Martin Luther King El. School

Located at 35 Camp Street, in Providence, Rhode Island, Martin Luther King El. School is an average-sized K-5 school that serves 430 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Providence. Enrollment runs roughly 30% bigger than the state mean of about 332.

Martin Luther King El. School is one of 39 schools operated by Providence, a district that serves 20,645 students overall.

On demographics, Martin Luther King El. School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 19% Black, 17% White, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. The state averages around 13.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Providence County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Providence County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $78,787 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Martin Luther King El. School is one of 206 public schools in Providence County (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students).

The closest other public school is Hope High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Martin Luther King El. School operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 19%: 533 students in 2018 compared to 430 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 37% to 19% over that span.

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