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Dr Martin Luther King Junior Leadership & Language Magnet Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-5

481^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

M.L. King Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Little Rock School District, with 382 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Arkansas elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

M.L. King Elementary has significantly lower proficiency rates compared to the Little Rock School District and the state of Arkansas across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 10.2% of M.L. King students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 25.8% for the district and 34.7% for the state. The school also has extremely high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 86.51% to 100% over the past few years, much higher than the district and state averages. Despite the high per-student spending of $18,121 in 2018-2019, M.L. King Elementary has not shown any meaningful improvement in its state-wide ranking or academic proficiency rates over the past decade.

When comparing M.L. King Elementary to other nearby schools in the Little Rock School District, such as Pulaski Heights Elementary and Gibbs Magnet Elementary, it is clear that M.L. King is an outlier in terms of academic performance. Additionally, nearby Friendship Academy Little Rock Elementary and Estem East Village Elementary Public Charter School, which serve similar high-poverty student populations, generally outperform M.L. King in terms of academic proficiency.

414

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,658

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

905 M L King Drive
Little Rock, AR 72202

(501) 447-5100

District: Little Rock School District

Students who attend Dr Martin Luther King Junior Leadership & Language Magnet Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Dunbar Magnet Middle School
High:	Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.8%

Two or more races:

3.1%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (11% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg26%

Arkansas avg36%

481^st of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Little Rock School District

179^th of 250Little Rock School District among Arkansas 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	481 of 495	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	476 of 497	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	480 of 492	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	474 of 487	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	488 of 496	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	447 of 488	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	423 of 480	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	435 of 485	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.6	438 of 494	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.3	386 of 466	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.7	446 of 471	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.2	459 of 476	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.0	459 of 468	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.3	450 of 471	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.4	441 of 457	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	420 of 445	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	34.5	332 of 439	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.9	311 of 440	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.0	305 of 402	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.5	271 of 411	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

Science12%-26 vs state

Reading10%-25 vs state

English Language Arts10%-25 vs state

Mathematics10%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2025)							ATLAS Reading (2025)							ATLAS Mathematics (2025)							ATLAS Science (2025)							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 (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	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading 7th Grade	ATLAS Reading 8th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 7th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 8th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science 7th Grade	ATLAS Science 8th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dr Martin Luther King Junior Leadership & Language Magnet Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	905 M L King Drive	Little Rock	72202	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-5100	414	28	14.9	99.3%	11 (2.7%)	380 (91.8%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.1%)	7.3	481^st of 495 public elementary schools	2.8%		8.7	476^th of 497 public elementary schools	4.2%	5	4.2	10.2	16.0				10.2	4.3	10.2	16.0				10.3	8.4	4.0	18.0				10.1	12.5	12.0	12.0				12.2	$27,658	$5,489	$22,170
Arkansas Virtual Academy Elementary	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-6	717 West 7th Street	Little Rock	72201	Pulaski County	Arkansas Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(501) 664-4225	1,387	32	43.5	64.6%	806 (58.1%)	369 (26.6%)	114 (8.2%)	14 (1.0%)	26 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	56 (4.0%)	24.4	394^th of 495 public elementary schools	20.4%		32	366^th of 497 public elementary schools	26.4%	28	27.9	25.7	22.1				24.9	30.8	29.6	26.4				28.7	18.7	19.0	17.9				18.5	25.0	22.1	22.3				23.0
Gibbs Magnet Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1115 W 16th Street	Little Rock	72202	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 447-4900	291	20	14.6	57.7%	81 (27.8%)	183 (62.9%)	18 (6.2%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	78.3	96^th of 495 public elementary schools	80.6%		62.5	188^th of 497 public elementary schools	62.2%	92	52.1	63.0	48.8				54.8	54.2	56.5	48.8				53.3	41.7	52.2	51.2				48.1	45.8	41.3	39.1				42.2	$18,630	$2,375	$16,255
Estem Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-6	112 W 3rd St	Little Rock	72201	Pulaski County	Estem Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 748-9200	672	44	15.2	84.2%	45 (6.7%)	539 (80.2%)	52 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.9%)	40.7	307^th of 495 public elementary schools	38.0%		40.2	313^th of 497 public elementary schools	37.0%	6	39.1	29.7	26.5	36.0			32.9	33.3	33.0	24.5	37.0			32.1	37.6	39.6	22.3	33.0			33.1	33.3	25.3	19.4	33.0			27.8	$11,417	$1,640	$9,777
Estem East Village Elementary Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	112 W 3rd St	Little Rock	72201	Pulaski County	Estem Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 214-6810	609	42	14.4	78.3%	61 (10.0%)	451 (74.1%)	52 (8.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.4%)	32.6	356^th of 495 public elementary schools	28.1%		30.1	377^th of 497 public elementary schools	24.1%	21	22.3	25.6	30.0	36.4			28.7	22.1	26.9	31.1	37.5			29.5	19.7	30.5	31.1	29.6			27.7	18.6	29.3	22.2	28.4			24.6	$12,912	$2,068	$10,844
Arkansas School For The Blind Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2600 W Markham	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Arkansas School For The Blind	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 296-1810	30	11	2.7	70.0%	18 (60.0%)	8 (26.7%)	2 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.7%)								(n/a)							13.6							18.1							4.5							22.7
Ivy Hill Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2410 S Battery St	Little Rock	72215	Pulaski County	Scholarmade Achievement Place Of Arkansas	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 404-0012	306	22	14.0	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	302 (98.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	15.5	440^th of 495 public elementary schools	11.1%		10.2	470^th of 497 public elementary schools	5.4%	30	20.0	19.1	17.6	16.2	21.0	10.0	17.9	20.0	17.0	23.5	13.5	21.1	15.0	18.4	16.6	17.0	26.4	10.8	15.8	20.0	17.4	30.0	19.2	14.7	21.6	31.6	10.0	21.9
Stephens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 W 18th Street	Little Rock	72204	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-6400	474	27	17.5	99.4%	23 (4.9%)	397 (83.8%)	27 (5.7%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	5.2	492^nd of 495 public elementary schools	0.6%		4.9	492^nd of 497 public elementary schools	1.0%		9.3	7.0	6.6				7.5	9.3	8.4	7.9				8.5	9.2	7.0	10.5				8.9	10.8	12.7	8.0				10.4	$17,478	$3,256	$14,222
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	2700 Main Street	Little Rock	72206	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-6700	315	19	16.5	99.0%	11 (3.5%)	272 (86.3%)	19 (6.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	10.8	463^rd of 495 public elementary schools	6.5%		11.4	460^th of 497 public elementary schools	7.4%	3	13.7	28.9	7.9				16.5	11.4	28.9	13.7				17.9	9.1	17.8	3.9				10.0	11.4	17.7	5.9				11.5	$25,295	$4,201	$21,094
Friendship Academy Little Rock Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	Little Rock Ar 72204	Pine Bluff	71603	Pulaski County	Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(501) 500-0558	200	13	15.1	76.5%	0 (0.0%)	186 (93.0%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	15.6	439^th of 495 public elementary schools	11.3%		22.7	409^th of 497 public elementary schools	17.7%	30	20.0	17.9	8.7				15.0	14.3	20.5	10.9				15.0	48.6	10.3	13.0				22.5	31.5	10.3	4.4				14.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr Martin Luther King Junior Leadership & Language Magnet Academy

What district is Dr Martin Luther King Junior Leadership & Language Magnet Academy in?

Little Rock School District

How many students attend Dr Martin Luther King Junior Leadership & Language Magnet Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Dr Martin Luther King Junior Leadership & Language Magnet Academy.

What schools do graduates of Dr Martin Luther King Junior Leadership & Language Magnet Academy attend?

Students who attend Dr Martin Luther King Junior Leadership & Language Magnet Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dunbar Magnet Middle School
High : Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Dr Martin Luther King Junior Leadership & Language Magnet Academy?

Students at Dr Martin Luther King Junior Leadership & Language Magnet Academy are 92% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Hispanic.

Is Dr Martin Luther King Junior Leadership & Language Magnet Academy a good school?

Dr Martin Luther King Junior Leadership & Language Magnet Academy ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Arkansas elementary schools.

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