Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence

As a mid-tier K-5 school in Springfield, Massachusetts, Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence serves 354 students from grades K through 5, operated by Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence.

Operationally, Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence answers to Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%; the rest is composed of 26% Black, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the surrounding community, Hampden County reports that median household income runs about $71,306, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Hampden County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students), of which Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence is one.

The closest other public school is Frederick Harris, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence.

The campus sits in an urban setting. As a public charter, Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 361 (now 354). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 54% to 67%.

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