Martin Luther King Junior High School

Regular School · Monroe, LA

Martin Luther King Junior High School is a regular school school in Monroe, Louisiana, serving grades 07–08 with 350 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.2:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

07 – 08

Enrollment

350

Teachers (FTE)

31.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	341	97%
Hispanic/Latino	6	2%
White	2	1%
Two or more races	1	0%
Total enrollment	350	194M / 156F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	13.0% -16.5pp	29.5%	265
Reading Proficiency	20.0% -20.7pp	40.7%	264
Science Proficiency	10.0%	—	253

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)

-0.80 grade levels

Math

-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

20 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

14% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

123

35.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	350	100%

Contact & Location

1709 Parkview Drive

Monroe, LA 71202

Phone: (318)387-1825

District

City of Monroe School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,965

District enrollment: 8,646

Other Schools in District

Barkdull Faulk Elementary School Elementary
Berg Jones Elementary School Elementary
Carver Elementary School Elementary
Clara Hall Accelerated School Elementary
Cypress Point Elementary School Elementary
J.S. Clark Magnet Elementary School Elementary
Lexington Elementary School Elementary
Madison James Foster Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 71202) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220108000794

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