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Martin L King Jr Elementary School
2430 Martin L King Jr Blvd
Tuscaloosa AL, 35401, Tuscaloosa County
Phone: 205-759-3619
Ranking: 
(1,037 out of 1,064, bottom 3%)*
(1,037 out of 1,064, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Tuscaloosa 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: | 30 | 34 | 26 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 362 | 389 | 307 | 234 | 368 | 456 | 498 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 35 | 9.7% | 42 | 10.8% | 14 | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 48 | 9.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 76 | 21.0% | 71 | 18.3% | 71 | 23.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 59 | 16.3% | 68 | 17.5% | 47 | 15.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 61 | 16.9% | 59 | 15.2% | 38 | 12.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 47 | 13.0% | 47 | 12.1% | 39 | 12.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 107 | 29.1% | 147 | 32.2% | 152 | 30.5% |
| Grade 4: | 40 | 11.0% | 46 | 11.8% | 51 | 16.6% | 109 | 46.6% | 128 | 34.8% | 157 | 34.4% | 145 | 29.1% |
| Grade 5: | 44 | 12.2% | 56 | 14.4% | 47 | 15.3% | 125 | 53.4% | 133 | 36.1% | 152 | 33.3% | 153 | 30.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 179 | 49.4% | 189 | 48.6% | 135 | 44.0% | 123 | 52.6% | 169 | 45.9% | 228 | 50.0% | 255 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 183 | 50.6% | 200 | 51.4% | 172 | 56.0% | 111 | 47.4% | 191 | 51.9% | 220 | 48.2% | 239 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 360 | 99.4% | 388 | 99.7% | 307 | 100.0% | 233 | 99.6% | 363 | 98.6% | 446 | 97.8% | 491 | 98.6% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.0% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 293 | 80.9% | 327 | 84.1% | 269 | 87.6% | 220 | 94.0% | 349 | 94.8% | 411 | 90.1% | 358 | 71.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 2.8% | 12 | 3.1% | 9 | 2.9% | 8 | 3.4% | 8 | 2.2% | 27 | 5.9% | 21 | 4.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.94 | 11.39 | 12.04 | 13.73 | 16.69 | 16.80 | 14.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 49.8% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 37.5% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 14% | 35.8% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 33.15% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.46% | 32.66% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 57.1% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 58.8% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 59.8% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.55% | 62.91% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.19% | 63.38% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 45.2% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.3% | 38.6% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 39.8% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.39% | 39.1% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.68% | 45.07% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 50% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 40.3% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.3% | 42.7% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.17% | 38.91% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.19% | 37.79% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 54.9% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 67.3% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.85% | 66.75% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.71% | 60.27% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.44% | 64.58% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 64.11% | 80.13% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 81.28% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 73.9% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 73.3% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.96% | 73.13% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.35% | 77.18% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 76.35% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.31% | 74.13% | 86.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.19% | 84.84% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 64.8% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 55.2% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 68.4% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.72% | 65.14% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 65.96% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.33% | 68.75% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.04% | 68.79% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.29% | 75.61% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86.5% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 74.3% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 77.8% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 78.8% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.28% | 71.59% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.67% | 76.16% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.66% | 78.6% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.08% | 75.91% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.32% | 81.72% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84.76% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 63.3% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 62.5% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.43% | 70.13% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.65% | 67.16% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75.14% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.39% | 78.58% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.68% | 85.09% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.19% | 93.59% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 78.1% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 73% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.31% | 78.1% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.11% | 75.3% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 80.5% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.55% | 78.74% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.21% | 81.47% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 87.54% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.07% | 58.02% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.03% | 65.94% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.58% | 72.21% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.33% | 68.65% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.85% | 71.3% | 80.09% |
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* Martin L King Jr Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.