Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School serves 561 learners in grades Prekindergarten-5.

Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School placed in the lower 50% of all schools in New York for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is lower 50%, and reading proficiency is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 6% (which is lower than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 16% (which is lower than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the New York state average of 13:1.

Minority enrollment is 91% of the learner body (majority African-American and Latino), which is higher than the New York state average of 57% (majority Latino and African-American).

School Overview: Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School’s learner population of 561 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 36 teachers has decreased by 5% over five school years.

School Comparison: Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 4,239 schools in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School is 0.77, which is more than the equity score at state average of 0.71. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School is Schenectady High School (1.4 miles away)

The closest middle school is Mont Pleasant Middle School (0.5 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Pleasant Valley Elementary School (0.4 miles away)