Summary:
The Martin Luther King Junior Charter School of Excellence is the sole elementary school located in the Martin Luther King Junior Charter School of Excellence (Dis) district in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school serves grades K-5 and has an enrollment of 356 students.
The Martin Luther King Junior Charter School of Excellence has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past 3 school years, ranking 832nd out of 906 schools in 2024-2025, 884th out of 916 schools in 2023-2024, and 900th out of 928 schools in 2022-2023. The school's proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 18.45% of students proficient or better in ELA and 14.88% proficient or better in Math in 2024-2025, compared to state averages of 41.53% and 40.74% respectively.
Despite the school's high per-student spending of $19,116 in the 2020-2021 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.4 to 1 in 2023-2024, it is struggling to improve student outcomes. The school's location in a low-ranked, high-poverty district likely presents significant challenges, and targeted interventions and support may be needed to help the school and its students succeed.
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