Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary school in Woodbridge, Virginia, overseen by Prince William County Public Schools. The school educates 454 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Prince William County Public Schools comprises 95 schools with combined enrollment of 90,242 students; Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 28% Asian, 18% Black, 14% White, 7% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 69% of students at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Prince William County's rate of about 55%.

With demographic context factored in, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.5%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Prince William County put the typical household earns roughly $131,402 per year, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Prince William County runs 102 public schools (combined enrollment of about 89,591 students), of which Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Rosa Parks Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 72.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 9%: 417 students in 2018 compared to 454 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 12% to 28% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.