Enrollment
184
Middle
DISTRICT 223 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090192000369
M. L. King Jr. Middle School
25 Ridgefield Street, Hartford, CT 06112 · (860) 695-3980 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Connecticut public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Connecticut public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
151 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 44%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 46 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 68 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 70 | 38% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 67% · 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
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CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
12.8%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
5.4%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like M. L. King Jr. Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. L. King Jr. Middle School this school | 184 | 82.1% | N/A |
| Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School New Haven | 348 | 73.9% | N/A |
| Park City Prep Charter School Bridgeport | 434 | 69.8% | N/A |
| Milner Middle School Hartford | 261 | 93.5% | N/A |
| Carmen Arace Intermediate School Bloomfield | 210 | 53.3% | N/A |
| Carmen Arace Middle School Bloomfield | 202 | 55.0% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut middle 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 M. L. King Jr. Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.4% | #170 of 174 | #49 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #168 of 173 | #46 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 184 | #172 of 181 | #50 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.1% | #9 of 180 | #2 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #19 of 133 | #6 of 39 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
184
-90 (-33%) vs 2020
-84% since 1990-91, when it was 1,137
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 184 | 18.5 | 9.9:1 | 82% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 187 | 22 | 8.5:1 | 89% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 203 | 23.5 | 8.6:1 | 87% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 24 | 11.4:1 | 92% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 24 | 9.8:1 | 83% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 356 | 28 | 12.7:1 | 76% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | 35 | 13.4:1 | 99% (466) |
| 2000-01 | 759 | 51 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,137 | 62 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for M. L. King Jr. Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (236 to 184); teachers down 23% (24 to 18.5).
About M. L. King Jr. Middle School
M. L. King Jr. Middle School is a small middle school in Hartford, Connecticut, administered by Hartford School District. The school counts 184 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 65% smaller than the 521 average for middle schools in Connecticut.
The district for M. L. King Jr. Middle School is Hartford School District, with 41 schools and 15,754 students.
M. L. King Jr. Middle School's enrollment is 55% Black. Other groups make up 40% Hispanic. County-wide, 13% of Capitol Planning Region residents are Black. M. L. King Jr. Middle School has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 9.9:1. Among middle schools in Connecticut, the typical ratio is 11.3:1. Eligible students account for 82% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The rate at public schools in Capitol Planning Region averages 43%, lower than here.
Measured against Connecticut public middle schools, M. L. King Jr. Middle School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Census estimates describe Capitol Planning Region this way: median household income is about $93,394, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region, with a combined enrollment of about 137,047.
Breakthrough Magnet School North is the public school closest to M. L. King Jr. Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place M. L. King Jr. Middle School in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 274 in 2020-21 and 184 in 2024-25, a decrease of 90 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.9:1.
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Capitol Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
977,290
Census ACS
Median income
$93,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
137,047 students
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- Breakthrough Magnet School North0.0 mi · 289
- Achievement First Hartford Academy0.1 mi · 907
- Wish Museum School0.5 mi · 297
- STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School0.7 mi · 348
- Montessori Magnet at Fisher School0.7 mi · 353
- Rawson School0.7 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About M. L. King Jr. Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at M. L. King Jr. Middle School?
M. L. King Jr. Middle School enrolls approximately 184 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does M. L. King Jr. Middle School serve?
M. L. King Jr. Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at M. L. King Jr. Middle School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at M. L. King Jr. Middle School.
What is the student diversity at M. L. King Jr. Middle School?
Student demographics at M. L. King Jr. Middle School are roughly 1% White, 40% Hispanic, 55% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees M. L. King Jr. Middle School?
M. L. King Jr. Middle School is overseen by Hartford School District in Capitol Planning Region.
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