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Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence

Charter

Regular School · Springfield, MA

Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence is a charter regular school school in Springfield, Massachusetts, serving grades KG–05 with 354 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.6:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
354
Teachers (FTE)
37.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
9.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 236 67%
Black or African American 91 26%
Asian 8 2%
Two or more races 8 2%
White 7 2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4 1%
Total enrollment 354 167M / 187F

English Language Learners: 88 (25% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 6-9% 36.7% 175
Reading Proficiency 25-29% 49.2% 176
Science Proficiency 20-29% 56

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)
-0.12 grade levels
Math
+0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
6
1.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
82
23.2% 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.) 354 100%

Contact & Location

285 Dorset Street

Springfield, MA 01108

Phone: (413)214-7806

http://www.mlkcs.org

District

Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,645

District enrollment: 352

NCES ID

250008902127

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