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M. L. King Elementary Primary School
4201a Indiana Ave Kansas City MO, 64130, Jackson County Phone: 816-418-2475 Ranking:  (1,663 out of 1,698, bottom 2%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Kansas 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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 34 | 39 | 25 | 21 | 20 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 473 | 573 | 645 | 295 | 249 | 209 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 40 | 7.0% | 40 | 6.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 70 | 14.8% | 102 | 17.8% | 113 | 17.5% | NA | NA | 34 | 13.7% | 25 | 12.0% |
| Grade 1: | 64 | 13.5% | 82 | 14.3% | 108 | 16.7% | NA | NA | 33 | 13.3% | 30 | 14.4% |
| Grade 2: | 73 | 15.4% | 86 | 15.0% | 79 | 12.2% | NA | NA | 29 | 11.6% | 29 | 13.9% |
| Grade 3: | 71 | 15.0% | 82 | 14.3% | 83 | 12.9% | 74 | 25.1% | 31 | 12.4% | 30 | 14.4% |
| Grade 4: | 68 | 14.4% | 63 | 11.0% | 83 | 12.9% | 84 | 28.5% | 30 | 12.0% | 25 | 12.0% |
| Grade 5: | 71 | 15.0% | 52 | 9.1% | 73 | 11.3% | 75 | 25.4% | 27 | 10.8% | 27 | 12.9% |
| Grade 6: | 56 | 11.8% | 66 | 11.5% | 66 | 10.2% | 62 | 21.0% | 29 | 11.6% | 16 | 7.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 261 | 55.2% | 311 | 54.3% | 351 | 54.4% | 155 | 52.5% | 112 | 45.0% | 101 | 48.3% |
| Female: | 212 | 44.8% | 262 | 45.7% | 294 | 45.6% | 140 | 47.5% | 129 | 51.8% | 100 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 3.2% | 20 | 3.5% | 15 | 2.3% | 9 | 3.1% | 10 | 4.0% | 7 | 3.3% |
| Black: | 426 | 90.1% | 526 | 91.8% | 602 | 93.3% | 276 | 93.6% | 237 | 95.2% | 200 | 95.7% |
| White: | 21 | 4.4% | 23 | 4.0% | 25 | 3.9% | 9 | 3.1% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 1.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 423 | 89.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 546 | 84.7% | 289 | 98.0% | 230 | 92.4% | 174 | 83.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.0% | 7 | 2.8% | 15 | 7.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.22 | 16.90 | 16.34 | 11.77 | 11.80 | 10.20 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 9.6% | 19.1% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 7% | 18.4% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24% | N/A | 48.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 7.9% | 23.2% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18.3% | 30.4% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.4% | N/A | 51.4% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 13% | 25.2% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 6.8% | 25.7% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | N/A | 53.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.5% | 30.9% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 8.2% | 32.1% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 16.1% | N/A | 50.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 24.2% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 25.3% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | N/A | 53% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 26.6% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 31.8% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.1% | N/A | 54.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.4% | 14.3% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 1.6% | 15.1% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.5% | N/A | 51.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 31.2% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 6.4% | 26.5% | 50.9% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 20.3% | N/A | 51.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 31% | 57.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 8% | 31.5% | 56.3% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | N/A | 56.9% |
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* M. L. King Elementary 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.