Martin L King Elem School

Martin L King Elem School operates as a modestly sized elementary school in Dixmoor, Illinois, one of the schools within W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147. Current enrollment sits at 320 students spanning grades 1 through 4.

Within W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147, which oversees 3 schools and 814 students, Martin L King Elem School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Martin L King Elem School lists that Black students make up the majority at 55%; the rest breaks down as 43% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Martin L King Elem School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Cook County's rate of about 66%.

With demographic context factored in, Martin L King Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 23.9%, the actual is 15.5%, a residual of -8.4 points.

In the broader community, Cook County reports that median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Martin L King Elem School is one.

Rosa L Parks Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Martin L King Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Martin L King Elem School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 23.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Martin L King Elem School's enrollment has declined 28% since 2018, when it stood at 447 (now 320). Black enrollment moved from 62% to 55% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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