Martin L. King Jr. Middle School

Set in Atlanta, Georgia, Martin L. King Jr. Middle School is a reasonably sized middle school, overseen by Atlanta Public Schools. It serves 879 students across grades 6 through 8.

Atlanta Public Schools comprises 87 schools with combined enrollment of 49,945 students; Martin L. King Jr. Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Martin L. King Jr. Middle School reports that Black students make up the majority at 73%. Other groups include 16% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Fulton County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Martin L. King Jr. Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.0%; this one delivers 29.1%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Fulton County put median household income runs about $95,292, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Fulton County's 205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students), Martin L. King Jr. Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Martin L. King Jr. Middle School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.3%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Martin L. King Jr. Middle School has increased 24%, going from 711 students in 2018 to 879 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 90% to 73%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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