Is King City Arts Magnet a good school?

King City Arts Magnet ranks in the bottom 23.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend King City Arts Magnet?

In the 2023-24 school year, 447 students attended King City Arts Magnet.

What is the racial makeup of King City Arts Magnet?

Students at King City Arts Magnet are 96% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of King City Arts Magnet attend?

Students who attend King City Arts Magnet usually go on to attend: Middle : Chalone Peaks Middle High : King City High

King City Arts Magnet

Summary:

King City Arts Magnet is an elementary school located in King City, California, serving 475 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the King City Union District, which is ranked 1394 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

King City Arts Magnet faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 12.8% in 2017-2018 to 35.2% in 2022-2023, well above the state average of 15.4%. The school's test scores are consistently lower than state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 27.19% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 21.36% in mathematics, compared to 47.04% and 35.54% statewide, respectively. While male and Hispanic students perform better than their female and English Language Learner counterparts, the school's overall rankings for these subgroups are still in the bottom half of California elementary schools.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Del Rey Elementary and Santa Lucia Elementary, the performance gap is not as stark, as these schools also struggle with low test scores and high chronic absenteeism rates. This suggests that the challenges faced by King City Arts Magnet are not unique but rather reflective of the broader educational landscape in the region, which may be heavily influenced by the high percentage of students (88.63%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Detail:

Public K-5

415 Pearl St.
King City, CA 93930-2919

(831) 385-5473

District: King City Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
4469^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,289

Students who attend King City Arts Magnet usually attend:

Middle:	Chalone Peaks Middle
High:	King City High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.3

Number of students: 447

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.0%

White:

2.5%

Asian:

0.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details King City Arts Magnet ranks worse than 76.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the King City Union School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.93. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details King City Arts Magnet has the smallest elementary school student body size in the King City Union School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96%), White (2.5%), Asian (0.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the King City Union School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at King City Arts Magnet is 22.3, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the King City Union School District! (See more...)

Compare King City Arts Magnet employs 20 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at King City Arts Magnet is $11,289. 1 elementary schools in the King City Union School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

King City Arts Magnet:

SchoolDigger ranks King City Arts Magnet 4469^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See King City Arts Magnet in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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King City Union:

SchoolDigger ranks King City Union 1394^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for King City Arts Magnet

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Rank History for all students at King City Arts Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2008	18.58	4429^th	5113	13.4%
2009	20.11	4421^st	5193	14.9%
2010	8.48	5206^th	5314	2.0%
2011	9.62	5229^th	5377	2.8%
2012	16.98	4845^th	5390	10.1%
2013	30.77	3981^st	5530	28.0%
2015	17.97	4845^th	5611	13.7%
2016	18.42	4749^th	5614	15.4%
2017	20.48	4651^st	5692	18.3%
2018	20.87	4612^th	5662	18.5%
2019	23.21	4523^rd	5789	21.9%
2022	17.35	5123^rd	5883	12.9%
2023	21.43	4715^th	5874	19.7%
2024	23.93	4469^th	5862	23.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at King City Arts Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.82	2470^th	3246	23.9%
2019	43.45	1581^st	3275	51.7%
2022	35.67	2147^th	3311	35.2%
2023	42.84	1631^st	3250	49.8%
2024	40.61	1772^nd	3160	43.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at King City Arts Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	49.45	930^th	2420	61.6%
2024	27.75	1954^th	2634	25.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at King City Arts Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.12	4112^th	5084	19.1%
2019	28.68	3965^th	5173	23.4%
2022	20.25	4634^th	5264	12.0%
2023	26.80	4181^st	5374	22.2%
2024	30.08	3939^th	5511	28.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at King City Arts Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	24.39	306^th	356	14.0%
2023	31.41	257^th	336	23.5%
2024	42.89	201^st	364	44.8%

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Rank History for Female students at King City Arts Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.26	4431^st	5413	18.1%
2019	30.05	3824^th	5492	30.4%
2022	21.88	4518^th	5635	19.8%
2023	19.70	4728^th	5617	15.8%
2024	13.42	5247^th	5605	6.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at King City Arts Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.97	1441^st	2128	32.3%
2019	26.15	2001^st	2585	22.6%
2022	34.91	1270^th	2227	43.0%

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Rank History for Male students at King City Arts Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.24	4453^rd	5431	18.0%
2019	17.81	4833^rd	5510	12.3%
2022	13.44	5340^th	5663	5.7%
2023	26.09	4145^th	5650	26.6%
2024	39.71	3077^th	5636	45.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at King City Arts Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.66	4065^th	4830	15.8%
2019	25.31	4012^th	4963	19.2%
2022	21.88	4368^th	5084	14.1%
2023	28.26	3849^th	5098	24.5%
2024	33.75	3435^th	5102	32.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a citizen
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

The Superintendents get a rate increase, yet ask the teachers to take a 1.5% pay cut and one school teacher group will loose two months wages this summer going from a 12 to 10 month pay schedule. It is flat out extortion and blackmail to hold the decision of the impasse of the contract over the heads of the teacher. The upper staff need to give back as well! Close Quote

Enrollment information for King City Arts Magnet

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2005	14	1	0	15	0	n/a	n/a	3	33
2006	23	0	0	29	0	n/a	n/a	1	53
2007	35	1	0	54	1	n/a	n/a	0	91
2008	43	2	3	97	3	n/a	n/a	0	148
2009	56	3	4	128	3	0	0	0	194
2010	40	1	2	194	2	0	6	0	245
2011	25	3	3	197	2	3	5	0	238
2012	68	2	1	181	6	0	5	0	263
2013	30	2	2	255	3	0	2	0	294
2014	37	1	2	278	2	0	3	0	323
2015	38	1	4	316	3	0	3	0	365
2016	33	2	5	365	2	0	3	0	410
2017	37	2	5	387	2	0	2	0	435
2018	27	2	4	418	0	0	0	0	451
2019	33	0	3	439	0	0	3	0	478
2020	26	1	4	445	0	0	4	0	480
2021	21	0	3	439	1	0	4	0	468
2022	17	0	3	442	1	0	5	0	468
2023	17	0	3	451	0	0	4	0	475
2024	11	1	4	429	0	0	2	0	447

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at King City Arts Magnet

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	33	1.5	22.0	86.7
2006	53	3.0	17.7	46.2
2007	91	5.0	18.2	96.7
2008	148	9.0	16.4	0
2009	194	9.0	19.4	95.9
2010	245	10.0	24.5	63.7
2011	238	n/a	n/a	75.6
2012	263	11.0	23.9	n/a
2013	294	15.9	18.4	81.3
2014	323	16.0	20.1	82.4
2015	365	18.0	20.2	82.5
2016	410	19.0	21.5	86.6
2017	435	20.0	21.7	88.7
2018	451	21.0	21.4	92.2
2019	478	22.0	21.7	90
2020	480	n/a	n/a	82.3
2021	468	21.0	22.2	82.7
2022	468	21.0	22.2	85.3
2023	475	20.0	23.7	88.6
2024	447	20.0	22.3	90.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio King City Arts Magnet

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	33	1.5	22.0	86.7
2006	53	3.0	17.7	46.2
2007	91	5.0	18.2	96.7
2008	148	9.0	16.4	0
2009	194	9.0	19.4	95.9
2010	245	10.0	24.5	63.7
2011	238	n/a	n/a	75.6
2012	263	11.0	23.9	n/a
2013	294	15.9	18.4	81.3
2014	323	16.0	20.1	82.4
2015	365	18.0	20.2	82.5
2016	410	19.0	21.5	86.6
2017	435	20.0	21.7	88.7
2018	451	21.0	21.4	92.2
2019	478	22.0	21.7	90
2020	480	n/a	n/a	82.3
2021	468	21.0	22.2	82.7
2022	468	21.0	22.2	85.3
2023	475	20.0	23.7	88.6
2024	447	20.0	22.3	90.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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