Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School

As a reasonably sized elementary campus in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School hosts 498 students from grades K through 5, operated by School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of. Enrollment runs roughly 31% bigger than the state mean of about 379.

School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 9,290 students. Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Colorado schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 38.8%; actual is 52.4%, +13.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for El Paso County indicate median household income runs about $90,363, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across El Paso County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students), Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sunrise Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 30.8%.

Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 30% since 2018, when it stood at 708 (now 498). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

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