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Martin Luther King Jr. Middle · San Bernardino

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Martin Luther King Jr. is a middle school in San Bernardino. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Martin Luther King Jr. Middle in San Bernardino, 20.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 34.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 14.5 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (9.4% Math proficient); Hispanic students (21.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 15.9 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 548 students tested.

All students at this school: 15% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 15%, district —, state 39%15%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 15%, district 28%, state 32%15% · −0 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 16%, district 29%, state 32%16% · +1 vs school
MaleMale: this school 14%, district 29%, state 42%14% · −1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 16%, district 30%, state 44%16% · +1 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 4%, district 9%, state 11%4% · −11 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 3%, district 9%, state 15%3% · −11 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 13%, district 19%, state 22%13% · −2 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 8%, district 20%, state 26%8% · −6 vs school

6 of 15 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 20:1, district 22:120:1
Teaching staff32 teachers
Avg. experience6.6 years
Fully credentialed69%
First-year teachers19%
Intern / emergency permit3.3%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$67,927 – $136,734
Principal salary$170,815 – $190,823
Superintendent salary$413,775

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $24,147, CA average $14,815$24,147 · spent at this school
Federal share$598 per student

$598 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$26,775 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction62%
Instruction support12%
Student services12%
Administration5%
Buildings & maintenance9%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$16,530 per pupil
2019$15,782 per pupil
2018$15,714 per pupil
2017$13,451 per pupil
2016$12,603 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic89.7%
District 82.2% · CA 56.1%
Black6.0%
District 9.3% · CA 4.8%
Other2.4%
District 3.4% · CA 9.0%
White1.2%
District 3.9% · CA 19.9%
Asian0.7%
District 1.2% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 97.1% (33pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$54K · CA $85K
Median home value$357K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+7% · CA 35%
ZIP population27,249
Median age31 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 8% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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