Enrollment
532
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 483873010425
M L King Academy
510 MORNINGVIEW DR, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78220 · (210) 978-7935 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL532 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Texas public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
511 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 65 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 85% larger than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
23.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 16.0% | 20.0% | 57.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 23.0% | 21.0% | 50.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 23.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 33.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
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 M L King Academy
M L King Academy's state test result (21.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| M L King Academy this school | 532 | 96.1% | 21.3% |
| Vines Ec/PK/K HOUSTON | 572 | 94.2% | N/A |
| Green Valley Elementary School HOUSTON | 565 | 94.0% | 35.4% |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy WILMER | 554 | 94.9% | 36.1% |
| Uplift Mighty Prep PS FORT WORTH | 554 | 92.6% | 26.4% |
| Johnson Elementary School HUMBLE | 565 | 91.5% | 22.6% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 M L King Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #4,236 of 4,401 | #282 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #4,024 of 4,466 ▲ 216 | #250 of 317 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #4,426 of 4,466 ▼ 99 | #309 of 317 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 532 | #2,212 of 4,938 | #162 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,417 of 4,622 | #168 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.1% | #3,180 of 4,628 | #157 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.1% | #383 of 4,789 | #34 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +45.8% | #123 of 1,307 | #12 of 70 |
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
532
+252 (+90%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 532 | 35.5 | 15.0:1 | 96% (511) |
| 2023-24 | 193 | 15.9 | 12.2:1 | 96% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 222 | 20.1 | 11.1:1 | 98% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 280 | 23 | 12.2:1 | 95% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 96% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 96% (453) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 35% (165) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for M L King Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 46% (365 to 532); teachers up 27% (28 to 35.5).
About M L King Academy
Federal records list M L King Academy as an elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. School enrollment was 532 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 8.
SAN ANTONIO ISD has 47,623 students spread across 100 schools.
Hispanic students account for 76% of enrollment at M L King Academy. Smaller groups are 22% Black. For comparison, the population of Bexar County is roughly 60% Hispanic. M L King Academy has a diversity index of 37%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At M L King Academy, 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.0:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 96% of enrollment. That is 33 points above the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County.
allk12 grades M L King Academy an F. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For M L King Academy, the prediction is 32.7% and the result is 21.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Bexar County show that median household income is about $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 638 public schools in Bexar County, with a combined enrollment of about 368,487.
Gates Elementary School is located less than a tenth of a mile from M L King Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. M L King Academy comes in 7th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for M L King Academy is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21 the school reported 280 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 532. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. The ratio was 12.2:1 in 2020-21 and 15.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO ISD
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,706 students
- Lanier High SchoolHigh · 1,620 students
- Brackenridge High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- Highlands High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Burbank High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Edison High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- Gates Elementary School0.0 mi · 158
- Dorie Miller Elementary School0.6 mi · 314
- Carroll Early Childhood Campus0.9 mi · 364
- Democracy Prep at Stewart Academy0.9 mi · 645
- IDEA Eastside College Preparatory1.0 mi · 469
- IDEA Eastside Academy1.0 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About M L King AcademyHow many students attend M L King Academy?
M L King Academy enrolls approximately 532 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does M L King Academy serve?
M L King Academy serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at M L King Academy?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at M L King Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at M L King Academy?
At M L King Academy, the student body is approximately 1% White, 76% Hispanic, 22% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is M L King Academy public or private?
M L King Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by SAN ANTONIO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.