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Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School

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Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School ranks 295 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

295^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School is a public elementary school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving 516 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the School District No. 3, which is ranked 55 out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state averages in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) test scores across all grades and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, 61.5% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in CMAS Science, compared to 37.6% for the district and 39% for the state. The school also had higher proficiency rates in CMAS English Language Arts and Math for all grades compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a strong performance among specific student subgroups, particularly ranking 1st out of 23 Colorado elementary schools for its African American student subgroup in the 2018-2019 school year.

While Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School stands out as a high-performing school within its district, with a focus on equity and inclusion, the school has experienced a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 27.7% to 32.1% over the past three school years. This is a concern that may require further investigation and targeted interventions. When compared to nearby schools, such as French Elementary, Venetucci Elementary, and Widefield Elementary School of the Arts, Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School consistently outperforms them in CMAS test scores and student subgroup performance.

498

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,529

Per pupil spending ?

46%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6910 Defoe Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80911-2925

(719) 391-3455

District: School District No. 3

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

Middle:	Watson Junior High School
High:	Widefield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.6%

Hispanic:

30.1%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (51% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in School District No. 3

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg36%

Colorado avg40%

295^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Elementary Schools in the School District No. 3

55^th of 115School District No. 3 among Colorado 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	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	295 of 950	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	247 of 943	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	265 of 933	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	315 of 921	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.2	219 of 710	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.0	157 of 965	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	235 of 917	74.4%	★★★★☆
2017	72.8	227 of 929	75.6%	★★★★☆
2016	67.5	267 of 914	70.8%	★★★★☆
2015	38.5	531 of 938	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.3	605 of 962	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.1	542 of 954	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.4	668 of 935	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.9	726 of 935	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.2	673 of 925	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.2	539 of 872	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.2	493 of 849	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.5	613 of 852	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.8	529 of 829	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.6	445 of 823	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.3	430 of 808	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	96.9	1 of 23	95.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	241 of 694	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	301 of 684	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	229 of 642	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	288 of 595	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	195 of 351	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.2	161 of 758	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	213 of 690	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	44 of 247	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	33 of 242	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	22 of 197	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	36 of 153	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	3 of 30	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	1 of 270	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	14 of 172	91.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	26 of 337	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	73.3	59 of 365	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	17 of 265	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	78.5	21 of 203	89.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	5 of 75	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	7 of 332	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	27 of 308	91.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	290 of 700	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.4	167 of 683	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.7	247 of 649	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	249 of 594	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	140 of 352	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	147 of 764	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	213 of 693	69.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	283 of 551	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	276 of 539	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	255 of 525	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	303 of 454	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	162 of 288	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.3	139 of 596	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.6	145 of 337	57.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2019)96th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science62%+22 vs state

Math50%+14 vs state

English Language Arts49%+5 vs state

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Schools Near Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)				CMAS 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	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School	Public	K-5	6910 Defoe Avenue	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3455	498	30	16.4	46.0%	237 (47.6%)	40 (8.0%)	150 (30.1%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (12.0%)	67.4	295^th of 950 public elementary schools	68.9%		71.1	247^th of 943 public elementary schools	73.8%	48	48.1	35.5	67.5	49.4	48.1	48.9	54.4	50.4	61.5	$12,529
Sunrise Elementary School	Public	K-5	7070 Grand Valley Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3415	506	30	16.8	49.6%	199 (39.3%)	56 (11.1%)	168 (33.2%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	67 (13.2%)	29.2	618^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.9%		31.8	591^st of 943 public elementary schools	37.3%	27	29.8	24.3	47.5	34.2	26.2	26.8	27.5	26.8	28.8	$12,725
Webster Elementary School	Public	K-5	445 Jersey Lane	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3435	582	33	17.7	47.9%	227 (39.0%)	63 (10.8%)	190 (32.6%)	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.3%)	65 (11.2%)	44.2	497^th of 950 public elementary schools	47.7%		40.4	525^th of 943 public elementary schools	44.3%	28	36.5	29.7	64.0	42.4	41.9	25.2	33.7	33.3	43.4	$12,012
Talbott STEAM Innovation School	Public	K-5	401 Dean Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3475	324	23	13.9	59.6%	174 (53.7%)	18 (5.6%)	90 (27.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	36 (11.1%)	62.6	339^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.3%		59.9	369^th of 943 public elementary schools	60.9%	30	44.4	42.6	62.9	50.9	46.3	43.5	52.4	47.9	43.5	$14,566
James Madison Charter Academy School	Public, Charter	K-8	660 Syracuse Street	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 391-3977	72	8	9.3	58.3%	25 (34.7%)	16 (22.2%)	15 (20.8%)	2 (2.8%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.8%)	11 (15.3%)								(n/a)				41.2				15.7		$9,924
Venetucci Elementary School	Public	K-5	405 Willis Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3355	272	22	12.5	67.6%	119 (43.8%)	15 (5.5%)	108 (39.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	23 (8.5%)	33.5	583^rd of 950 public elementary schools	38.6%		29.1	623^rd of 943 public elementary schools	33.9%	40	32.4	34.8	24.4	30.6	41.7			31.5	34.1	$16,018
Mesa Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Camino Del Rey	Fountain	80817	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 382-1370	668	38	17.5	51.5%	289 (43.3%)	64 (9.6%)	209 (31.3%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.8%)	11 (1.6%)	80 (12.0%)	23.9	682^nd of 950 public elementary schools	28.2%		30.3	610^th of 943 public elementary schools	35.3%	72	27.7	26.5	31.9	28.7	31.9	26.7	18.0	25.5	26.1	$12,798
Widefield Elementary School of the Arts	Public	K-5	509 Widefield Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3335	369	26	14.0	53.9%	165 (44.7%)	26 (7.0%)	129 (35.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (12.2%)	60.1	355^th of 950 public elementary schools	62.6%		64.5	316^th of 943 public elementary schools	66.5%	39	47.1	44.1	58.1	50.0	45.1	45.8	45.2	45.3	41.9	$14,428
French Elementary School	Public	K-5	5225 Alturas Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3495	491	28	17.8	48.5%	185 (37.7%)	48 (9.8%)	183 (37.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	60 (12.2%)	49.7	445^th of 950 public elementary schools	53.2%		42.5	500^th of 943 public elementary schools	47.0%	55	40.3	58.0	53.8	51.2	37.5	39.5	22.0	32.4	38.5	$12,388
Eagleside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9750 Sentry Drive	Fountain	80817	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	No	(719) 382-1520	332	23	14.4	38.6%	164 (49.4%)	19 (5.7%)	93 (28.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	48 (14.5%)	51.4	436^th of 950 public elementary schools	54.1%		50.5	445^th of 943 public elementary schools	52.8%	9	40.0	34.7	57.8	45.4	34.7	26.5	40.6	34.6	56.3	$16,994

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School

Is Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School ranks 295^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School.

What district is Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School in?

School District No. 3

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

Students at Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School are 48% White, 30% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 8% African American, 1% Asian.

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

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

Middle : Watson Junior High School
High : Widefield High School

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