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Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School

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Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School ranks 823 rd of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

823^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School in Macon, GA, serves approximately 675 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the Bibb County school district, and it has become one of the area's most improved schools.

This school has shown remarkable momentum, climbing from the 2nd percentile statewide in 2018-2019 to the 33rd percentile in 2025-2026—a jump of 222 positions in a single year, the largest improvement among nearby schools. The most striking strength is in 5th grade science, where 49.4% of students scored proficient, well above the state average of 44.2% and far ahead of nearby Burdell Elementary School (36.8%). In fact, among seven Bibb County elementary schools within five miles, this is the only one exceeding the state science average. Mathematics is also improving across every grade level, with 5th grade math jumping from 20.0% to 29.2% proficiency—now above the district average. The school also stands out for its work with its student body, earning 3 stars for African American student performance (54th percentile statewide), a notable strength. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 40.1% to 25.4% over four years, now better than the district average of 27.5%.

While English Language Arts scores are not yet available for the current year, the school's overall trajectory is clearly upward. At $14,717 per student, it spends less than nearby schools like Williams Elementary School ($19,630) and Bernd Elementary School ($18,597), yet achieves better or comparable outcomes. With nearly 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, this school's gains in science and math—along with its rising state ranking—make it a compelling choice for families seeking a school on a genuine upward path.

675

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,717

Per pupil spending ?

79.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1307 Shurling Dr
Macon, GA 31211

(478) 779-2100

District: Bibb County

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

Middle:	Appling Middle School
High:	Northeast High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.0%

White:

2.7%

Hispanic:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2018 → 33rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (33% vs 47% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 18% Georgia)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

Georgia avg47%

823^rd of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 30 pts since 2018

From bottom 2% (2018) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Bibb County

165^th of 202Bibb County among Georgia 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	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	823 of 1222	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.3	1043 of 1238	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1058 of 1236	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1060 of 1223	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1116 of 1220	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	1147 of 1214	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	1212 of 1234	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1182 of 1209	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	381 of 829	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.1	634 of 892	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	637 of 879	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	698 of 870	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	747 of 876	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	762 of 1189	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.3	1002 of 1224	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1102 of 1223	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1052 of 1212	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1121 of 1206	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	847 of 1186	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	1054 of 1225	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1001 of 1220	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1023 of 1210	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1093 of 1209	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	24.2	330 of 415	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2022)20th percentile+12 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science49%+5 vs state

Mathematics28%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	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	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1307 Shurling Dr	Macon	31211	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-2100	675	42	16.0	79.4%	18 (2.7%)	621 (92.0%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	30.8	823^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	32.7%		17.3	1043^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	15.8%	220	21.8	32.6	29.2				49.4			$14,717	$1,992	$12,725
Burdell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	972 Fort Hill St	Macon	31217	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-2937	433	34	12.9	76.9%	2 (0.5%)	384 (88.7%)	30 (6.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	36.8	722^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	40.9%		40.4	678^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.2%	44	41.6	40.2	30.9				36.8			$17,626	$2,396	$15,230
Williams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Pursley St	Macon	31201	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3660	294	25	11.7	84.7%	7 (2.4%)	264 (89.8%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	13.9	1101^st of 1222 public elementary schools	9.9%		8.9	1201^st of 1238 public elementary schools	3.0%	100	17.0	42.3	8.5				4.3			$19,630	$2,815	$16,816
Alexander II Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1156 College St	Macon	31201	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(478) 779-2679	465	35	13.4	56.6%	46 (9.9%)	386 (83.0%)	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	53	524^th of 1222 public elementary schools	57.1%		76.8	259^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.1%	265	54.7	47.7	44.9				34.8			$15,641	$1,820	$13,821
Vineville Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2260 Vineville Ave	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3226	479	34	14.0	56.8%	76 (15.9%)	351 (73.3%)	27 (5.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	41.9	653^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	46.6%		42.2	656^th of 1238 public elementary schools	47.0%	3	35.8	44.8	30.3				48.5			$15,802	$1,485	$14,317
Bernd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4160 Ocmulgee East Blvd	Macon	31217	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-2730	356	29	12.4	71.9%	30 (8.4%)	301 (84.6%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	25	909^th of 1222 public elementary schools	25.6%		21.7	979^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.9%	70	22.2	38.5	33.4				28.9			$18,597	$2,915	$15,682
Ingram/Pye Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	855 Anthony Rd	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3000	450	32	14.0	81.6%	4 (0.9%)	413 (91.8%)	22 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	11.1	1139^th of 1222 public elementary schools	6.8%		6.5	1222^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	1.3%	83	16.9	18.0	17.6				25.5			$16,904	$2,662	$14,242
Cirrus Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1870 Pio Nono Ave	Macon	31204	Bibb County	State Specialty Schools II- Cirrus Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(478) 250-1376	429	25	17.5	100.0%	3 (0.7%)	393 (91.6%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	4.1	1214^th of 1222 public elementary schools	0.7%		7.1	1209^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.3%	5	7.9	8.6	8.2	7.0	6.0	7.0	2.0	8.8	0.0	$17,110	$1,522	$15,588
Mattie Wells Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Mattie Wells Dr	Macon	31217	Bibb County	Jones County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 742-5959	584	41	14.4	53.6%	267 (45.7%)	258 (44.2%)	21 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.2%)	23.4	946^th of 1222 public elementary schools	22.6%		36.4	731^st of 1238 public elementary schools	41.0%	215	34.6	39.1	20.4				23.6			$15,112	$999	$14,113
Rosa Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2976 Crestline Dr	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3563	583	41	14.2	63.8%	78 (13.4%)	417 (71.5%)	56 (9.6%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	14	1100^th of 1222 public elementary schools	10.0%		14.8	1097^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.4%	3	30.6	25.7	13.3				21.1			$16,811	$2,514	$14,297

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School

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

Students at Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School are 92% African American, 3% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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 : Appling Middle School
High : Northeast High School

What district is Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School in?

Bibb County

How many students attend Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 675 students attended Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School.

Is Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School ranks 823^rd of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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