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Dr Martin Luther King, Jr Multicultural Institute Primary School
487 High St
Buffalo NY, 14211, Erie County
Phone: 716-816-3240
Ranking:
(3,402 out of 3,424, bottom 1%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Buffalo City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 47 | 55 | 58 | 66 | 63 | 60 | 54 | |||||||
Total Students: | 636 | 671 | 730 | 729 | 824 | 864 | 864 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 53 | 8.3% | 53 | 7.9% | 51 | 7.0% | 53 | 7.3% | 54 | 6.6% | 51 | 5.9% | 53 | 6.1% |
Kindergarten: | 63 | 9.9% | 61 | 9.1% | 71 | 9.7% | 67 | 9.2% | 97 | 11.8% | 102 | 11.8% | 107 | 12.4% |
Grade 1: | 66 | 10.4% | 60 | 8.9% | 62 | 8.5% | 78 | 10.7% | 92 | 11.2% | 112 | 13.0% | 109 | 12.6% |
Grade 2: | 57 | 9.0% | 52 | 7.7% | 71 | 9.7% | 79 | 10.8% | 80 | 9.7% | 94 | 10.9% | 77 | 8.9% |
Grade 3: | 46 | 7.2% | 70 | 10.4% | 85 | 11.6% | 67 | 9.2% | 75 | 9.1% | 76 | 8.8% | 93 | 10.8% |
Grade 4: | 68 | 10.7% | 81 | 12.1% | 64 | 8.8% | 76 | 10.4% | 85 | 10.3% | 90 | 10.4% | 90 | 10.4% |
Grade 5: | 90 | 14.2% | 66 | 9.8% | 84 | 11.5% | 77 | 10.6% | 94 | 11.4% | 91 | 10.5% | 81 | 9.4% |
Grade 6: | 56 | 8.8% | 78 | 11.6% | 76 | 10.4% | 83 | 11.4% | 73 | 8.9% | 83 | 9.6% | 78 | 9.0% |
Grade 7: | 73 | 11.5% | 74 | 11.0% | 90 | 12.3% | 77 | 10.6% | 91 | 11.0% | 99 | 11.5% | 83 | 9.6% |
Grade 8: | 63 | 9.9% | 76 | 11.3% | 75 | 10.3% | 72 | 9.9% | 83 | 10.1% | 66 | 7.6% | 93 | 10.8% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 310 | 48.7% | 332 | 49.5% | 367 | 50.3% | 364 | 49.9% | 407 | 49.4% | 429 | 49.7% | 439 | 50.8% |
Female: | 326 | 51.3% | 339 | 50.5% | 363 | 49.7% | 365 | 50.1% | 407 | 49.4% | 426 | 49.3% | 415 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 32 | 5.0% | 23 | 3.4% | 28 | 3.8% | 23 | 3.2% | 31 | 3.8% | 28 | 3.2% | 18 | 2.1% |
Black: | 578 | 90.9% | 619 | 92.3% | 678 | 92.9% | 669 | 91.8% | 762 | 92.5% | 801 | 92.7% | 807 | 93.4% |
White: | 10 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.3% | 16 | 2.2% | 23 | 3.2% | 24 | 2.9% | 31 | 3.6% | 28 | 3.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.4% | 14 | 2.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 389 | 61.2% | 592 | 88.2% | 627 | 85.9% | 647 | 88.8% | 704 | 85.4% | 750 | 86.8% | 758 | 87.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 0.6% | 17 | 2.5% | 33 | 4.5% | 31 | 4.3% | 41 | 5.0% | 67 | 7.8% | 60 | 6.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.56 | 12.22 | 12.61 | 11.03 | 13.04 | 14.40 | 16.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 36% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 47% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 49% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18% | 28% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13% | 26% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13% | 28% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 5.6% | 12% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 40% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 43% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 67% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 75% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 28% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21% | 27% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14% | 27% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 2.9% | 13.5% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 40% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 42% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 55% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 9% | 28% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 17% | 28% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 23% | 31% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 5% | 10.7% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 48% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 54% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 64% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 15% | 31% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 21% | 35% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 3.8% | 10.2% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 69% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 65% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 64% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 71% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 68% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 62% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 34% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 39% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 53% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 56% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 12% | 26% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 9% | 25% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 10% | 27% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 5% | 9.8% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 27% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 38% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 51% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 62% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 12% | 32% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 19% | 31% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 11% | 28% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 1.6% | 9.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 57% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 43% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 59% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 59% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | 31% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 35% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 26% | 44% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 64% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 19% | 32% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 19% | 35% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 9% | 31% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 1.4% | 12.3% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 28% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 21% | 38% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 19% | 49% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | 57% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 13% | 30% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 11% | 32% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 17% | 33% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 1.4% | 10.7% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 24% | 27% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 24% | 27% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 35% | 45% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 62% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 10% | 26% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 5% | 24% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 10% | 26% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 2.9% | 10.5% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 28% | 22% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 28% | 29% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 35% | 50% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 35% | 64% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 8% | 32% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 15% | 32% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 13% | 30% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 0% | 7.4% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 21% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 34% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | 28% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 43% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 27% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 24% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 11% | 25% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 4.1% | 13.5% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 17% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 26% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 34% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 59% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 6% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 4% | 28% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 9% | 24% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 6.8% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 35% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 41% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 41% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 40% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 45% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 39% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 40% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 27% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 18% | 29% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 30% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 5% | 29% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 9% | 40% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 53% | 37% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 42% | 41% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 50% | 45% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 25% | 43% | 72% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 81% | 55% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 11% | 58% | 80% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Dr Martin Luther King, Jr Multicultural Institute Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.