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Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

947^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School in Albany, GA, serves approximately 537 students in grades PK-5 within the Dougherty County school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most encouraging news is that this school is showing real signs of a turnaround. After years of ranking in the bottom 7% of Georgia elementary schools, Martin Luther King- Junior jumped to the 22nd percentile in the most recent school year—its best ranking in over a decade. This improvement is driven by standout gains in 3rd grade math, which more than doubled from 15% to 32.9% proficient, and a remarkable surge in 5th grade science, which climbed from 23.8% to 44.6% proficient. That science score now actually matches the state average and beats several nearby schools with higher overall rankings, including Robert H Harvey Elementary School (34%) and Turner Elementary School (39.5%). While 4th grade math dipped slightly, the overall trajectory suggests recent efforts are beginning to pay off.

Still, challenges remain. Chronic absenteeism affects nearly one in three students (32.5%), which is roughly double the state average and higher than the district rate. The school also spends more per student ($17,972) than several higher-performing peers like Lake Park Elementary School ($17,271) and International Studies Elementary Charter School ($17,253), yet its overall ranking still trails those schools. When compared to nearby options, Martin Luther King- Junior sits in the middle of the pack—ahead of Radium Springs Elementary School and West Town Elementary School, but behind standouts like Lincoln Elementary Magnet School and Lamar Reese School of the Arts. For parents, the key takeaway is that this school appears to be on an upward path, with science as a clear strength and math improving—though attendance and consistency across all grade levels will be critical to sustaining this momentum.

537

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,972

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3125 Martin Luther King Jr Dr
Albany, GA 31701

(229) 438-3502

District: Dougherty County

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

Middle:	Radium Springs Middle School
High:	Monroe High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.7%

Two or more races:

2.0%

Hispanic:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (27% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg35%

Georgia avg47%

947^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Dougherty County

141^st of 202Dougherty 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	23.4	947 of 1222	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	1151 of 1238	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1191 of 1236	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1138 of 1223	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	1201 of 1220	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1190 of 1214	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	1231 of 1234	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	1199 of 1209	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	1179 of 1205	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.1	1182 of 1233	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.2	1217 of 1240	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.8	1104 of 1231	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	1.3	1219 of 1225	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.1	1188 of 1201	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.9	1156 of 1212	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.3	1146 of 1183	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	40.1	778 of 1133	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	11.6	1061 of 1134	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.7	1115 of 1125	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.1	1070 of 1101	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	530 of 829	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.7	771 of 892	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	814 of 879	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	727 of 870	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	841 of 876	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	849 of 1189	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	1191 of 1224	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	1203 of 1223	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1161 of 1212	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	1184 of 1206	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	934 of 1186	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	1079 of 1225	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1119 of 1220	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1108 of 1210	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1183 of 1209	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	460 of 466	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)36th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science45%~ state avg

Mathematics22%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (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 Science 5th 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	3125 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Albany	31701	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 438-3502	537	33	16.2	100.0%	3 (0.6%)	514 (95.7%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	23.4	947^th of 1222 public elementary schools	22.5%		11.6	1151^st of 1238 public elementary schools	7.0%	204	32.9	19.3	15.1	44.6	$17,972	$2,677	$15,296
Lamar Reese School of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 Lily Pond Rd	Albany	31701	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3495	368	30	12.2	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	361 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	69.3	332^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	72.8%		64.6	387^th of 1238 public elementary schools	68.7%	55	53.7	74.2	51.2	39.5	$18,233	$2,138	$16,095
Radium Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Roxanna Rd	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3395	682	43	15.8	100.0%	30 (4.4%)	570 (83.6%)	51 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.1%)	6.1	1200^th of 1222 public elementary schools	1.8%		9.7	1187^th of 1238 public elementary schools	4.1%	13	14.4	16.2	7.6	15.3	$15,766	$2,064	$13,703
Alice Coachman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1425 W Oakridge Dr	Albany	31707	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3488	448	30	14.9	100.0%	11 (2.5%)	422 (94.2%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	20.6	980^th of 1222 public elementary schools	19.8%		13.2	1129^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.8%	149	18.6	22.4	17.3	39.1	$17,812	$2,379	$15,433
West Town Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1113 University St	Albany	31707	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3409	309	25	12.1	100.0%	6 (1.9%)	297 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	13.4	1108^th of 1222 public elementary schools	9.3%		14.5	1102^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	11.0%	6	21.1	13.8	19.1	30.9	$20,265	$2,635	$17,630
Lincoln Elementary Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	518 W Society Ave	Albany	31701	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(229) 431-3373	404	27	15.0	100.0%	4 (1.0%)	386 (95.5%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	81.9	203^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	83.4%		76.9	258^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.2%	55	73.0	72.1	43.4	65.2	$16,692	$1,810	$14,882
International Studies Elementary Charter School	Public	PK, KG-5	2237 Cutts Dr	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3384	470	36	13.0	96.4%	18 (3.8%)	336 (71.5%)	110 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	55.3	496^th of 1222 public elementary schools	59.4%		36.4	732^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	40.9%	236	41.0	62.1	43.0	41.7	$17,253	$1,909	$15,344
Robert H Harvey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1305 E 2nd Ave	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3367	431	32	13.3	100.0%	3 (0.7%)	412 (95.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	42.7	645^th of 1222 public elementary schools	47.2%		25.6	918^th of 1238 public elementary schools	25.8%	273	50.9	49.1	26.7	34.0	$18,963	$2,214	$16,749
Turner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Leonard Ave	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3406	412	35	11.6	100.0%	11 (2.7%)	360 (87.4%)	30 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	16.3	1058^th of 1222 public elementary schools	13.4%		17	1048^th of 1238 public elementary schools	15.3%	10	15.4	15.9	20.9	39.5	$19,228	$2,267	$16,960
Lake Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Meadowlark Dr	Albany	31707	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3370	494	38	13.0	84.6%	101 (20.4%)	339 (68.6%)	17 (3.4%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	55.4	494^th of 1222 public elementary schools	59.6%		60.1	432^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	65.1%	62	41.6	43.8	50.0	58.4	$17,271	$1,820	$15,450

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 in the bottom 22.5% of Georgia elementary schools.

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

Students at Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School are 96% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

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

In the 2024-25 school year, 537 students attended Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School.

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

Dougherty County

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 : Radium Springs Middle School
High : Monroe High School

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