Enrollment
354
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE·NCES 250008902127
Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence
285 Dorset Street, Springfield, MA 01108 · (413) 214-7806 · Hampden County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
37 FTE teachers
STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
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 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · 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
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
18.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -15.0pp since 2016
Math
15.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -33.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 33 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 12.0% | 9.0% |
| 2022-23 | 11.0% | 11.0% |
| 2021-22 | 13.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 9.0% |
| 2018-19 | 37.0% | 43.0% |
| 2017-18 | 47.0% | 62.0% |
| 2016-17 | 33.0% | 48.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Hampden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #843 of 920 ▲ 43 | #67 of 78 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #828 of 920 ▲ 45 | #68 of 78 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #297 of 901 | #31 of 74 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #574 of 1,086 | #38 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #75 of 938 | #4 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #518 of 938 | #31 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #557 of 602 | #62 of 65 |
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
354
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 9.1:1
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 | 354 | 37 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 31 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 36.5 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 40 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 34.9 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 30 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 39 | 10.4:1 | 84% (341) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (361 to 354); teachers up 6% (34.9 to 37).
About Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence
Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves 354 students in kindergarten through 5.
In federal data, the district for Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence is the school itself.
Roughly 67% of students at Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Black, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 27%. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence operates with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 9.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Massachusetts have 12.2:1, compared with 9.6:1 here.
Measured against Massachusetts public elementary schools, Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Among Hampden County residents, the median household income is $71,306, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Besides Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence, Hampden County has 167 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Frederick Harris, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Locale data from NCES put Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size). Federal records list Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence as a charter school.
The school enrolled 354 students in 2024-25, 11 fewer than the 365 it had in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hampden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,815
Census ACS
Median income
$71,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
68,540 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of ExcellenceWhat is the total enrollment at Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence?
Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence enrolls approximately 354 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence serve?
Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence is approximately 9.6:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence?
At Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence, the student body is approximately 2% White, 67% Hispanic, 26% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence?
Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence is overseen by Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence in Hampden County.
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