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M L King Junior Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

2011^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

M L King Junior Elementary School is a public elementary school in Urbana, Illinois, serving 307 students in grades K-5 and part of the Urbana School District 116.

The school faces significant challenges, consistently performing well below state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.5% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 20.9% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was just 9.2%, compared to 14.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 44.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, the performance gap is quite stark. For example, Leal Elementary School, just over a mile away, outperforms M L King Junior Elementary School by a significant margin in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. Despite the school's high per-student spending, ranging from $15,067 to $16,791 over the past few years, its performance has remained consistently low over the past several years, with little to no improvement in its statewide ranking or proficiency rates.

322

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,597

Per pupil spending ?

85.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1108 Fairview Ave
Urbana, IL 61801-1508

(217) 384-3675

District: Urbana School District 116

Students who attend M L King Junior Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Urbana Middle School
High:	Urbana High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.3%

Asian:

18.9%

White:

12.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (10% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg20%

Illinois avg44%

2,011^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Urbana School District 116

786^th of 811Urbana School District 116 among Illinois 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	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	2011 of 2056	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1984 of 2067	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1891 of 2077	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1822 of 2082	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	1425 of 1948	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1948 of 2086	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1816 of 2037	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	1919 of 2044	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.9	1944 of 2046	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.8	1817 of 2052	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.7	1955 of 2093	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.5	1748 of 2167	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.3	1891 of 2166	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.9	1559 of 2147	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.5	1606 of 2139	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.1	1541 of 2120	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.7	1355 of 2092	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.3	1534 of 2095	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.6	1816 of 2086	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.5	1646 of 2022	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.4	1820 of 2030	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	27.3	1580 of 2020	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	667 of 688	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	619 of 655	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	562 of 692	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	607 of 684	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	608 of 711	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	535 of 698	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	6.3	212 of 219	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	939 of 1049	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	813 of 886	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	869 of 907	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	491 of 788	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	475 of 826	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	510 of 788	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.5	80 of 768	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	37.0	467 of 718	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1868 of 1942	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1801 of 1942	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1855 of 1957	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1786 of 1970	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1908 of 2019	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	1744 of 1964	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	1774 of 1800	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	1702 of 1793	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1603 of 1808	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1529 of 1763	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	1229 of 1514	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1740 of 1816	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1535 of 1765	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	1905 of 1947	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1900 of 1959	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1688 of 1984	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	1688 of 1977	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1755 of 2019	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1732 of 1972	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1205 of 1292	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1145 of 1195	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1145 of 1156	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+36 vs school

Disabled (2025)10th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts12%-41 vs state

Science9%-31 vs state

Mathematics9%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	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	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
M L King Junior Elementary School	Public	K-5	1108 Fairview Ave	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 384-3675	322	25	12.8	85.1%	40 (12.4%)	178 (55.3%)	22 (6.8%)	61 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	7.6	2011^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.2%		11.8	1984^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.0%	27	9.4	13.0	11.5	13.0	12.5	19.6	5.8	3.7	9.2	98.7	98.4	98.4	98.4	100.0	96.1	98.1	$16,597	$1,776	$14,820
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	606 E Grove St	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3901	265	14	19.6	75.8%	31 (11.7%)	176 (66.4%)	25 (9.4%)	17 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)	11	1910^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.1%		13.5	1918^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.2%	8	16.3	14.6	23.7	16.3	18.0	14.3	15.4	7.0	12.1	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	97.1	96.0	95.7	$17,658	$1,515	$16,142
Leal Elementary School	Public	K-5	312 W Oregon St	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 384-3618	373	28	13.3	59.5%	145 (38.9%)	118 (31.6%)	29 (7.8%)	22 (5.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (14.7%)	39.7	1220^th of 2056 public elementary schools	40.7%		46.4	1012^th of 2067 public elementary schools	51.0%	208	46.9	36.6	35.2	45.3	39.2	35.2	30.9	29.7	32.1	99.2	99.5	99.5	99.5	100.0	97.9	98.7	$15,524	$1,950	$13,574
Stratton Elementary School	Public	K-5	902 N Randolph St	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 373-7330	454	32	14.4	75.6%	38 (8.4%)	309 (68.1%)	70 (15.4%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	14.5	1801^st of 2056 public elementary schools	12.4%		22.5	1609^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.2%	192	14.1	15.4	28.8	16.7	20.1	20.9	25.8	10.1	18.4	97.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	100.0	97.9	97.4	$17,559	$1,025	$16,534
South Side Elementary School	Public	K-5	715 S New St	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3890	307	21	14.6	42.7%	142 (46.3%)	73 (23.8%)	34 (11.1%)	20 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (11.7%)	67.8	647^th of 2056 public elementary schools	68.5%		69.7	556^th of 2067 public elementary schools	73.1%	91	33.3	69.4	61.2	44.7	58.6	79.6	61.2	40.4	60.7	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	$15,942	$340	$15,602
Dr Howard Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 N. James	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3866	426	31	13.7	66.4%	91 (21.4%)	205 (48.1%)	50 (11.7%)	44 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.2%)	18.5	1704^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.1%		36.8	1223^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	40.8%	481	15.3	29.4	35.3	10.2	25.6	30.9	25.0	5.1	21.0	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	$17,146	$421	$16,725
Westview Elementary School	Public	K-5	703 S Russell St	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3905	434	29	14.9	55.3%	146 (33.6%)	170 (39.2%)	63 (14.5%)	23 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.9%)	42.5	1153^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	43.9%		30.4	1385^th of 2067 public elementary schools	33.0%	232	48.5	32.9	28.8	53.6	38.5	36.2	28.8	40.0	35.1	98.3	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.0	98.3	98.3	$14,872	$810	$14,061
Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School	Public	K-5	2102 E Washington St	Urbana	61802	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 384-3628	399	32	12.6	88.5%	61 (15.3%)	258 (64.7%)	16 (4.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	59 (14.8%)	6.2	2036^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.0%		10.2	2031^st of 2067 public elementary schools	1.7%	5	13.8	12.1	6.2	6.2	8.2	12.3	1.5	1.5	5.1	99.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.4	99.2	$17,372	$2,055	$15,317
Yankee Ridge Multilingual School	Public	K-5	2102 S Anderson St	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 384-3608	482	35	13.8	62.9%	84 (17.4%)	58 (12.0%)	321 (66.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)								(n/a)
Bottenfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	1801 S Prospect Ave	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3807	456	31	14.8	46.9%	171 (37.5%)	145 (31.8%)	34 (7.5%)	55 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.0%)	45.4	1101^st of 2056 public elementary schools	46.4%		55.5	810^th of 2067 public elementary schools	60.8%	291	36.3	53.1	38.4	36.3	41.7	59.4	31.5	28.6	38.2	96.6	96.4	96.4	96.4	100.0	96.2	96.6	$14,823	$863	$13,960

Frequently Asked Questions about M L King Junior Elementary School

Is M L King Junior Elementary School a good school?

M L King Junior Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend M L King Junior Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended M L King Junior Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of M L King Junior Elementary School?

Students at M L King Junior Elementary School are 55% African American, 19% Asian, 12% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of M L King Junior Elementary School attend?

Students who attend M L King Junior Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Urbana Middle School
High : Urbana High School

What district is M L King Junior Elementary School in?

Urbana School District 116

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