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Enrollment
844
Middle
DISTRICT 902 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297002784
Martin Luther King Jr Middle
500 Bilmark Ave, Charlotte, NC 28213 · (980) 343-0698 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL844 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of North Carolina public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
841 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 264 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 288 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 292 | 35% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
26.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
26.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Luther King Jr Middle
Martin Luther King Jr Middle's state test result (28.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Luther King Jr Middle this school | 844 | 99.6% | 28.1% |
| Eastway Middle Charlotte | 849 | 99.3% | 30.4% |
| Monroe Middle Monroe | 802 | 99.6% | 34.1% |
| Brogden Middle Dudley | 603 | 98.2% | 36.3% |
| Albemarle Road Middle Charlotte | 945 | 99.7% | 33.6% |
| Neal Middle Durham | 706 | 99.6% | 35.1% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Luther King Jr Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #443 of 463 | #28 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #430 of 461 | #27 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #447 of 463 | #28 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 844 | #83 of 478 | #18 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #247 of 456 | #3 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #348 of 456 | #28 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #21 of 472 | #6 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #179 of 300 | #15 of 19 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
844
+40 (+5%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 838
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 844 | 51.2 | 16.5:1 | 100% (841) |
| 2023-24 | 899 | 53.3 | 16.9:1 | 100% (896) |
| 2022-23 | 931 | 42.4 | 21.9:1 | 100% (928) |
| 2020-21 | 804 | 57 | 14.1:1 | 100% (801) |
| 2017-18 | 934 | 52.8 | 17.7:1 | 100% (931) |
| 2015-16 | 1,022 | 59 | 17.3:1 | 99% (1,016) |
| 2010-11 | 838 | 54 | 15.5:1 | 90% (756) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martin Luther King Jr Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (934 to 844); teachers down 3% (52.8 to 51.2).
About Martin Luther King Jr Middle
Martin Luther King Jr Middle is a medium-sized middle school with an address in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school enrolls 844 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in North Carolina) has about 605 students.
Martin Luther King Jr Middle is a school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The district has 186 schools and 145,014 students.
At Martin Luther King Jr Middle, Hispanic students make up 63% of the student body. Next come 30% Black and 3% Asian. The county population is about 16% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Martin Luther King Jr Middle counts 51.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.5 students for each one. That is close to the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Mecklenburg County, the average is 71%.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Martin Luther King Jr Middle receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Martin Luther King Jr Middle ranks in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. It scores 28.1%; the prediction is 48.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Mecklenburg County, the median household income is $87,005, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Mecklenburg County has 226 public schools and roughly 170,407 students.
The closest other public school is Hidden Valley Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Martin Luther King Jr Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Martin Luther King Jr Middle ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 28.1% versus a 40.0% average.
Martin Luther King Jr Middle has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Martin Luther King Jr Middle's enrollment climbed from 804 in 2020-21 to 844 in 2024-25. Students per teacher rose from 14.1 in 2020-21 to 16.5 in 2024-25.
The Martin Luther King Jr Middle community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Mecklenburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,154,681
Census ACS
Median income
$87,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
170,407 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- William Amos Hough HighHigh · 2,518 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
Other schools in Charlotte
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
- Julius L. Chambers High SchoolHigh · 2,225 students
Other Martin Luther King Junior Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 4 states are named Martin Luther King Junior Middle. Martin Luther King Jr Middle is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleOceanside, CA · 1,098 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleMadera, CA · 865 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleGermantown, MD · 841 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleHayward, CA · 669 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleBeltsville, MD · 605 students
Nearby schools
- Hidden Valley Elementary0.5 mi · 808
- Briarwood Academy1.0 mi · 649
- KIPP Charlotte1.1 mi · 813
- Sugar Creek Charter1.2 mi · 1,591
- Highland Renaissance Academy1.5 mi · 443
- Garinger High School1.6 mi · 1,877
Frequently asked questions
About Martin Luther King Jr MiddleHow large is Martin Luther King Jr Middle?
Martin Luther King Jr Middle enrolls approximately 844 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Martin Luther King Jr Middle serve?
Martin Luther King Jr Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Martin Luther King Jr Middle?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Martin Luther King Jr Middle.
How diverse is Martin Luther King Jr Middle?
Martin Luther King Jr Middle reports a student body of 1% White, 63% Hispanic, 30% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Martin Luther King Jr Middle?
Martin Luther King Jr Middle is overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in Mecklenburg County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.