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Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Technical

Q: Is Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Technical a good school?

Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Technical ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Louisiana alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Technical?

In the 2024-25 school year, 752 students attended Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Technical.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Technical?

Students at Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Technical are 95% African American, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

658^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Alternative Schools

Better than 1% of Louisiana alternative schools

Summary

Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Technical is a large public charter school serving grades PK-12 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a focus on science and technology, but it appears to be struggling across several key metrics compared to state and local averages.

The school's 4-year graduation rates have ranged from 64.3% to 83.2% in recent years, which is lower than the state average of around 80-85%. Additionally, the school has had high dropout rates, ranging from 3.3% to 24.8%, significantly higher than the state average of 5-10%. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, with rates ranging from 21.9% to 39.8%, much higher than the state's 15-20% average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on LEAP tests are consistently lower than state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with projected math proficiency of 24% compared to the state's 60%, and ELA proficiency of 40% compared to the state's 70%.

When compared to nearby schools like Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy, Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans, and The Willow School, the differences in academic performance are stark, with these nearby schools significantly outperforming Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School. The school's high free/reduced lunch rate, ranging from 35.83% to 85.23%, suggests it serves a predominantly low-income student population, which may contribute to the challenges it faces in improving student outcomes.

752

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,455

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1617 Fats Domino Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70117

(504) 308-3371

District: Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Technical

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.7%

Hispanic:

4.0%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2022 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (39% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Louisiana average (56% vs 85%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

Louisiana avg63%

Elementary school

658^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 28 pts since 2018

From bottom 29% (2018) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

389^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 22 pts since 2018

From bottom 35% (2018) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

259^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 16 pts since 2018

From bottom 5% (2018) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	658 of 666	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	602 of 675	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	692 of 730	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	619 of 727	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	694 of 729	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	591 of 731	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	516 of 728	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	492 of 501	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	444 of 509	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	527 of 570	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	449 of 562	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	520 of 564	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	399 of 559	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	363 of 547	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	617 of 633	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	564 of 635	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	663 of 705	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	600 of 701	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	656 of 705	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	605 of 684	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	651 of 661	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	576 of 674	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	677 of 723	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	604 of 724	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	687 of 719	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	545 of 697	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	515 of 682	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	2.8	637 of 641	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	627 of 651	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	677 of 713	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	645 of 712	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	693 of 704	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	538 of 696	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	389 of 447	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	354 of 449	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	412 of 465	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	372 of 460	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	419 of 459	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	278 of 449	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	266 of 411	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	253 of 344	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	252 of 333	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	301 of 360	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	239 of 360	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.1	294 of 352	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.7	127 of 338	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	127 of 313	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	342 of 415	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	326 of 415	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	410 of 444	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	362 of 441	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	383 of 441	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	234 of 418	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	367 of 437	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	345 of 444	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	402 of 459	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	343 of 458	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	408 of 455	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	229 of 430	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	246 of 403	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	385 of 414	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	339 of 426	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	394 of 443	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	368 of 442	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	426 of 442	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	298 of 418	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	259 of 329	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	303 of 333	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	295 of 321	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	299 of 326	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	304 of 322	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	298 of 313	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	287 of 302	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	161 of 256	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.0	226 of 260	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	221 of 252	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	226 of 256	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	223 of 243	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	218 of 233	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	258 of 308	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	288 of 308	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	291 of 308	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	290 of 311	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	275 of 288	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	275 of 292	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	13.9	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	237 of 323	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	303 of 328	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	295 of 321	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	297 of 322	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	272 of 285	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	283 of 301	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	251 of 313	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	279 of 315	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	265 of 306	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	276 of 301	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	275 of 292	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	282 of 291	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	45.5	57 of 122	53.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)26th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

High school

Special Education (2019)53rd percentile+48 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2021)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I58%-5 vs state

English Language Arts40%-30 vs state

U.S. History40%-14 vs state

English I39%-30 vs state

Geometry38%-19 vs state

English II36%-31 vs state

Mathematics24%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				LEAP Mathematics (2025)							LEAP English Language Arts (2025)							LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP Geometry (2025)	LEAP English II (2025)	LEAP U.S. History (2025)	LEAP English I (2025)	LEAP Biology (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Technical	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1617 Fats Domino Ave.	New Orleans	70117	Orleans Parish	Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Technical	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 308-3371	752	60	12.6	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	712 (94.7%)	30 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)								(n/a)	21.0	24.0			33.0	41.0	24.0	29.0	36.0	45.0	42.0	56.0	43.0	40.0	58.0	38.0	36.0	40.0	39.0		$16,455
Travis Hill School	Public, Alternative	3-12	1100 Milton Street	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	Orleans Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 658-3400	117	0	85.5	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	107 (91.5%)	9 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															23.0				25.0	7.0	$41,928
Morris Jeff Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	211 Lopez Street	New Orleans	70119	Orleans Parish	Morris Jeff Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 373-6258	1,442	114	12.6	65.5%	263 (18.2%)	657 (45.6%)	450 (31.2%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.1%)								(n/a)
The Willow School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5624 Freret Street	New Orleans	70115	Orleans Parish	The Willow School	Yes	No	No	No	(504) 304-3960	2,225	140	15.9	19.2%	1,248 (56.1%)	501 (22.5%)	199 (8.9%)	84 (3.8%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	188 (8.4%)								(n/a)				99.0	99.0	99.0		99.0	99.0	99.0	100.0		100.0	99.0	100.0				100.0	99.0	$17,435
Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1601 Leonidas Street	New Orleans	70118	Orleans Parish	Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 620-5500	897	69	13.0	42.5%	312 (34.8%)	266 (29.7%)	206 (23.0%)	13 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (10.9%)								(n/a)	81.0	80.0	63.0		74.0	68.0	71.0	67.0	81.0				91.0	82.0	86.0	76.0	76.0		81.0		$14,362
Riverside Alternative High School	Public, Alternative	1-12	3225 River Road	Bridge City	70094	Jefferson Parish	Office of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	No	(504) 437-3050	27	9	3.0	88.9%	17 (63.0%)	9 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)								(n/a)																					$128,185
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2504 Maine Avenue	Kenner	70062	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 233-4720	2,263	158	14.3	68.6%	792 (35.0%)	352 (15.6%)	889 (39.3%)	137 (6.1%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	87 (3.8%)								(n/a)	71.0	77.0	56.0		67.0	53.0	66.0	78.0	77.0		86.0	85.0	91.0	83.0	73.0	64.0	87.0	67.0	77.0	70.0	$17,070

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Technical

Is Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Technical a good school?

Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Technical ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Louisiana alternative schools.

How many students attend Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Technical?

In the 2024-25 school year, 752 students attended Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Technical.

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Technical?

Students at Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Technical are 95% African American, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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