MARTHA B. KING MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 600 75TH ST NW, in BRADENTON, Florida, MARTHA B. KING MIDDLE SCHOOL is a moderately sized middle-grades school that teaches 897 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by MANATEE.

MANATEE runs 80 schools in total, collectively educating 54,215 students. MARTHA B. KING MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, MARTHA B. KING MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 36% Hispanic, 16% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.1:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Manatee County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, MARTHA B. KING MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.3%; this one delivers 47.9%.

In the surrounding community, Manatee County reports that median household income runs about $78,457, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Manatee County's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 54,208 students), MARTHA B. KING MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PALMA SOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MARTHA B. KING MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 56.5%.

MARTHA B. KING MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 19%: 1,101 students in 2018 compared to 897 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 48% to 42% across the same window.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.