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Martin Luther King Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Martin Luther King Elementary School in Ann Arbor, MI, is a top-performing public school serving 511 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in a highly regarded district. It consistently ranks among the best elementary schools in Michigan, holding a #21 state ranking (out of 1,492 schools) for the 2025-2026 school year—placing it in the 99th percentile.

What truly sets MLK apart is the scale of its academic achievement. Test scores are dramatically higher than both district and state averages. For example, 5th-grade math proficiency hit 82.6%, compared to 62.5% for Ann Arbor Public Schools and just 32.2% statewide. This performance is nearly double that of nearby Thurston Elementary School (60.6%) and more than triple that of Carpenter School (25.7%). MLK also excels in supporting students with special needs, ranking #2 in Michigan for effectiveness in this area—a remarkable achievement that shows its high performance is inclusive, not exclusive. Chronic absenteeism is just 14.2%, less than half the district average, indicating strong family engagement.

Interestingly, MLK achieves these results with lower per-student spending ($15,788) than many lower-performing neighbors—Mary D Mitchell School spends $26,207 per student, yet has far weaker outcomes. While MLK's ranking has fluctuated slightly (from #4 in 2022-2023 to #21 now), it remains firmly in the top 1% statewide. The one area for potential growth is support for English Language Learners, where the school's ranking dropped from the 92nd to 75th percentile. Still, for parents seeking an academically elite, efficient, and inclusive elementary experience, MLK is a standout choice—comparable only to Angell School in the immediate area.

511

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,788

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

3800 Waldenwood Dr
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-3007

(734) 994-1940

District: Ann Arbor Public Schools

Students who attend Martin Luther King Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Clague Middle School
High:	Huron High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

42.9%

White:

28.4%

Two or more races:

18.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (75% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Ann Arbor Public Schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg60%

Michigan avg38%

21^st of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Ann Arbor Public Schools

62^nd of 625Ann Arbor Public Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	97.2	21 of 1492	98.6%	★★★★★
2025	97.8	16 of 1488	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	6 of 1486	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	4 of 1470	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	7 of 1344	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	6 of 1408	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	9 of 1448	99.4%	★★★★★
2017	96.2	22 of 1466	98.5%	★★★★★
2016	98.7	5 of 1548	99.7%	★★★★★
2015	98.5	5 of 1580	99.7%	★★★★★
2014	96.9	6 of 1533	99.6%	★★★★★
2013	95.9	13 of 1563	99.2%	★★★★★
2012	97.2	5 of 1566	99.7%	★★★★★
2011	86.0	25 of 1552	98.4%	★★★★★
2010	82.9	62 of 1552	96.0%	★★★★★
2009	88.0	24 of 1589	98.5%	★★★★★
2008	89.7	5 of 1577	99.7%	★★★★★
2007	88.2	25 of 1565	98.4%	★★★★★
2006	89.0	18 of 1545	98.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	7 of 100	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	87.2	5 of 95	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	1 of 97	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	1 of 84	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	3 of 51	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	2 of 36	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	8 of 101	92.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	47 of 188	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.0	41 of 173	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	14 of 184	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	73.0	20 of 98	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	94.6	10 of 270	96.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	97.2	17 of 1343	98.7%	★★★★★
2025	96.9	21 of 1338	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	4 of 1342	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	2 of 1321	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	10 of 1106	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	3 of 1171	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	15 of 1443	99.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	189 of 1352	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	61 of 1381	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	95.1	34 of 1372	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	97.2	18 of 1366	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	7 of 1347	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	5 of 1334	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	15 of 1139	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	14 of 1196	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	8 of 1446	99.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	90.5	4 of 104	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	93.2	3 of 93	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	1 of 78	98.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	99.7	2 of 246	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	1 of 195	99.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	93.3	49 of 1199	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.1	30 of 1206	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	3 of 1204	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	27 of 1198	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	16 of 1102	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	17 of 1253	98.6%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)96th percentile~ school

White (2026)96th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)93rd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)75th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math80%+42 vs state

Science76%+36 vs state

English Language Arts73%+32 vs state

Social Studies65%+38 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Probably the worst example for inclusive excellence. Everyone in the school makes sure you feel that you are an outsider if you don’t belong in their VIP club. Close Quote

by a student
Friday, February 11, 2011

Amazing place to learn and grow up (: Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (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	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 Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Waldenwood Dr	Ann Arbor	48105	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1940	511	33	15.4	9.0%	145 (28.4%)	16 (3.1%)	37 (7.2%)	219 (42.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (18.2%)	97.2	21^st of 1492 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.8	16^th of 1488 public elementary schools	98.9%	5			65.9	77.6	75.0			78.3	80.0	82.6			75.6		65.1		$15,788	$781	$15,006
Thurston Elementary School	Public	K-5	2300 Prairie St	Ann Arbor	48105	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1970	506	32	15.7	20.2%	227 (44.9%)	46 (9.1%)	38 (7.5%)	144 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.1%)	84	219^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.3%		87.3	168^th of 1488 public elementary schools	88.7%	51			51.5	62.8	59.7			52.2	67.4	60.6			56.1		45.5		$19,671	$665	$19,006
Angell School	Public	K-5	1608 S University Ave	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1907	294	18	16.6	17.0%	161 (54.8%)	15 (5.1%)	34 (11.6%)	44 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.6%)	98.9	5^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.5	8^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.5%	3			86.1	86.0	80.0			86.1	90.0	85.5			78.2		65.5		$15,750	$640	$15,110
Logan Elementary School	Public	K-5	2685 Traver Blvd	Ann Arbor	48105	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1807	349	24	14.5	16.6%	164 (47.0%)	25 (7.2%)	27 (7.7%)	91 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.0%)	93.2	81^st of 1492 public elementary schools	94.6%		91.4	102^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	93.1%	21			64.8	72.0	62.5			83.3	71.2	72.7			69.7		47.0		$24,402	$629	$23,773
Pittsfield School	Public	K-5	2543 Pittsfield Blvd	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 997-1218	230	20	11.7	43.0%	96 (41.7%)	33 (14.3%)	50 (21.7%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (15.7%)	34.6	934^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.4%		31.2	993^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	33.3%	59			26.7	33.3	36.6			26.7	17.1	35.7			35.7		22.5		$21,822	$1,897	$19,925
Carpenter School	Public	K-5	4250 Central Blvd	Ann Arbor	48108	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 997-1214	363	25	14.5	54.5%	135 (37.2%)	99 (27.3%)	46 (12.7%)	18 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (17.6%)	41.4	831^st of 1492 public elementary schools	44.3%		39.6	872^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	41.4%	41			27.7	55.4	29.0			33.8	58.9	25.7			36.2		14.3		$21,784	$1,637	$20,147
Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School	Public	K-8	912 Barton Dr	Ann Arbor	48105	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1958	614	43	14.3	21.7%	327 (53.3%)	68 (11.1%)	55 (9.0%)	84 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (12.9%)	91.7	108^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.8%		87.1	171^st of 1488 public elementary schools	88.5%	63	525.2	69.6	50.0	61.4	72.0	65.8	41.0	63.8	73.2	63.5	55.4	52.5	70.3	67.4	62.2	68.2	$16,633	$883	$15,750
Burns Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	1414 Wells St	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1919	477	29	16.3	19.5%	289 (60.6%)	39 (8.2%)	40 (8.4%)	56 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.9%)	90.6	121^st of 1492 public elementary schools	91.9%		91.7	97^th of 1488 public elementary schools	93.5%	24			67.2	51.1	76.7			75.8	64.1	81.1			60.8		60.8		$16,080	$974	$15,106
John Allen School	Public	K-5	2560 Towner Blvd	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 997-1210	401	29	13.9	33.9%	212 (52.9%)	67 (16.7%)	42 (10.5%)	36 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.0%)	79.7	268^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.0%		73.8	353^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	76.3%	85			48.5	45.3	74.0			48.5	48.0	62.3			67.5		49.4		$17,841	$1,080	$16,761
Pattengill School	Public	3-5	2100 Crestland St	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 994-1961	206	17	11.8	48.1%	82 (39.8%)	55 (26.7%)	33 (16.0%)	18 (8.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	63.5	504^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.2%		67.3	458^th of 1488 public elementary schools	69.2%	46			45.5	34.8	64.9			38.2	41.5	49.1			50.9		36.8		$20,814	$1,235	$19,579

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King Elementary School

Is Martin Luther King Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Martin Luther King Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 21^st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Martin Luther King Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Martin Luther King Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clague Middle School
High : Huron High School

How many students attend Martin Luther King Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Martin Luther King Elementary School.

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

Students at Martin Luther King Elementary School are 43% Asian, 28% White, 18% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What district is Martin Luther King Elementary School in?

Ann Arbor Public Schools

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