Martin Luther King Elementary School in Compton, California (CA)

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 5.

2270 East 122nd St.
Compton, CA 90222

Student Enrollment: 485

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Compton Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 52
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Mervyn M. Dymally
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 27
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Alan S. Lowenthal
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 39
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Linda T. Sanchez
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 33.92103
Longitude: -118.23239

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-4
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: -49 (660 to 611)
Met 15 out of 21 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 96% (84 tested out of 88)
Math Participation Rate African American: 97% (85 tested out of 88)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (392 tested out of 397)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (396 tested out of 397)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 98% (473 tested out of 482)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (478 tested out of 482)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (339 tested out of 343)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (342 tested out of 343)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 75% (18 tested out of 24)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (24 tested out of 24)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 20.3%

Martin Luther King Elementary:	20%
State average from 89 schools:	40%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 31.1%

Martin Luther King Elementary:	31%
State average from 89 schools:	54%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 14.9% (11 proficient out of 74)

Here:	15%
State average from 29 schools:	34%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 13.3% (10 proficient out of 75)

Here:	13%
State average from 30 schools:	38%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 21.4% (76 proficient out of 355)

Here:	21%
State average from 84 schools:	32%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 34.8% (125 proficient out of 359)

Here:	35%
State average from 84 schools:	48%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 20.4% (87 proficient out of 427)

Here:	20%
State average from 83 schools:	32%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 31.3% (135 proficient out of 432)

Here:	31%
State average from 83 schools:	47%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 20.4% (65 proficient out of 318)

Here:	20%
State average from 81 schools:	27%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 34.6% (111 proficient out of 321)

Here:	35%
State average from 81 schools:	45%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 18.8% (3 proficient out of 16)

Here:	19%
State average from 71 schools:	20%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 13.6% (3 proficient out of 22)

Here:	14%
State average from 74 schools:	29%

ELA 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 24.4%
Math 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 26.5%
Number of Scores included in the 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) : 438

2006 API (Base) : 611

Here:	611.0
State average from 89 schools:	747.0

Statewide Rank: 1

Similar Schools Rank: 2

2007 API Target: 620

2006 African American API (Base) : 584 (75 students included)

Here:	584
State average from 6 schools:	652

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 617 (362 students included)

Here:	617
State average from 68 schools:	705

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 435

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 612 (435 students included)

Here:	612
State average from 77 schools:	708

Number of English Learners included in API : 322

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 615 (322 students included)

Here:	615
State average from 49 schools:	677

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 22
Percent African American : 18%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 0%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 82%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 0%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 99%

Here:	99.0%
State average from 91 schools:	65.9%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 4%

Here:	4.0%
State average from 91 schools:	6.0%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 0%

Here:	0.0%
State average from 91 schools:	5.4%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 71%

Martin Luther King Elementary:	71.0%
State average from 91 schools:	35.4%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 5%

Here:	5.0%
State average from 91 schools:	9.1%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 19

Here:	19.0
State average from 90 schools:	18.8

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 31

Here:	31.0
State average from 87 schools:	27.3

Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 32%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 32%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 46%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 13%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 5%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 5%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.03

Here:	2.0
State average from 91 schools:	2.5

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 86%

Here:	86.0%
State average from 91 schools:	96.0%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 3%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 21%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 79%
School Characteristic Index : 157.5822204

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 437

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 209.760

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 436

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 139.520

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 113

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 22.600

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 111

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 6.660

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 111

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 3.330

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 111

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 3.330

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 111

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 8.880
2006 API (Growth) : 611
2005 API (Base): 660
Met School-wide Growth Target : No
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 African American API (Growth) : 586

Here:	586
State average from 6 schools:	654

2005 African American API (Base) : 665

Martin Luther King Elementary:	665
State average from 6 schools:	638

2005-2006 African American Subgroup API Growth : -79 (failed to meet target)

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 617

Here:	617
State average from 68 schools:	706

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 659

Martin Luther King Elementary:	659
State average from 66 schools:	690

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : -42 (failed to meet target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 612

Martin Luther King Elementary:	612
State average from 77 schools:	709

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 660

Here:	660
State average from 76 schools:	690

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : -48 (failed to meet target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 617

Here:	617
State average from 49 schools:	679

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 658

Here:	658
State average from 50 schools:	667

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : -41 (failed to meet target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 680
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 666