Martin L. King Jr. Middle School

Regular School · Atlanta, GA

Martin L. King Jr. Middle School is a regular school school in Atlanta, Georgia, serving grades 06–08 with 879 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

879

Teachers (FTE)

65.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	642	73%
White	142	16%
Hispanic/Latino	55	6%
Two or more races	32	4%
Asian	4	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	0%
Total enrollment	879	440M / 439F

English Language Learners: 32 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	16.0% -20.4pp	36.4%	213
Reading Proficiency	23.0% -16.4pp	39.4%	240
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	61

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)

-0.67 grade levels

Math

-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

84 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

7.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

504

57.3% 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.)	879	100%

Contact & Location

545 Hill St SE

Atlanta, GA 30312

Phone: (404)802-5400

District

Atlanta Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,567

District enrollment: 50,325

Other Schools in District

Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary Elementary
Barack and Michelle Obama Academy Elementary
Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elementary School Elementary
Beecher Hills Elementary School Elementary
Benteen Elementary School Elementary
Bolton Academy Elementary Elementary
Burgess-Peterson Elementary School Elementary
Cascade Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30312) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130012000025

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