M.L. KING JR. ES

M.L. KING JR. ES, a reasonably sized elementary campus in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, operated by OKLAHOMA CITY, enrolls 476 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 30% larger than typical.

OKLAHOMA CITY runs 58 schools in total, collectively educating 32,864 students. M.L. KING JR. ES is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, M.L. KING JR. ES logs that Black students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder is composed of 16% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 4% White, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 14% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Oklahoma County's rate of about 67%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Oklahoma County indicate median household income runs about $66,679, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Oklahoma County's 225 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students), M.L. KING JR. ES is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WK JACKSON LEADERSHIP ES, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. M.L. KING JR. ES's enrollment has grew 21% since 2018, when it stood at 392 (now 476). Black enrollment moved from 78% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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