Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School
6910 Defoe Ave
Colorado Springs CO, 80911, El Paso County
Phone: 719-391-3455
Ranking: (843 out of 1,246, bottom 32%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Widefield School District 3
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | |||||||
Total Students: | 536 | 511 | 480 | 426 | 469 | 438 | 462 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 106 | 19.8% | 85 | 16.6% | 86 | 17.9% | 67 | 15.7% | 54 | 11.5% | 53 | 12.1% | 49 | 10.6% |
Grade 1: | 83 | 15.5% | 81 | 15.9% | 80 | 16.7% | 63 | 14.8% | 67 | 14.3% | 51 | 11.6% | 69 | 14.9% |
Grade 2: | 94 | 17.5% | 81 | 15.9% | 78 | 16.3% | 68 | 16.0% | 65 | 13.9% | 68 | 15.5% | 66 | 14.3% |
Grade 3: | 85 | 15.9% | 84 | 16.4% | 76 | 15.8% | 79 | 18.5% | 70 | 14.9% | 60 | 13.7% | 68 | 14.7% |
Grade 4: | 83 | 15.5% | 94 | 18.4% | 74 | 15.4% | 77 | 18.1% | 62 | 13.2% | 68 | 15.5% | 66 | 14.3% |
Grade 5: | 85 | 15.9% | 86 | 16.8% | 86 | 17.9% | 72 | 16.9% | 76 | 16.2% | 73 | 16.7% | 67 | 14.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 271 | 50.6% | 265 | 51.9% | 246 | 51.3% | 222 | 52.1% | 236 | 50.3% | 223 | 50.9% | 229 | 49.6% |
Female: | 265 | 49.4% | 246 | 48.1% | 234 | 48.8% | 204 | 47.9% | 225 | 48.0% | 207 | 47.3% | 229 | 49.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.2% | 20 | 4.3% | 18 | 4.1% | 18 | 3.9% |
Hispanic: | 136 | 25.4% | 125 | 24.5% | 130 | 27.1% | 99 | 23.2% | 104 | 22.2% | 84 | 19.2% | 84 | 18.2% |
Black: | 62 | 11.6% | 59 | 11.5% | 51 | 10.6% | 60 | 14.1% | 91 | 19.4% | 66 | 15.1% | 73 | 15.8% |
White: | 275 | 51.3% | 268 | 52.4% | 244 | 50.8% | 216 | 50.7% | 249 | 53.1% | 262 | 59.8% | 285 | 61.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 48 | 9.0% | 42 | 8.2% | 41 | 8.5% | 37 | 8.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 148 | 27.6% | 174 | 34.1% | 158 | 32.9% | 144 | 33.8% | 194 | 41.4% | 159 | 36.3% | 161 | 34.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 80 | 14.9% | 68 | 13.3% | 74 | 15.4% | 76 | 17.8% | 80 | 17.1% | 59 | 13.5% | 59 | 12.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.22 | 18.90 | 17.78 | 14.81 | 15.66 | 14.90 | 15.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 69 | 68 |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 66 | 71 |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 67 | 68 |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 73 | 70 |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 69 | 69 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 72 | 71 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 64 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 73 | 72 |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 68 | 71 |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 70 | 71 |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 70 | 71 |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 73 | 73 |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 69 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 69 | 73 |
2004 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 54 | 52 |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 52 | 56 |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 48 | 52 |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 39 | 49 | 55 |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 46 | 50 |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 54 | 53 |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 39 | 48 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 43 | 51 |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 59 | 66 |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 72 | 69 |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 72 | 70 |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 68 | 68 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 81 | 73 | 71 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 69 | 70 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 70 | 71 |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 61 | 63 |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 60 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 71 | 67 |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 64 | 64 |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 66 | 66 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 65 | 65 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 59 | 65 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 59 | 66 |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 43 | 51 | 53 |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 51 | 52 |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 37 | 47 | 50 |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 27 | 43 | 49 |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 50 | 52 |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 46 | 51 |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 33 | 41 | 51 |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 48 | 56 |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 54 | 58 |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 53 | 63 |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 64 | 65 |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 69 | 65 |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 66 | 65 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 58 | 63 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 62 | 65 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 65 | 66 |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 75 | 69 | 69 |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 63 | 69 |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 69 | 69 |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 70 | 68 |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 70 | 70 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 65 | 69 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 66 | 70 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 63 | 69 |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 41 | 35 | 37 |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 35 | 40 | 41 |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 41 | 44 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 24 | 35 | 45 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 41 | 41 | 47 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 31 | 40 | 46 |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 52 | 55 |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 50 | 52 | 58 |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 55 | 60 |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 47 | 52 | 57 |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 57 | 57 | 59 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 52 | 58 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 45 | 52 | 58 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 37 | 54 | 61 |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 56 | 53 |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 56 | 56 |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 57 | 56 |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 59 | 60 |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 68 | 61 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 62 | 63 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 30 | 57 | 62 |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 75 | 67 |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 87 | 72 | 67 |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 60 | 74 | 69 |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 72 | 71 |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 78 | 71 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 74 | 72 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 75 | 72 |
2004 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 62 | 56 |
2005 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 60 | 59 |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 62 | 59 |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 56 | 61 | 60 |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 63 | 59 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 59 | 60 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 30 | 52 | 57 |
TCAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 59.3 | 69.8 | 71.0 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 67.8 | 67.7 | 72.3 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 58.4 | 75.1 | 73.9 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 74.7 | 74.1 | 73.3 |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 43.2 | 53.6 | 52.5 |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 49.4 | 51.4 | 50.9 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 67.5 | 66.2 | 71.5 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 62.5 | 65.7 | 71.7 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 73.0 | 63.5 | 67.0 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 64.1 | 68.7 | 67.9 |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 33.8 | 43.4 | 49.3 |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 48.9 | 54.6 | 53.1 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 55.0 | 59.3 | 64.5 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 65.5 | 59.3 | 65.3 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 61.5 | 66.8 | 69.4 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 74.7 | 69.2 | 70.3 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 34.1 | 40.5 | 48.5 |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 51.1 | 39.5 | 48.5 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 48.4 | 52.9 | 58.4 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 48.2 | 49.5 | 57.2 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 71.4% | 67.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 28.6% | 32.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 35.7% | 53.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 64.3% | 46.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,318.0 | $39,865.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,038.0 | $33,539.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,362.0 | $47,165.0 |
* Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.