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Martin Luther King Jr.

Regular School · Cambridge, MA

Martin Luther King Jr. is a regular school school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving grades PK–05 with 340 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
340
Teachers (FTE)
33.2
Student–Teacher Ratio
10.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Asian 127 37%
Two or more races 93 27%
White 70 21%
Black or African American 39 11%
Hispanic/Latino 10 3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 340 161M / 179F

English Language Learners: 25 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 60-64% 36.7% 99
Reading Proficiency 75-79% 49.2% 99
Science Proficiency 60-79% 26

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)
+0.37 grade levels
Math
-0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
2
0.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
15
4.4% 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.) 340 100%

Contact & Location

102 Putnam Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02139

Phone: (617)349-6562

http://mlk.cpsd.us

District

Cambridge

Per-pupil expenditure: $57,204

District enrollment: 6,627

Other Schools in District

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NCES ID

250327000443

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