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Enrollment
1,027
High
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336001406
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College
19535 EAST 46TH AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80249 · (720) 424-0420 · Denver County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,027 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Colorado public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 Colorado public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
811 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 83 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 216 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 155 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 170 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 165 | 16% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · 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
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
22.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
6.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.3% | 6.9% |
| 2023-24 | 21.4% | 6.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. 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
14.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College's state test result (14.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College this school | 1,027 | 79.0% | 14.3% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep RISE DENVER | 586 | 77.8% | 13.9% |
| Gateway High School AURORA | 1,748 | 83.1% | 5.8% |
| DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School DENVER | 562 | 73.8% | 15.5% |
| KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy DENVER | 555 | 68.5% | 8.4% |
| Rangeview High School AURORA | 2,078 | 69.6% | 26.8% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #189 of 231 | #16 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.9% | #48 of 54 ▲ 2 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #44 of 57 ▼ 1 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,027 | #108 of 409 | #9 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #85 of 250 | #24 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #38 of 250 | #10 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.0% | #46 of 320 | #24 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #90 of 139 | #10 of 16 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,027
-172 (-14%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,101
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 1,027 | 64.7 | 15.9:1 | 79% (811) |
| 2023-24 | 1,022 | 68.2 | 15.0:1 | 83% (848) |
| 2022-23 | 1,062 | 56.7 | 18.7:1 | 80% (847) |
| 2020-21 | 1,199 | 72 | 16.6:1 | 78% (932) |
| 2017-18 | 1,143 | 67.3 | 17.0:1 | 81% (921) |
| 2015-16 | 1,108 | 66 | 16.8:1 | 81% (896) |
| 2010-11 | 1,242 | 71 | 17.5:1 | 84% (1,047) |
| 2000-01 | 1,476 | 83 | 17.8:1 | 68% (1,003) |
| 1990-91 | 1,101 | 66 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,143 to 1,027); teachers down 4% (67.3 to 64.7).
About Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College serves students in DENVER, Colorado, as a high-enrollment high school. It had 1,027 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 12. High schools in Colorado average about 627 students, which makes this school 64% above average.
Denver Public Schools runs Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College along with 197 other schools, enrolling 90,471 students in total.
The largest group at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College is Hispanic students, at 59%. Smaller groups are 21% Black, 7% Asian, 4% White, and 4% Pacific Islander. County-wide, 28% of Denver County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
The school had 64.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. Across high schools in Colorado, the average ratio is 16.9:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 79%. Among public schools in Denver County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 26% of Colorado public high schools.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College scores 14.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 18.8%.
The school is in Denver County, where the median household earns about $94,718 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Denver County, 206 public schools serve about 91,233 students.
About 0.5 miles separate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College from the closest public school, Sandra Todd-Williams Academy. The five-mile area around Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College at 8th of 8.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 172 students, from 1,199 to 1,027.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College. You can also rate the school on this page.
Denver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in DENVER
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Nearby schools
- Sandra Todd-Williams Academy0.5 mi · 143
- Omar D Blair Charter School0.5 mi · 783
- Marrama Elementary School0.6 mi · 547
- Green Valley Elementary School0.8 mi · 714
- KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School1.0 mi · 464
- KIPP Northeast Elementary1.0 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early CollegeHow large is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College enrolls approximately 1,027 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College serve?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College.
How diverse is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College reports a student body of 4% White, 59% Hispanic, 21% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College in?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College is part of Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.