DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MONTESSORI ACADEMY

Set in LAUDERHILL, Florida, DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MONTESSORI ACADEMY is a small elementary school, overseen by BROWARD. It educates 385 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 36% smaller than typical.

Within BROWARD, which oversees 325 schools and 243,591 students, DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MONTESSORI ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MONTESSORI ACADEMY logs that 93% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest looks like 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Broward County (around 38%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MONTESSORI ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.3%; this one delivers 44.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Broward County) records that median household earnings sit near $77,633, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MONTESSORI ACADEMY is one of 338 public schools in Broward County (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students).

Nearest neighbor: BROWARD ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MONTESSORI ACADEMY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 46.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MONTESSORI ACADEMY's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 483 (now 385). Class-load math has grew: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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