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Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy

Public, Magnet, Charter Grades K-8

1350^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy is a public magnet charter school in Detroit, Michigan that serves 303 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy District, which is ranked 563 out of 613 districts in the state.

Academically, Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Michigan elementary schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments that are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 9.68% to 20% in English Language Arts and 15% to 21.4% in Math, compared to state averages of 38.6% to 42.4% in ELA and 33.3% to 42.7% in Math. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 71.4% over the past few years.

In comparison, nearby schools such as Detroit Achievement Academy, Bates Academy, and Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies generally outperform Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better overall rankings. These nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates, lower student-to-teacher ratios, and higher per-student spending, suggesting they may have more resources and support for their students.

234

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

84.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16827 Appoline St
Detroit, MI 48235-4205

(313) 341-4944

District: Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

78.2%

White:

20.9%

Hispanic:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (18% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Michigan avg43%

Elementary school

1,350^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

735^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

563^rd of 613Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy among Michigan districts

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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	1350 of 1488	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	1108 of 1486	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1070 of 1470	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1167 of 1344	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.5	445 of 1153	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	484 of 1408	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	910 of 1448	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	65.2	418 of 1466	71.5%	★★★★☆
2016	45.2	866 of 1548	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.1	1157 of 1580	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	54.8	742 of 1533	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.0	863 of 1563	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	67.1	491 of 1566	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.4	334 of 1552	78.5%	★★★★☆
2010	82.2	79 of 1552	94.9%	★★★★★
2009	83.7	106 of 1589	93.3%	★★★★★
2008	79.7	216 of 1577	86.3%	★★★★☆
2007	71.7	400 of 1565	74.4%	★★★★☆
2006	71.8	397 of 1545	74.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	262 of 369	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	186 of 348	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	162 of 321	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	74 of 158	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.8	6 of 51	88.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	14 of 212	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	80.2	52 of 475	89.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	37.8	796 of 1321	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	546 of 1171	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	774 of 1443	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1217 of 1346	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1008 of 1381	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	906 of 1350	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	887 of 1099	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	68.4	171 of 749	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	110 of 1134	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	54.2	650 of 1397	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2019	58.6	450 of 1196	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.4	993 of 1446	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	735 of 890	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	498 of 897	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.6	713 of 883	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.9	340 of 675	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.7	552 of 792	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	585 of 838	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	70.4	180 of 821	78.1%	★★★★☆
2016	45.3	481 of 894	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.6	446 of 919	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.2	214 of 921	76.8%	★★★★☆
2013	60.8	334 of 919	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.2	354 of 900	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	86.8	28 of 858	96.7%	★★★★★
2010	66.5	355 of 851	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	89.0	16 of 847	98.1%	★★★★★
2008	94.1	1 of 839	99.9%	★★★★★
2007	23.5	707 of 823	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	171 of 338	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.7	81 of 300	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	41.6	161 of 310	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.5	15 of 77	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	51 of 196	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	74 of 366	79.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	46.0	381 of 771	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	342 of 658	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	528 of 794	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	549 of 832	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	324 of 836	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	502 of 825	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.7	184 of 523	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	408 of 672	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	532 of 815	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2019	33.6	432 of 639	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	550 of 797	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2019)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2023)40th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Middle school

Female (2024)51st percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2019)32nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science19%-22 vs state

Social Studies19%-28 vs state

Math19%-19 vs state

English Language Arts14%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (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 (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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	16827 Appoline St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 341-4944	234	10	23.4	84.2%	49 (20.9%)	183 (78.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.4	1350^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.3%		23.6	1108^th of 1486 public elementary schools	25.4%	242	41.2		10.7	9.7		20.0	20.0	21.4				15.0		18.8		18.8	$00	$00	$00
AdamsYoung Building	Public, Charter	K-5	13130 Grove St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 522-7602	520	8	65.0	87.3%	0 (0.0%)	515 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6.2	1444^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.0%		5.4	1456^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.0%	12			16.0	13.8	5.4			9.4	12.1				3.2				$00	$00	$00
Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	10700 Santa Maria St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 340-4400	630	34	18.5	88.4%	1 (0.2%)	620 (98.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	7.9	1401^st of 1488 public elementary schools	5.8%		6.7	1419^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.5%	18	29.7	6.8	8.1	12.8	12.8	20.0	13.4	9.5	5.1	10.3	7.5	6.1	9.0	17.3	6.4	13.3	$19,450	$1,961	$17,489
John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	15850 Strathmoor St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9600	879	49	17.9	94.8%	3 (0.3%)	842 (95.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.7%)	9.6	1365^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.3%		8.1	1388^th of 1486 public elementary schools	6.6%	23	36.0	7.9	15.7	19.7	7.8	16.7	13.2	9.9	11.4	7.8	9.2	8.1	19.5	19.2	4.6	22.1	$19,490	$1,898	$17,592
Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	8145 Puritan St	Detroit	48238	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 494-3830	692	46	15.1	92.2%	1 (0.1%)	679 (98.1%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	10.7	1340^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.9%		17.6	1209^th of 1486 public elementary schools	18.6%	131	23.3		11.8	18.3	7.7	23.0	7.6	9.3	21.1		14.8	12.3	5.4	11.1	9.7	20.8	$19,341	$1,945	$17,395
Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies	Public	PK, KG-8	6501 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 651-2400	715	43	16.4	66.4%	2 (0.3%)	703 (98.3%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53.9	660^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.6%		39.7	852^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	42.7%	192	78.4	34.6	45.1	46.8	46.4	60.0	47.5	53.7	44.3	23.8	32.9	41.0	35.4	57.7	14.5	55.8	$19,592	$2,231	$17,361
Coleman A Young Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15771 Hubbell St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0725	382	27	13.9	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	377 (98.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.7	1478^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.7%		6.1	1438^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.2%	40			3.9	6.9	12.2			5.2	10.3	6.1			8.2				$19,790	$2,196	$17,594
Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology	Public	PK, KG-6	8100 Curtis St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7175	374	22	17.2	85.8%	0 (0.0%)	364 (97.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	15.9	1247^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.2%		13	1287^th of 1486 public elementary schools	13.4%	40			18.2	17.5	11.5	20.8		27.3	30.0	5.8	20.8		11.5				$19,189	$2,043	$17,146
MacDowell Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4201 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	MacDowell Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8141	362	22	16.4	90.9%	1 (0.3%)	359 (99.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.2	1443^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	3.0%					(n/a)	39.4		9.3	18.5	8.3	12.8	26.8	5.6						12.1		12.1	$13,377	$153	$13,224
Detroit Achievement Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7000 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Achievement Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 468-9518	352	21	16.7	84.4%	8 (2.3%)	340 (96.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	24.2	1091^st of 1488 public elementary schools	26.7%		29.8	1018^th of 1486 public elementary schools	31.5%	73	70.8	20.8	6.5	33.3	26.9	60.9	29.2	8.9	18.8	11.5	37.5	25.0	16.0	34.8		33.3	$13,313	$1,817	$11,496

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In the 2024-25 school year, 234 students attended Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy.

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Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy ranks in the bottom 9.3% of Michigan elementary schools.

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Students at Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy are 78% African American, 21% White.

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