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Martin Luther King Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8

366^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Martin Luther King Junior High School in Monroe, LA, serves 350 students in grades 7 and 8 and is part of the City of Monroe School District, where over 92% of students come from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The school has a long history of low overall performance, but it stands out for a few key strengths that set it apart from nearby schools.

One of the most notable bright spots is the school’s Algebra I program. In the 2025-2026 school year, 85% of students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam were proficient, which is dramatically higher than the district (61%) and state (65%) averages. This performance even rivals top schools like Woodlawn Middle School and Riser Middle School, both of which reported 100% proficiency. However, the school struggles with its standard math curriculum, where only 34% of all students are proficient, and 8th-grade math proficiency is especially low at 23%. English Language Arts (ELA) is another relative strength, with 60% of students proficient, which is much closer to the district (64%) and state (70%) averages than its math scores. This is a key differentiator from its district peer Carroll Junior High School, which had only 43% proficiency in ELA.

Despite these strengths, the school faces significant challenges. Chronic absenteeism is a major issue, with a rate of 29.1%—much higher than the state average of 22.5% and its district peer Neville Junior High School (21.1%). The school also has a low student-teacher ratio of 11.1, which is smaller than most nearby schools and could be a foundation for improvement. Within the City of Monroe district, MLK is the middle-performing school, outperforming Carroll Junior High but lagging behind Neville Junior High. When compared to schools in the neighboring Ouachita Parish district, MLK’s performance is similar to lower-performing schools like Riser Middle and Richwood Junior High School, which also have high rates of students on free or reduced lunch, suggesting that socioeconomic factors play a significant role across district lines.

350

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,279

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1709 Parkview Drive
Monroe, LA 71202

(318) 387-1825

District: City of Monroe School District

Students who attend Martin Luther King Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Wossman High School

Feeder schools for Martin Luther King Junior High School:

Elementary:	Berg Jones Elementary School
	Clara Hall Accelerated School
	Minnie Ruffin Elementary School
	Thomas Jefferson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.4%

Hispanic:

1.7%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (56% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg54%

Louisiana avg63%

366^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the City of Monroe School District

91^st of 116City of Monroe School District among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	366 of 452	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	346 of 447	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	368 of 449	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	369 of 465	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	406 of 460	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	407 of 459	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	395 of 449	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	368 of 411	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	390 of 437	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	380 of 435	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.8	431 of 482	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.9	404 of 470	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.5	416 of 457	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	21.3	375 of 442	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.9	385 of 412	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	23.9	347 of 408	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.7	368 of 425	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.7	348 of 413	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.3	351 of 396	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	226 of 344	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.6	190 of 344	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	202 of 333	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	210 of 360	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	267 of 360	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	263 of 352	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	249 of 338	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	246 of 313	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	352 of 434	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	333 of 415	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	340 of 415	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	305 of 444	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.0	386 of 441	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	380 of 441	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	387 of 418	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	345 of 450	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	310 of 437	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	326 of 444	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	337 of 459	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	383 of 458	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	393 of 455	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	371 of 430	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	340 of 403	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	329 of 435	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.8	289 of 414	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	358 of 426	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	381 of 443	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	398 of 442	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	392 of 442	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	366 of 418	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	161 of 225	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.6	88 of 168	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	93 of 175	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	178 of 206	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	191 of 206	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	181 of 210	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	199 of 202	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)34th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I85%+20 vs state

English Language Arts60%-10 vs state

Social Studies43%-12 vs state

Mathematics34%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)				LEAP English Language Arts (2026)				LEAP Social Studies (2026)				LEAP Algebra I (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	Total
Martin Luther King Junior High School	Public	7-8	1709 Parkview Drive	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 387-1825	350	31	11.1	92.0%	2 (0.6%)	341 (97.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22.3	366^th of 452 public middle schools	19.0%		25.6	346^th of 447 public middle schools	22.6%	20		44.0	23.0	34.0		63.0	57.0	60.0		43.0	42.0	43.0	85.0	$20,279
Carroll Junior High School	Public	7-8	2945 Renwick Street	Monroe	71201	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 322-1683	348	26	13.1	94.3%	6 (1.7%)	335 (96.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	5.1	438^th of 452 public middle schools	3.1%		6.2	429^th of 447 public middle schools	4.0%	9		36.0	8.0	22.0		45.0	41.0	43.0		26.0	23.0	25.0	84.0	$17,371
Ouachita Junior High School	Public	6-8	5500 Blanks Street	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 432-2200	312	30	10.3	76.9%	12 (3.8%)	279 (89.4%)	9 (2.9%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	23.7	356^th of 452 public middle schools	21.2%		23.3	356^th of 447 public middle schools	20.4%		59.0	41.0	40.0	46.0	58.0	54.0	66.0	59.0	23.0	36.0	41.0	35.0		$17,682
Neville Junior High School	Public	7-8	1600 North 19th Street	Monroe	71201	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 323-1143	474	39	12.2	66.2%	137 (28.9%)	304 (64.1%)	10 (2.1%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	72.1	128^th of 452 public middle schools	71.7%		65.4	156^th of 447 public middle schools	65.1%	28		78.0	60.0	70.0		79.0	79.0	80.0		59.0	71.0	66.0		$16,587
Richwood Junior High School	Public	6-8	5901 Highway 165 S	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 432-2000	347	31	11.0	93.4%	3 (0.9%)	336 (96.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	31	328^th of 452 public middle schools	27.4%		25	350^th of 447 public middle schools	21.7%	22	57.0	40.0	44.0	47.0	67.0	67.0	54.0	62.0	38.0	46.0	44.0	43.0		$20,611
Riser Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Price Drive	West Monroe	71292	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 387-0567	410	32	13.0	81.0%	91 (22.2%)	222 (54.1%)	80 (19.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	28.2	338^th of 452 public middle schools	25.2%		22.3	363^rd of 447 public middle schools	18.8%	25	48.0	52.0		43.0	66.0	66.0	39.0	56.0	39.0	55.0	29.0	41.0	100.0	$15,603
Good Hope Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Good Hope Road	West Monroe	71291	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 396-9693	601	38	15.9	49.4%	418 (69.6%)	119 (19.8%)	27 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	80.5	92^nd of 452 public middle schools	79.6%		82.4	74^th of 447 public middle schools	83.4%	18	77.0	79.0	66.0	75.0	84.0	86.0	85.0	85.0	61.0	70.0	75.0	69.0		$14,396
West Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	6977 Cypress Street	West Monroe	71291	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 397-8444	681	44	15.4	41.1%	510 (74.9%)	74 (10.9%)	46 (6.8%)	26 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	90.7	30^th of 452 public middle schools	93.4%		88.4	33^rd of 447 public middle schools	92.6%	3	91.0	90.0	78.0	87.0	91.0	93.0	86.0	90.0	71.0	79.0	81.0	77.0		$13,440
East Ouachita Middle School	Public	6-8	859 Swartz Fairbanks	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 432-2150	498	34	14.4	70.7%	174 (34.9%)	290 (58.2%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.2%)	53.5	225^th of 452 public middle schools	50.2%		45.2	256^th of 447 public middle schools	42.7%	31	62.0	54.0	60.0	58.0	67.0	68.0	81.0	72.0	44.0	55.0	69.0	56.0		$14,639
Woodlawn Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Woodlawn School Road	West Monroe	71292	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 325-1575	249	20	12.6	59.4%	236 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	68.3	151^st of 452 public middle schools	66.6%		83.6	63^rd of 447 public middle schools	85.9%	88	83.0		76.0	76.0		75.0	76.0	77.0	50.0	53.0	66.0	57.0	100.0	$18,706

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King Junior High School

What high school do graduates of Martin Luther King Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Martin Luther King Junior High School usually go on to attend Wossman High School

What district is Martin Luther King Junior High School in?

City of Monroe School District

Is Martin Luther King Junior High School a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior High School ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Louisiana middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Martin Luther King Junior High School?

Students at Martin Luther King Junior High School are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Martin Luther King Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 350 students attended Martin Luther King Junior High School.

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