Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School

Regular School · COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School is a regular school school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, serving grades KG–05 with 498 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

498

Teachers (FTE)

30.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	237	48%
Hispanic/Latino	150	30%
Two or more races	60	12%
Black or African American	40	8%
Asian	7	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	498	265M / 233F

English Language Learners: 14 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	35-39%	32.2%	66
Reading Proficiency	55-59%	55.2%	122

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.01 grade levels

Math

-0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

5 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

155

31.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	498	100%

Contact & Location

6910 DEFOE AVENUE

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80911

Phone: (719)391-3455

District

School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,077

District enrollment: 9,611

Other Schools in District

French Elementary School Elementary
Grand Mountain School Elementary
James Madison Charter Academy School Elementary
Pinello Elementary School Elementary
Sunrise Elementary School Elementary
Talbott STEAM Innovation School Elementary
Venetucci Elementary School Elementary
Webster Elementary School Elementary

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 80911) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080648001121

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD