📍 1713 BRd.way, Seaside, Monterey County, 93955
Martin Luther King is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Seaside, Monterey County. The school has 564 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cathleen Main. It is part of the Monterey Peninsula Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
Martin Luther King enrolls 564 students across grades K–6. The student body is 48% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% Asian and 3.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 476 | 85% |
| Asian | 29 | 5.2% |
| White | 18 | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 17 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
514 of the school's 564 students (91%) 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 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Martin Luther King is one of 21 schools in Monterey Peninsula Unified, based in Monterey, California. The district serves 9,350 students district-wide and employs 468 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 564 students, Martin Luther King is larger than the district average of about 445 students per school.