Grade Trends

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary

Grades K–6 Public District: Bakersfield City

1100 Citadel St., Bakersfield, CA 93307 Map

Math (met standard)
6%
−35 state 41% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
18%
−29 state 47% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
8%
−27 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
90%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
709
2024-25
Students per teacher
21.6
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 5% state 47% · 2025-26 19% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 10% state 42% · 2025-26 17% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 4% state 37% · 2025-26 16% state 49% · 2025-26 8% state 35% · 2025-26
Grade 6 3% state 37% · 2025-26 21% state 48% · 2025-26 —
All grades 6% state 41% · 2025-26 18% state 47% · 2025-26 8% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 6% state 41% 18% state 47% 8% state 35%
2024-25 6% state 41% 16% state 46% 9% state 33%
2023-24 7% state 39% 13% state 45% 12% state 33%
2022-23 8% state 38% 16% state 45% 5% state 32%
2021-22 6% state 36% 12% state 45% 3% state 31%

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Casa Loma Elementary
Grades K–6 · Bakersfield City
0.5 mi
16%
−25 vs state
22%
−25 vs state
10%
−25 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 12% in 2022-23 → 16% in 2025-26 93% 424 Hispanic 93%
Fremont Elementary
Grades K–6 · Bakersfield City
1.0 mi
16%
−24 vs state
26%
−21 vs state
14%
−21 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 15% in 2022-23 → 19% in 2025-26 95% 707 Hispanic 92%
Sequoia Jr. High
Grades 7–8 · Bakersfield City
1.3 mi
13%
−24 vs state
28%
−22 vs state
19%
−16 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 13% in 2022-23 → 20% in 2025-26 97% 746 Hispanic 87%
Wayside Elementary
Grades K–6 · Bakersfield City
1.3 mi
15%
−26 vs state
23%
−24 vs state
13%
−22 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 18% in 2022-23 → 17% in 2025-26 95% 652 Hispanic 90%
Bessie E. Owens Elementary
Grades K–6 · Bakersfield City
1.5 mi
29%
−12 vs state
40%
−7 vs state
33%
−3 vs state
10% Average of math, English and science: 24% in 2022-23 → 34% in 2025-26 90% 867 Hispanic 84%
McKinley Elementary
Grades K–6 · Bakersfield City
1.5 mi
17%
−24 vs state
21%
−25 vs state
12%
−24 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 14% in 2022-23 → 17% in 2025-26 98% 628 Hispanic 78%
Emerson Middle
Grades 6–8 · Bakersfield City
1.6 mi
6%
−31 vs state
25%
−25 vs state
15%
−20 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 17% in 2022-23 → 15% in 2025-26 90% 813 Hispanic 77%
Leo G. Pauly Elementary
Grades K–6 · Bakersfield City
1.7 mi
19%
−22 vs state
31%
−16 vs state
22%
−13 vs state
10% Average of math, English and science: 14% in 2022-23 → 24% in 2025-26 94% 694 Hispanic 83%
Mt. Vernon Elementary
Grades K–6 · Bakersfield City
1.8 mi
11%
−30 vs state
21%
−26 vs state
9%
−26 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 10% in 2022-23 → 14% in 2025-26 91% 614 Hispanic 91%
Abraham Lincoln Jr. High
Grades 7–8 · Bakersfield City
1.8 mi
3%
−34 vs state
21%
−29 vs state
12%
−24 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 10% in 2022-23 → 12% in 2025-26 99% 527 Hispanic 86%