Martin Luther King Elementary

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Regular School · Compton, CA

Martin Luther King Elementary is a regular school school in Compton, California, serving grades KG–06 with 336 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 24.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 06

Enrollment

336

Teachers (FTE)

14.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

24.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	271	81%
Black or African American	59	18%
Two or more races	3	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	336	176M / 160F

English Language Learners: 115 (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.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.95 grade levels

Math

+0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

2 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

18.5% 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.)	336	100%

Contact & Location

2270 East 122nd St.

Compton, CA 90222

Phone: (310)898-6430

http://www.compton.k12.ca.us

District

Compton Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $25,643

District enrollment: 17,318

Other Schools in District

Anderson Elementary Elementary
Bursch Elementary Elementary
Carver Elementary Elementary
Clinton William Jefferson Elementary
Dickison Elementary Elementary
Emerson Elementary Elementary
Foster Elementary Elementary
Jefferson Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 90222) → CensusDepth.com
California population & income data → CensusDepth.com
California teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

060962000986

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