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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary

Regular School · Bakersfield, CA

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is a regular school school in Bakersfield, California, serving grades KG–06 with 709 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 21.6:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 06
Enrollment
709
Teachers (FTE)
32.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
21.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 586 83%
Black or African American 88 12%
White 28 4%
Two or more races 5 1%
Asian 1 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 709 369M / 340F

English Language Learners: 239 (34% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency . 33.9%
Reading Proficiency . 48.7%
Science Proficiency .

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
5 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
8
1.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
238
33.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 709 100%

Contact & Location

1100 Citadel St.

Bakersfield, CA 93307

Phone: (661)631-5229

http://www.bcsd.com

District

Bakersfield City

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,746

District enrollment: 28,835

NCES ID

060363014494

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD