Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School in Los Angeles, 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 28.

3989 South Hobart Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90062

Student Enrollment: 622

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Los Angeles Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 48
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Mark Ridley-Thomas
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 26
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Kevin Murray
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 33
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Diane E. Watson
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 34.01135
Longitude: -118.30794

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-5
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 10 (712 to 722)
Met 21 out of 21 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (224 tested out of 225)
Math Participation Rate African American: 99% (223 tested out of 225)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (4 tested out of 4)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (4 tested out of 4)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (384 tested out of 388)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (384 tested out of 388)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (591 tested out of 596)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (591 tested out of 596)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (294 tested out of 295)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (294 tested out of 295)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (67 tested out of 67)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (67 tested out of 67)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 36.5%

Here:	37%
State average from 2398 schools:	47%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 53.8%

Here:	54%
State average from 2398 schools:	58%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 30.9% (60 proficient out of 194)

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary:	31%
State average from 1316 schools:	38%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 47.2% (91 proficient out of 193)

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary:	47%
State average from 1324 schools:	43%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 39.4% (137 proficient out of 348)

Here:	39%
State average from 2298 schools:	38%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 57.5% (200 proficient out of 348)

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary:	58%
State average from 2300 schools:	50%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 35.7% (189 proficient out of 530)

Here:	36%
State average from 2283 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 53.0% (281 proficient out of 530)

Here:	53%
State average from 2283 schools:	48%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 32.1% (86 proficient out of 268)

Here:	32%
State average from 2213 schools:	34%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 54.5% (146 proficient out of 268)

Here:	55%
State average from 2213 schools:	49%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 6.9% (4 proficient out of 58)

Here:	7%
State average from 2260 schools:	24%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 12.1% (7 proficient out of 58)

Here:	12%
State average from 2278 schools:	32%

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) : 552

2006 API (Base) : 720

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary:	720.0
State average from 2396 schools:	771.8

Statewide Rank: 4

Similar Schools Rank: 10

2007 API Target: 725

2006 African American API (Base) : 682 (194 students included)

Here:	682
State average from 358 schools:	674

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 741 (349 students included)

Here:	741
State average from 1781 schools:	713

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 531

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 715 (531 students included)

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary:	715
State average from 1906 schools:	710

Number of English Learners included in API : 268

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 716 (268 students included)

Here:	716
State average from 1437 schools:	691

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 58
Percent African American : 36%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 1%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 62%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 0%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 95%

Here:	95.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	54.1%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 5%

Here:	5.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	7.3%

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

Here:	0.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	2.2%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 45%

Here:	45.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	31.1%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 11%

Here:	11.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	11.0%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 20

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary:	20.0
State average from 2394 schools:	19.6

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 29

Here:	29.0
State average from 2387 schools:	28.8

Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 64%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 30%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 33%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 19%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 10%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 7%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.31

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary:	2.3
State average from 2399 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 85%

Here:	85.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	97.0%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 7%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 23%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 77%
School Characteristic Index : 158.0670418

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 552

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 264.960

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 551

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 176.320

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 162

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 32.400

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 125

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 7.500

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 125

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 3.750

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 122

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 3.660

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 122

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 9.760
2006 API (Growth) : 722
2005 API (Base): 712
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 African American API (Growth) : 684

Here:	684
State average from 352 schools:	677

2005 African American API (Base) : 698

Here:	698
State average from 364 schools:	664

2005-2006 African American Subgroup API Growth : -14 (failed to meet target)

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 743

Here:	743
State average from 1787 schools:	712

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 723

Here:	723
State average from 1773 schools:	698

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 20 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 716

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary:	716
State average from 1913 schools:	710

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 712

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary:	712
State average from 1917 schools:	698

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 4 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 718

Here:	718
State average from 1436 schools:	693

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 706

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary:	706
State average from 1399 schools:	677

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 12 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 677
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 662