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Enrollment
879
Middle
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012000025
Martin L. King Jr. Middle School
545 Hill St SE, Atlanta, GA 30312 · (404) 802-5400 · Fulton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL879 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Georgia public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
856 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 323 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 282 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 274 | 31% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Martin L. King Jr. Middle School→Maynard Jackson High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Atlanta Public Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
34.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +9.6pp since 2021
Math
31.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +15.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.7% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.3% | 22.4% |
| 2022-23 | 25.8% | 17.1% |
| 2021-22 | 25.1% | 16.2% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Martin L. King Jr. Middle School
Martin L. King Jr. Middle School's state test result (29.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin L. King Jr. Middle School this school | 879 | 97.4% | 29.1% |
| Hephzibah Middle School Hephzibah | 728 | 100.0% | 11.1% |
| Oak Hill MS Milledgeville | 974 | 100.0% | 22.3% |
| Pine Hill Middle School Hephzibah | 757 | 100.0% | 13.0% |
| Snelson-Golden Middle School Hinesville | 876 | 100.0% | 24.7% |
| Liberty Middle School Covington | 894 | 100.0% | 21.6% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Martin L. King Jr. Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #322 of 470 | #19 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #301 of 474 ▲ 45 | #18 of 35 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #239 of 474 ▲ 96 | #18 of 35 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.4pp | #22 of 465 | #2 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 879 | #156 of 487 | #15 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #175 of 471 | #24 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #336 of 471 | #17 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.4% | #168 of 479 | #21 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.6% | #27 of 144 | #3 of 8 |
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
879
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 896
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 879 | 65.1 | 13.5:1 | 97% (856) |
| 2023-24 | 801 | 58 | 13.8:1 | 93% (745) |
| 2022-23 | 818 | 61 | 13.4:1 | 100% (818) |
| 2020-21 | 871 | 62 | 14.1:1 | 100% (871) |
| 2017-18 | 711 | 48.2 | 14.8:1 | 100% (711) |
| 2015-16 | 635 | 40 | 15.9:1 | 100% (632) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 43 | 12.8:1 | 94% (515) |
| 2000-01 | 826 | 51 | 16.2:1 | 87% (717) |
| 1990-91 | 896 | 55 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martin L. King Jr. Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (711 to 879); teachers up 35% (48.2 to 65.1).
About Martin L. King Jr. Middle School
Located in Atlanta, Georgia, Martin L. King Jr. Middle School is a medium-sized middle school. The school reports 879 students in grades 6 through 8.
The 87 schools of Atlanta Public Schools, including Martin L. King Jr. Middle School, enroll 49,945 students.
Martin L. King Jr. Middle School is 73% Black by enrollment. The remaining students are 16% White, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Fulton County, the Black share is about 43%. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 65.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Martin L. King Jr. Middle School and a ratio of 13.5:1. For comparison, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 97% of enrollment. That is higher than the 62% average for public schools in Fulton County.
Martin L. King Jr. Middle School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 49% of Georgia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Martin L. King Jr. Middle School is 27.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.1%.
Census estimates describe Fulton County this way: the median household income is $95,292, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Fulton County has 205 public schools and roughly 138,270 students.
The closest public school, Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary, is about 0.3 miles from Martin L. King Jr. Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Martin L. King Jr. Middle School is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Martin L. King Jr. Middle School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (871) and 2024-25 (879).
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Martin L. King Jr. Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,076,561
Census ACS
Median income
$95,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
205
138,270 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Martin L. King Jr. Middle SchoolHow many students attend Martin L. King Jr. Middle School?
Martin L. King Jr. Middle School enrolls approximately 879 students in grades 06-08.
Is Martin L. King Jr. Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Martin L. King Jr. Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Martin L. King Jr. Middle School have?
Martin L. King Jr. Middle School employs 65 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Martin L. King Jr. Middle School?
At Martin L. King Jr. Middle School, the student body is approximately 16% White, 6% Hispanic, 73% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Martin L. King Jr. Middle School public or private?
Martin L. King Jr. Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Atlanta Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.