DR MARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOOL JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in SCHENECTADY, New York, DR MARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOOL JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an average-sized elementary-level community, run under SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. It serves 424 students across grades pre-K through 5.

DR MARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOOL JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 15 schools operated by SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 8,948 students overall.

Demographically, DR MARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOOL JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Asian at 29%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 26% Black, 24% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% White. By comparison, Schenectady County as a whole is about 5% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Schenectady County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, DR MARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOOL JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 43.8%; DR MARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOOL JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 24.6%, -19.2 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Schenectady County) records that the typical household earns roughly $79,623 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Schenectady County's 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,555 students), DR MARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOOL JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PLEASANT VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DR MARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOOL JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 26.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DR MARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOOL JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 24%, going from 561 students in 2018 to 424 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 34% to 26% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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