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Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School

Q: Is Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School a good school?

Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.8% of New York elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School?

Students at Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School are 29% Asian, 26% African American, 24% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% White, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Schenectady, NY, with 391 students. The school is part of the Schenectady City School District, which is ranked 841 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite having the highest per-student spending of $38,410 among nearby schools and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.8, Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New York state, with rankings between 2005 and 2378 out of around 2,400 schools over the past decade. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

While the nearby schools in the Schenectady City School District also struggle with low academic performance, Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing schools in the district and state. This suggests that the school may face unique challenges that are not being effectively addressed, and the school's leadership and the district may need to re-evaluate their strategies and approaches to better support the academic and social-emotional needs of the school's diverse student population.

424

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,114

Per pupil spending ?

84.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

918 Stanley St
Schenectady, NY 12307-1611

(518) 881-3680

District: Schenectady City School District

Students who attend Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Oneida Middle School
High:	Schenectady High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

28.8%

African American:

25.7%

Hispanic:

24.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2019 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 10th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2019)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (31% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Math scores 31 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg29%

New York avg55%

2,206^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Schenectady City School District

841^st of 874Schenectady City School District among New York 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	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	2206 of 2445	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	2273 of 2445	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	2344 of 2439	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	2378 of 2434	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	2099 of 2201	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	2394 of 2413	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	2373 of 2395	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.8	2351 of 2386	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	2165 of 2366	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.1	2005 of 2352	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.7	1837 of 2345	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.5	1960 of 2325	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.5	2009 of 2320	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.9	2139 of 2286	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.5	2126 of 2263	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.8	2169 of 2257	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.4	2085 of 2227	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.4	1916 of 2219	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.6	1766 of 2206	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	748 of 928	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	711 of 927	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	702 of 857	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	821 of 936	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	411 of 427	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	879 of 891	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	925 of 948	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	616 of 696	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	622 of 662	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	580 of 605	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	660 of 671	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.9	545 of 548	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	597 of 601	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	860 of 1117	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	929 of 938	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	2188 of 2409	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	2305 of 2413	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	2212 of 2403	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	2328 of 2401	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1727 of 1955	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	2350 of 2357	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	2313 of 2338	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	1489 of 1569	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1468 of 1531	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1416 of 1429	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	1500 of 1503	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	542 of 818	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	6.1	1303 of 1315	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	1375 of 1392	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	22.8	667 of 766	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	611 of 622	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	1817 of 2098	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1860 of 2078	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1973 of 2041	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	2059 of 2099	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	2022 of 2032	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	2027 of 2045	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	2130 of 2407	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	2144 of 2411	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	2353 of 2400	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	2362 of 2400	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	1943 of 1961	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	2309 of 2358	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	2321 of 2340	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	18.2	152 of 180	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	193 of 202	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1726 of 2134	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	2092 of 2110	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1893 of 2016	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1876 of 2031	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1887 of 1941	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	1.7	1334 of 1338	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.8	1406 of 1408	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)16th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2024)13th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

White (2019)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-16 vs state

Math26%-31 vs state

Science19%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	918 Stanley St	Schenectady	12307	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3680	424	38	11.2	84.9%	28 (6.6%)	109 (25.7%)	103 (24.3%)	122 (28.8%)	9 (2.1%)	11 (2.6%)	42 (9.9%)	14.5	2206^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.8%		12.7	2273^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.0%	67	31.2	37.9	48.1	27.4	29.3	21.2	19.2	98.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.3	$32,114	$4,865	$27,249
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1097 Forest Rd	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 377-0201	351	37	9.5	86.0%	37 (10.5%)	82 (23.4%)	94 (26.8%)	97 (27.6%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (8.8%)	8.3	2332^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	4.6%		7.4	2377^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.8%	45	22.5	23.0	23.9	36.6	34.4	19.7	15.1	98.6	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.1	99.3	99.1	$32,465	$5,015	$27,450
William C Keane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1252 Albany Ave	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 388-3818	279	32	8.8	79.6%	21 (7.5%)	52 (18.6%)	63 (22.6%)	100 (35.8%)	5 (1.8%)	5 (1.8%)	33 (11.8%)	9.3	2310^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.5%		8.3	2360^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.5%	50	27.5	20.6	25.0	25.6	26.5	12.5	31.3	98.7	99.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.7	99.7	98.7	$36,464	$5,604	$30,860
Destine Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	530 Franklin St-3rd Fl	Schenectady	12305	Schenectady County	Destine Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(518) 394-1643	213	12	17.7	70.4%	6 (2.8%)	167 (78.4%)	25 (11.7%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)								(n/a)	37.2			52.4												$16,763	$1,672	$15,091
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Robinson St	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3780	306	29	10.5	83.7%	32 (10.5%)	74 (24.2%)	77 (25.2%)	74 (24.2%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	41 (13.4%)	6	2381^st of 2445 public elementary schools	2.6%		7.4	2376^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.8%	5	16.7	32.6	21.6	16.7	25.6	13.5	15.8	98.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	99.4	$35,086	$5,192	$29,894
Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1091 Webster St	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 836-0995	440	41	10.8	85.0%	59 (13.4%)	111 (25.2%)	138 (31.4%)	76 (17.3%)	7 (1.6%)	4 (0.9%)	45 (10.2%)	4.7	2408^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.5%		4.5	2428^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.7%	20	14.7	19.7	25.9	11.8	19.7	13.6	18.5	99.3	99.5	99.3	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	$29,885	$4,647	$25,238
Howe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1065 Baker Ave	Schenectady	12308	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8295	390	34	11.5	79.0%	85 (21.8%)	83 (21.3%)	86 (22.1%)	65 (16.7%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	62 (15.9%)	16.2	2165^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.5%		17.2	2143^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	12.4%	22	28.3	38.8	41.2	31.7	37.5	31.4	25.0	99.3	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.5	100.0	$32,213	$3,882	$28,331
Van Corlaer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2310 Guilderland Ave	Schenectady	12306	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3740	311	34	9.1	83.9%	54 (17.4%)	61 (19.6%)	81 (26.0%)	75 (24.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	35 (11.3%)	17.5	2141^st of 2445 public elementary schools	12.4%		11.8	2302^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	5.8%	161	30.3	23.1	39.6	30.3	41.0	47.2	24.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$33,259	$4,592	$28,667
Jessie T Zoller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1880 Lancaster St	Schenectady	12308	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3880	439	38	11.6	75.6%	92 (21.0%)	95 (21.6%)	95 (21.6%)	93 (21.2%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	55 (12.5%)	33.9	1657^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.2%		35.6	1579^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.4%	78	37.9	31.9	63.9	45.5	47.8	54.2	36.1	98.0	99.1	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.1	99.8	98.9	$31,668	$4,322	$27,345
Paige Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Elliott Ave	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3520	468	39	11.9	74.4%	87 (18.6%)	80 (17.1%)	97 (20.7%)	138 (29.5%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	58 (12.4%)	16.8	2155^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.9%		18.9	2096^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.3%	59	26.0	50.0	41.1	29.7	36.1	16.2	28.4	98.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	100.0	98.9	$30,250	$4,099	$26,150

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oneida Middle School
High : Schenectady High School

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

Students at Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School are 29% Asian, 26% African American, 24% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% White, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian.

What district is Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School in?

Schenectady City School District

Is Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School a good school?

Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.8% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School.

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