📍 820 Hume Ave., Hanford, Kings County, 93230
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hanford, Kings County. The school has 630 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kelly Bekedam. It is part of the Hanford Elementary school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary enrolls 630 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% White and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 545 | 87% |
| White | 29 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 18 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
513 of the school's 630 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is one of 12 schools in Hanford Elementary, based in Hanford, California. The district serves 5,463 students district-wide and employs 245 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 630 students, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is larger than the district average of about 455 students per school.
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