Martin Luther King El. School
35 Camp St
Providence RI, 02906, Providence County
Phone: 401-456-9398
Ranking: 
(176 out of 217, bottom 19%)*
(176 out of 217, bottom 19%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Providence School District
Title I Eligible School: 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: | 29 | 28 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 551 | 565 | 592 | 493 | 503 | 461 | 463 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 96 | 17.4% | 96 | 17.0% | 70 | 11.8% | 79 | 16.0% | 106 | 21.1% | 80 | 17.4% | 77 | 16.6% |
| Grade 1: | 91 | 16.5% | 89 | 15.8% | 107 | 18.1% | 103 | 20.9% | 101 | 20.1% | 77 | 16.7% | 71 | 15.3% |
| Grade 2: | 80 | 14.5% | 102 | 18.1% | 105 | 17.7% | 98 | 19.9% | 77 | 15.3% | 69 | 15.0% | 70 | 15.1% |
| Grade 3: | 92 | 16.7% | 100 | 17.7% | 107 | 18.1% | 74 | 15.0% | 66 | 13.1% | 60 | 13.0% | 47 | 10.2% |
| Grade 4: | 99 | 18.0% | 87 | 15.4% | 102 | 17.2% | 53 | 10.8% | 53 | 10.5% | 47 | 10.2% | 65 | 14.0% |
| Grade 5: | 93 | 16.9% | 91 | 16.1% | 101 | 17.1% | 54 | 11.0% | 53 | 10.5% | 59 | 12.8% | 65 | 14.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 277 | 50.3% | 295 | 52.2% | 293 | 49.5% | 245 | 49.7% | 251 | 49.9% | 228 | 49.5% | 237 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 274 | 49.7% | 270 | 47.8% | 299 | 50.5% | 248 | 50.3% | 244 | 48.5% | 225 | 48.8% | 222 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.6% | 10 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.3% |
| Asian: | 14 | 2.5% | 18 | 3.2% | 18 | 3.0% | 15 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.4% | 6 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 203 | 36.8% | 203 | 35.9% | 208 | 35.1% | 150 | 30.4% | 130 | 25.8% | 111 | 24.1% | 126 | 27.2% |
| Black: | 201 | 36.5% | 204 | 36.1% | 219 | 37.0% | 189 | 38.3% | 229 | 45.5% | 225 | 48.8% | 224 | 48.4% |
| White: | 91 | 16.5% | 92 | 16.3% | 101 | 17.1% | 94 | 19.1% | 121 | 24.1% | 109 | 23.6% | 101 | 21.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 36 | 6.5% | 38 | 6.7% | 37 | 6.3% | 35 | 7.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 396 | 71.9% | 410 | 72.6% | 415 | 70.1% | 310 | 62.9% | 319 | 63.4% | 264 | 57.3% | 300 | 64.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 4.9% | 35 | 6.2% | 35 | 5.9% | 40 | 8.1% | 43 | 8.5% | 53 | 11.5% | 43 | 9.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.00 | 20.18 | 17.94 | 16.88 | 16.60 | 12.90 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 50.27% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 42.01% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 47.46% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 43.19% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 60.11% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 62.13% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 69.49% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 58.61% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % met std | 36.36% | 32.01% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Martin Luther King El. School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.