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Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School
211 Square St
Utica NY, 13501, Oneida County
Phone: 315-368-6721
Ranking: 
(2,746 out of 3,424, bottom 20%)*
(2,746 out of 3,424, bottom 20%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Utica 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: | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 302 | 348 | 341 | 283 | 273 | 248 | 233 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 44 | 14.6% | 50 | 14.4% | 55 | 16.1% | 49 | 17.3% | 45 | 16.5% | 49 | 19.8% | 41 | 17.6% |
| Grade 1: | 35 | 11.6% | 54 | 15.5% | 43 | 12.6% | 52 | 18.4% | 44 | 16.1% | 46 | 18.5% | 48 | 20.6% |
| Grade 2: | 39 | 12.9% | 46 | 13.2% | 50 | 14.7% | 48 | 17.0% | 42 | 15.4% | 44 | 17.7% | 38 | 16.3% |
| Grade 3: | 47 | 15.6% | 55 | 15.8% | 53 | 15.5% | 48 | 17.0% | 43 | 15.8% | 39 | 15.7% | 39 | 16.7% |
| Grade 4: | 51 | 16.9% | 48 | 13.8% | 55 | 16.1% | 47 | 16.6% | 40 | 14.7% | 39 | 15.7% | 33 | 14.2% |
| Grade 5: | 38 | 12.6% | 48 | 13.8% | 44 | 12.9% | 38 | 13.4% | 44 | 16.1% | 31 | 12.5% | 34 | 14.6% |
| Grade 6: | 48 | 15.9% | 46 | 13.2% | 39 | 11.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 15 | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 147 | 48.7% | 191 | 54.9% | 202 | 59.2% | 158 | 55.8% | 143 | 52.4% | 132 | 53.2% | 119 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 155 | 51.3% | 157 | 45.1% | 139 | 40.8% | 125 | 44.2% | 122 | 44.7% | 108 | 43.5% | 110 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 52 | 17.2% | 72 | 20.7% | 65 | 19.1% | 44 | 15.5% | 28 | 10.3% | 29 | 11.7% | 19 | 8.2% |
| Hispanic: | 67 | 22.2% | 73 | 21.0% | 79 | 23.2% | 69 | 24.4% | 74 | 27.1% | 63 | 25.4% | 53 | 22.7% |
| Black: | 144 | 47.7% | 158 | 45.4% | 153 | 44.9% | 134 | 47.3% | 141 | 51.6% | 124 | 50.0% | 128 | 54.9% |
| White: | 26 | 8.6% | 28 | 8.0% | 32 | 9.4% | 30 | 10.6% | 29 | 10.6% | 32 | 12.9% | 33 | 14.2% |
| 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: | 12 | 4.0% | 15 | 4.3% | 10 | 2.9% | 5 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 232 | 76.8% | 329 | 94.5% | 327 | 95.9% | 265 | 93.6% | 250 | 91.6% | 211 | 85.1% | 214 | 91.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 1.3% | 9 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.9% | 6 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.8% | 18 | 7.3% | 6 | 2.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.75 | 18.31 | 17.94 | 13.14 | 14.37 | 16.50 | 12.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 63% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 66% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 69% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 75% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 49% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19% | 38% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24% | 36% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 3.8% | 14.7% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 78% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 85% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 85% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 89% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 55% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 46% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 45% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 3.6% | 17.6% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 68% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 73% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 19% | 44% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 16% | 35% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 13% | 41% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 2.3% | 10.7% | 30.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 78% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 83% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 53% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 49% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 50% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 8.9% | 17.3% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 82% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 83% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 83% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 80% | 89% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 15% | 53% | 67% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 63% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 71% | 78% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 83% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 43% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 31% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 19% | 38% | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 2.1% | 14.2% | 30.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 59% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 76% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 86% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 52% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 48% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 43% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 11% | 29.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 83% | 82% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | 78% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 85% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 83% | 86% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 18% | 35% | 55% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 11.3% | 15.6% | 29.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 15% | 41% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 14.9% | 19.9% | 30.6% |
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* Martin Luther King Jr Elementary 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.