 in 100

at the average Oceanside Unified school21 in 100

at the average California middle school18 in 100

6.9%of students were suspended at least once (80 of 1,156), 2024–25

5.0%at the average Oceanside Unified school3.5%at the average California middle school

Attendance by grade

Chronically absent, 2024–25	Per 100 students	Students
Grades 4–6	18	68 of 368
Grades 7–8	26	201 of 775

Reviews & community voices

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · spring 2025. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

665 English · 659 math tested

English34% / 38%

Math26% / 24%

Hispanic or Latino

563 English · 559 math tested

English34% / 38%

Math26% / 24%

White

201 English · 197 math tested

English63% / 61%

Math61% / 49%

Two or more races

141 tested per subject

English50% / 62%

Math40% / 49%

Black or African American

37 tested per subject · grades 6 and 7

English38% / 32%

Math22% / 19%

Filipino

37 tested per subject

English57% / 73%

Math51% / 58%

English learners

66 English · 68 math tested

English2% / 7%

Math0% / 6%

Students with disabilities

138 English · 137 math tested

English7% / 14%

Math7% / 10%

Military families

44 tested per subject

English50% / 52%

Math50% / 38%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Met or exceeded the standardgrades 6–8 · spring 2025

Group and subject	Here	vs Oceanside Unified	vs California
Low-income · 665 tested in English, 659 in math
English	34%	034%	−438%
Math	26%	+422%	+224%
Hispanic or Latino · 563 tested in English, 559 in math
English	34%	+133%	−438%
Math	26%	+521%	+224%
White · 201 tested in English, 197 in math
English	63%	+558%	+261%
Math	61%	+1447%	+1249%
Two or more races · 141 tested
English	50%	−555%	−1262%
Math	40%	+238%	−949%
Black or African American · 37 tested · grades 6 and 7 only
English	38%	−745%	+632%
Math	22%	+220%	+319%
Filipino · 37 tested
English	57%	+552%	−1673%
Math	51%	+744%	−758%
English learners · 66 tested in English, 68 in math
English	2%	02%	−57%
Math	0%	−22%	−66%
Students with disabilities · 138 tested in English, 137 in math
English	7%	−29%	−714%
Math	7%	07%	−310%
Military families · 44 tested
English	50%	−1060%	−252%
Math	50%	+941%	+1238%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Oceanside Unified, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.

Asian students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and homeless students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Low-income students and students with disabilities did worse than the same groups statewide in English. Students of two or more races did worse than the same group statewide. English learners did worse than the same group statewide in math.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Martin Luther King Jr. Middle in Oceanside, 34.3% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grades 6, 7 and 8, compared to 34.3% district-wide for those same grades and 37.7% statewide for those same grades. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle’s rate for low-income students differs from its district average in ELA by less than 0.1 percentage points. Other subgroups: low-income students (26.1% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (33.7% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 42.3 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 665 ELA grade test records.

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Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

Hispanic or Latino53%
White19%
Two or more races11%
Black or African American5%
Filipino3%
Asian3%
Pacific Islander3%
Not reported2%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Unallocated share<1%

Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.

Full student mix, comparisons & sources

Eligible enrollment, 2024–25	Here
Hispanic or Latino	53%
White	19%
Two or more races	11%
Black or African American	5%
Filipino	3%
Asian	3%
Pacific Islander	3%
Not reported	2%
American Indian or Alaska Native	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 2 in 3 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (64%, 702 of 1,098). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers52

Average experience17 years

First-year teachers0%

92% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 92.45%: 50.9 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 55 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

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The school path beyond this campus

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ElementaryChrista McAuliffe ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
MiddleMartin Luther King Jr. MiddleThis campus · grades 6-8
High schoolEl Camino HighHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Christa McAuliffe Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
38th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Ivey Ranch Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
59th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Nichols Elementary
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
15th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025
70% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Louise Foussat Elementary
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
15th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025
50% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Palmquist Elementary
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
54th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025
32% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Pablo Tac School of the Arts
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
34th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2025
22% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Libby Elementary
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
79th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025
21% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

El Camino High
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
48th percentile · Developing · high · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.

High-school endpoint evidence · El Camino High

El Camino HighScope 55historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at El Camino High. UC records 26 enrollees from El Camino High for fall 2025. Its AP Course Audit lists 22 authorized AP subjects for 2025 - 2026. Those figures come from dated records — a child starting here today would reach El Camino High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 38% of El Camino High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.

26 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 22 authorized AP subjects (AP Course Audit 2025 - 2026) → full record on El Camino High's page

Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

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1290 Ivey Ranch Road, Oceanside 92057

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When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
English is lower than in 2019 here (49% to 44%) and across California (50% to 49%). How does the school check what’s working in English?
Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
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Schools to explore

Nearby means close to this campus. It does not establish an attendance boundary or a similar student population.

Nearby middle schoolsStatewide percentile

Cesar Chavez Middle1.9 mi48thDeveloping
Roosevelt Middle2.2 mi11thNeeds Support

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

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Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar middle schools2025 statewide percentile

Chico Junior HighChico Unified · 861 enrolled · 63.9% meal eligibility60thSolid
Redwood MiddleNapa Valley Unified · 868 enrolled · 64.1% meal eligibility21stNeeds Support
Sylvan MiddleSan Juan Unified · 604 enrolled · 64.1% meal eligibility16thNeeds Support
Washington Irving Middle School Math, Music and EnLos Angeles Unified · 909 enrolled · 63.7% meal eligibility84thStrong
Marvin A. Dutcher MiddleTurlock Unified · 810 enrolled · 63.6% meal eligibility70thSolid
Olive Peirce MiddleRamona City Unified · 680 enrolled · 64.4% meal eligibility38thDeveloping

How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 55.9–71.9% meal eligibility and 549–2,196 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Martin Luther King Jr. Middle a good middle school?

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle is in the 41st percentile (Developing) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 32 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2025, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Martin Luther King Jr. Middle was below California in English, near it in math: 44% and 36% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 36% statewide. The Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Martin Luther King Jr. Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 44% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 36% the math standard; 12% and 18% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 36% met or exceeded, 19% and 20% exceeded. 1,051 students were tested in English and 1,044 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Martin Luther King Jr. Middle rank in California?

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle is in the 41st percentile of 2,177 California comprehensive middle schools (Developing, 2025). Martin Luther King Jr. Middle ranks #1,280 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), aggregate cohort comparison (2023 G6 → 2025 G8), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Is Martin Luther King Jr. Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Martin Luther King Jr. Middle's grade 6 results in 2023 with its grade 8 results in 2025, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 39th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.

What do attendance and suspension records show for Martin Luther King Jr. Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 23.5% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 269 chronically absent of 1,143 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 6.9%; 80 unduplicated suspended students of 1,156 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 23.4%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 6.9%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does Martin Luther King Jr. Middle compare to other schools in Oceanside?

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle is in the 41st percentile (Developing) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 1,098 students. Use the schools in Oceanside page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle?

What high school does Martin Luther King Jr. Middle feed into?

By attendance boundary, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle is zoned to El Camino High. El Camino High has a Scope Score of 55 out of 100. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education's School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Middle is ranked #1,280 statewide · #8 of 9 in Oceanside Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Exceeded standard	15.3%	17.2%	42%
Met or exceeded	40.0%	40.0%	23%
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)	Below avg	average	20%
Chronic absenteeism	23.4%	18.1%	5%
Suspension rate	6.9%	3.6%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	15.5%	17.8%	5%

Exceeded standard: ↓ vs CA 17.2% · index 48 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded: ↑ vs CA 40.0% · index 50 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8): ↓ vs CA average · ≈39th calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism: ↓ vs CA 18.1% · index 43 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 1.1pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate: ↓ vs CA 3.6% · index 37 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 0.3pp higher vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↓ vs CA 17.8% · index 42 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students

These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	347	14%	31%	27%	28%	45%	−1
Grade 7	343	13%	30%	23%	34%	43%	−4
Grade 8	361	10%	33%	26%	31%	43%	−3

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 6 ELA equal-school mean: 46.1%; n=4084 reporting schools

State grade 7 ELA equal-school mean: 47.6%; n=2631 reporting schools

State grade 8 ELA equal-school mean: 46.2%; n=2658 reporting schools

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 6	346	12%	22%	29%	36%	34%	−0
Grade 7	341	18%	18%	27%	37%	36%	+2
Grade 8	357	24%	15%	19%	43%	38%	+6

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 6 Math equal-school mean: 34.5%; n=4086 reporting schools

State grade 7 Math equal-school mean: 33.7%; n=2630 reporting schools

State grade 8 Math equal-school mean: 32.1%; n=2658 reporting schools

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met+
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA	345	45.2%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA	359	45.7%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA	393	52.4%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	350	28.6%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	357	39.2%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	389	44.5%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA	361	41.0%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA	369	49.0%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	393	48.4%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	362	35.9%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	371	46.9%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	391	36.1%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA	1,204	45.3%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	1,204	47.7%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	1,204	51.7%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	1,202	34.9%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	1,202	27.4%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	1,202	37.9%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA	1,360	49.3%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA	1,360	45.1%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA	1,360	52.0%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	1,359	36.2%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	1,359	39.5%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	1,359	47.4%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Schoolwide	357	12%	15%	52%	22%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELA	Tested	MET+	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	665	34.3%	−0	−3
Hispanic/Latino	563	33.7%	+1	−4
White	201	63.2%	+5	+2

Nearest middle schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

nearest by distance · Grade gap = grade 6 vs grade 8, this year, different students; Cohort growth = school-level grade groups from different years, not matched children, in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights

School	Dist	Scope · percentile · band	EXC	MET+	Grade gap	Cohort growth	Susp
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle ←	—	3241st percentile · Developing · statewide · 2025	15.3%	40.0%	+0.8pp	+37 pts	6.9%
Cesar Chavez Middle	1.9 mi	3548th percentile · Developing · statewide · 2025	12.9%	36.1%	+8.2pp	—	7.1%
Roosevelt Middle	2.2 mi	2011th percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 2025	8.1%	24.1%	−7.8pp	—	6.7%
California average	—	39School average · no percentile	17.2%	40.0%	+1.5pp	—	3.6%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

District salary records

Teacher salary schedule$53,318 – $118,979

Average elementary principal salary$153,348

Average middle school principal salary$154,476

Average high school principal salary$183,517

Superintendent salary$300,606

CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2019	40/100	59	#783	California comprehensive middle schools · 1,953 schools
2022	37/100	59	#853	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,113 schools
2023	39/100	65	#731	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,125 schools
2024	45/100	71	#618	California comprehensive middle schools · 2,152 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 24.6% → 2025 · 23.5% · −1.1pp
Suspension rate2024 · 6.6% → 2025 · 6.9% · +0.3pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2025 · ELA	1,051	12.5%	43.8%
2025 · Math	1,044	18.1%	36.2%
2024 · ELA	1,097	15.4%	48.0%
2024 · Math	1,096	21.0%	37.7%
2023 · ELA	1,123	15.1%	46.2%
2023 · Math	1,124	18.8%	39.6%
2022 · ELA	1,204	15.6%	48.4%
2022 · Math	1,202	15.8%	33.5%
2019 · ELA	1,360	16.0%	48.9%
2019 · Math	1,359	18.4%	41.1%

Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.

Year	Scope	Pctile	Rank	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp	Grade gap
2019	—	—	—	17.1%	44.9%	9.8%	4.2%	+6.9pp
2022	—	—	—	15.5%	40.8%	31.6%	5.4%	+4.8pp
2023	—	—	—	16.9%	42.9%	25.0%	4.7%	+3.8pp
2024	—	—	—	18.0%	42.6%	24.5%	6.6%	+11.6pp
2025	32	41	#1280	15.3%	40.0%	23.4%	6.9%	+0.8pp

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

Grade gap = this year's grade 6 vs grade 8 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD

Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years

Group	2018–19	2024–25	Δ
Female	9.1%	22.5%	+13.4pp
Male	10.5%	24.5%	+14.0pp
Asian	4.3%	5.4%	+1.1pp
Black/African American	10.0%	30.2%	+20.2pp
Filipino	3.2%	7.7%	+4.5pp
Hispanic/Latino	9.9%	27.0%	+17.1pp
Pacific Islander	17.9%	30.0%	+12.1pp
Two or More Races	7.2%	22.3%	+15.1pp
White	11.2%	16.1%	+4.9pp
Students with Disabilities	14.4%	34.4%	+20.0pp
English Learners	8.5%	35.6%	+27.1pp
Military-Connected	7.7%	—	—
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	11.7%	29.0%	+17.3pp
All Students	9.8%	23.5%	+13.7pp
Homeless	—	58.3%	—

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

California growth model, by student groupInspect CDE growth-model records and group sample sizes.2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored

Group	ELA	n	CDE band	Math	n	CDE band
All Students	−15	980	Moderate	−1	973	Average
English Only	−15	736	not categorised	−2	730	not categorised
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	−16	623	Moderate	−5	618	Average
Hispanic or Latino	−18	523	Moderate	−6	521	Moderate
White	−13	188	Moderate	+11	184	Accelerated
English Learner	−14	157	Moderate	0	157	Average
Students with Disabilities	−24	139	Minimal	+4	139	Average
Two or More Races	−10	114	Moderate	−2	114	Average
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only	−15	109	not categorised	+6	109	not categorised
English Learners Only	−13	48	not categorised	−13	48	not categorised
Black or African American	−9	42	Moderate	−8	42	Moderate
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)	−8	38	Moderate	−20	38	Moderate
Filipino	0	35	Average	+18	35	Accelerated
Asian	−4	31	Average	+23	31	Exceptional
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	−3	27	Average	−12	26	Moderate

CDE reports scale-score points versus its growth-model prediction — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorised” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-Term English Learner counts cover grades 6-8 only (CDE), so that row is not comparable to the All Students row. CDE labels at least one imported estimate here WEIGHTED; that describes its aggregation method, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth source detailSeparate historical trends, cohort comparisons and matched growth.CDE matched-student model and school-grade cohort record · distinct measures

School-grade cohort proxy · ELA endpoints

ELA · 2023 · Grade 6

13%

exceeded standard · 41% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2023 · 361 ELA test records with scores

ELA · 2025 · Grade 8

10%

exceeded standard · 43% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2025 · 361 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 359 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe ELA results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across ELA and Math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · reported-school field

State model · ELAmatched students, grades 4-8

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

ALL students, grades 4–8

980 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,519 reported ELA ALL school records in its retained school inventory

8th pctile · −15 pts

State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

ALL students, grades 4–8

973 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,518 reported MATH ALL school records in its retained school inventory

45th pctile · −1 pts

this school| center tick: 50th percentile in SchoolScope's retained-school field, calculated separately for ELA and Math

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points versus its prediction for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median ELA estimate is −1 and the middle half fall between −8 and +6 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read its position among reported schools, not the sign. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8 and is not part of the Scope Score.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,594 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 16,373 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$884 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,098

Central federal expenditures attributed here$381 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,098

District current expense · FY 2024–25$20,901 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

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SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 60%Instruction support 11%Student services 10%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 11%

SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$14,594 per pupil

2020$13,384 per pupil

2019$13,154 per pupil

2018$11,020 per pupil

2017$10,838 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 92057

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92057
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$108,814
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	33.03%
ZCTA population	56,835
Median age	38.8 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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