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Enrollment
458
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTSVILLE CITY·NCES 010180000623
Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School
3112 Meridian St N, Huntsville, AL 35811 · (256) 428-7100 · Madison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Alabama public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
366 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
12.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School
Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School's state test result (19.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School this school | 458 | 79.9% | 19.4% |
| Pike County Elementary School Brundidge | 454 | 79.7% | 52.5% |
| Skyland Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 459 | 76.5% | 32.6% |
| Southlawn Elementary School Montgomery | 395 | 80.0% | 21.8% |
| Selma Street Elementary School Dothan | 421 | 85.0% | 39.6% |
| Sonnie Hereford Elementary School Huntsville | 578 | 79.4% | 21.6% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #603 of 626 | #48 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #586 of 626 | #47 of 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #601 of 626 | #47 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #366 of 709 | #33 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #328 of 655 | #20 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.3% | #304 of 658 | #39 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #89 of 696 | #1 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #287 of 364 | #24 of 29 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
458
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 375
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 18.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 458 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 80% (366) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 30.5 | 14.8:1 | 91% (411) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 89% (413) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 26 | 18.0:1 | 83% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 28.8 | 16.7:1 | 87% (417) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 25 | 19.9:1 | 63% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 26 | 14.3:1 | 88% (330) |
| 2000-01 | 310 | 23 | 13.5:1 | 89% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 375 | 23 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (481 to 458); teachers down 6% (28.8 to 27).
About Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School
Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School serves students in Huntsville, Alabama, as a mid-sized elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 458 students.
In Huntsville City, 44 schools enroll a combined 24,222 students.
The student body at Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School is 68% Black. The school is also 17% Hispanic, 8% White, and 7% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 24%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.
Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School reported 27 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.0:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Roughly 80% of students at Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 41% average for public schools in Madison County.
On the allk12 Grade, Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School lands at F, ahead of 3% of Alabama public elementary schools.
The model predicts 25.9% for a school in Alabama with Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School posts 19.4%.
In Madison County, home to about 405,718 people, the median household earns about $86,499 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School shares Madison County with 88 other public schools.
New Century Technology High School is the nearest public school to Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 39.4% proficiency; Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School posts 19.4%.
Locale data from NCES put Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
In 2020-21, Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School enrolled 468; in 2024-25, 458. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.0:1 in 2020-21, and 17.0:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
405,718
Census ACS
Median income
$86,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
55,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Huntsville City
- Virgil Grissom High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Huntsville High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Providence ElementaryElementary · 1,152 students
- GoldsmithSchiffman ElementaryElementary · 935 students
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 916 students
- Lee High SchoolHigh · 877 students
Other schools in Huntsville
- Virgil Grissom High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Huntsville High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Providence ElementaryElementary · 1,152 students
- Monrovia Middle SchoolMiddle · 988 students
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 916 students
- Lee High SchoolHigh · 877 students
Other Martin Luther King Junior Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 9 states are named Martin Luther King Junior Elementary. Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 15.
- Martin Luther King Jr Elementary SchoolMacon, GA · 675 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryHanford, CA · 624 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary SchoolHopkinsville, KY · 595 students
- Martin Luther King Jr Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 498 students
- Martin Luther King Jr ElementaryYakima, WA · 485 students
Nearby schools
- New Century Technology High School0.8 mi · 366
- Lee High School0.8 mi · 877
- Lakewood Elementary School1.1 mi · 397
- Chapman Elementary School1.2 mi · 167
- Chapman Middle School1.2 mi · 315
- Montview Elementary School2.1 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About Martin Luther King Jr Elementary SchoolHow large is Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School?
Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School enrolls approximately 458 students in grades PK-05.
Is Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School is approximately 17.0:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School?
At Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 17% Hispanic, 68% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School in?
Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School is part of Huntsville City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.