Enrollment
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 247 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·W HARVEY-DIXMOOR PSD 147·NCES 171848004405
Martin L King Elementary School
14600 Seeley Ave, Dixmoor, IL 60426 · (708) 385-5400 · Cook County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
264 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 5 | 2% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 25% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 69% · 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 Elementary School→Rosa L Parks Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
26.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.4pp since 2023
Math
9.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.6% | 9.9% |
| 2023-24 | 13.2% | 1.3% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
15.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 Elementary School
Martin L King Elementary School's state test result (15.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin L King Elementary School this school | 320 | 82.5% | 15.5% |
| Sieden Prairie Elementary School Matteson | 279 | 82.1% | 21.4% |
| Talala Elementary School Park Forest | 305 | 85.2% | 13.4% |
| George Washington Elementary School Alsip | 270 | 81.9% | 25.6% |
| Beulah Park Elementary School Zion | 289 | 82.0% | N/A |
| Libby Elementary School Chicago | 275 | 76.0% | 19.3% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #1,741 of 1,925 | #652 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.9% | #1,910 of 2,077 ▲ 143 | #715 of 829 ▲ 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #1,756 of 2,077 ▲ 74 | #663 of 829 ▲ 55 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #1,430 of 2,419 | #592 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,726 of 2,035 | #720 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #890 of 2,042 | #323 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.5% | #460 of 2,132 | #318 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.4% | #207 of 1,461 | #130 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
320
-48 (-13%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 405
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 | 320 | 20 | 16.0:1 | 83% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 19 | 15.7:1 | 93% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 90% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 24 | 18.6:1 | 99% (442) |
| 2015-16 | 247 | 2 | 123.5:1 | 73% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 288 | 18 | 16.0:1 | 97% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 373 | 19 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 405 | 21 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martin L King Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (447 to 320); teachers down 17% (24 to 20).
About Martin L King Elementary School
Martin L King Elementary School is a public elementary school in Dixmoor, Illinois. The school offers grades 1 through 4 and enrolls 320 students.
W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147 oversees Martin L King Elementary School and 2 other schools, with 814 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Martin L King Elementary School is 55% Black. Other groups make up 43% Hispanic. Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Martin L King Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Martin L King Elementary School is 16.0:1, based on 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Lunch program data show 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 66% for public schools in Cook County.
Martin L King Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 15.5%, compared with a predicted 23.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Cook County counts 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students.
Martin L King Elementary School's nearest public school is Rosa L Parks Middle School (about 0.1 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Martin L King Elementary School is 5th among 8 schools close by.
Martin L King Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased by 13% across 4 years, from 368 in 2020-21 to 320 in 2024-25.
Martin L King Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147
- Rosa L Parks Middle SchoolMiddle · 320 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 174 students
Other schools in Dixmoor
- Rosa L Parks Middle SchoolMiddle · 320 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 174 students
Nearby schools
- Rosa L Parks Middle School0.1 mi · 320
- Lincoln Elementary School0.7 mi · 174
- Whittier Elementary School1.1 mi · 197
- Posen Elementary School1.2 mi · 246
- Bryant Elementary School1.2 mi · 294
- Thornton Township High School1.3 mi · 1,697
Frequently asked questions
About Martin L King Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Martin L King Elementary School?
Martin L King Elementary School enrolls approximately 320 students in grades 01-04.
Is Martin L King Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Martin L King Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-04.
How many students per teacher at Martin L King Elementary School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Martin L King Elementary School.
How diverse is Martin L King Elementary School?
Martin L King Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 43% Hispanic, 55% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Martin L King Elementary School?
Martin L King Elementary School is overseen by W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.