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Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle · Hayward

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 Hayward. 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 Hayward, 38.2% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 29.4% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle outperforms its district average for low-income students by 8.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (23.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (33.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 36.2 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 554 students tested.

All students at this school: 33% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 33%, district —, state 39%33%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 31%, district 23%, state 32%31% · −3 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 27%, district 21%, state 32%27% · −7 vs school
MaleMale: this school 31%, district 26%, state 42%31% · −2 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 36%, district 28%, state 44%36% · +3 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 3%, district 6%, state 11%3% · −30 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 10%, district 10%, state 15%10% · −23 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 56%, district 46%, state 72%56% · +23 vs school
FilipinoFilipino: this school 69%, district 54%, state 65%69% · +36 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 33%, district 23%, state 26%33% · −0 vs school
Pacific IslanderPacific Islander: this school 33%, district 27%, state 33%33% · −1 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 9%, district 37%, state 56%9% · −24 vs school

5 of 17 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 23:1, district 23:123:1
Teaching staff33 teachers
Avg. experience13.8 years
Fully credentialed98%
First-year teachers3%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$82,468 – $137,376
Principal salary$175,580 – $203,091
Superintendent salary$333,000

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $28,353, CA average $14,815$28,353 · spent at this school
Federal share$903 per student

$903 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$23,754 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
Instruction60%
Instruction support13%
Student services12%
Administration6%
Buildings & maintenance8%

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$15,824 per pupil
2019$14,439 per pupil
2018$14,523 per pupil
2017$12,007 per pupil
2016$11,950 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic68.5%
District 65.8% · CA 56.1%
Other14.7%
District 15.1% · CA 9.0%
Asian9.7%
District 8.7% · CA 10.2%
Black5.2%
District 6.5% · CA 4.8%
White1.9%
District 3.9% · CA 19.9%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 82.8% (19pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$114K · CA $85K
Median home value$879K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+37% · CA 35%
ZIP population32,843
Median age41 years

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

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 27% 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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