Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School

Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School is one of the moderately sized primary schools in College Park, Georgia, one of the schools within Clayton County, with 516 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 68 schools in Clayton County (51,326 students total), Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School reports that nearly all students (85%) are Black; the rest consists of 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 14.6%, a residual of -11.1 points.

In the broader community, census data for Clayton County shows the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clayton County runs 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students), of which Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is West Clayton Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 21.2%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School has fell 23%, going from 668 students in 2018 to 516 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 89% to 85% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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