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Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School

Regular School · Albany, GA

Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School is a regular school school in Albany, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 537 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.3:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
537
Teachers (FTE)
33.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 514 96%
Two or more races 11 2%
Hispanic/Latino 6 1%
White 3 1%
Asian 3 1%
Total enrollment 537 305M / 232F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=5% 36.4% 119
Reading Proficiency <=5% 39.4% 123
Science Proficiency <=10% 39

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)
-0.89 grade levels
Math
0.00 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
6 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
52
9.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
173
32.2% 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.) 537 100%

Contact & Location

3125 Martin Luther King Jr Dr

Albany, GA 31701

Phone: (229)438-3502

District

Dougherty County

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,396

District enrollment: 13,043

NCES ID

130183002316

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