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Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Public Grades 6-8

727^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 6% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Martin Luther King Junior Middle is a public middle school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 899 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, which is ranked 119 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's higher spending per student of $9,655, Martin Luther King Junior Middle consistently performs significantly below the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics ranged from 24.3% to 27.4%, compared to 51.5% to 59.3% for the district and 48.7% to 57.2% for the state. Similarly, in reading, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 25.2% to 27.7%, compared to 52.4% to 54.5% for the district and 51.9% to 52.3% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with particularly low rankings among North Carolina middle schools.

The data reveals a stark contrast between the performance of Martin Luther King Junior Middle and the nearby magnet schools, such as Randolph Middle, McClintock Middle, Piedmont Middle School, and Gov's Village STEM (Upper), which consistently outperform Martin Luther King Junior Middle across various academic metrics. Despite the higher spending, Martin Luther King Junior Middle has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance over the past several years, with a rating of 0 or 1 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars.

844

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,655

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Bilmark Ave
Charlotte, NC 28213-6769

(980) 343-0698

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Feeder schools for Martin Luther King Junior Middle:

Elementary:	Briarwood Academy
	Hidden Valley Elementary
	Highland Renaissance Academy
	Newell Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.4%

African American:

30.1%

Asian:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (27% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg54%

727^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 29Middle Schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

119^th of 242Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	727 of 773	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	764 of 793	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	752 of 784	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	759 of 786	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	714 of 741	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	631 of 737	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	611 of 691	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	642 of 694	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	630 of 692	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.0	629 of 705	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.0	574 of 627	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.1	562 of 673	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.3	516 of 662	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.5	549 of 648	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.7	588 of 640	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.4	553 of 630	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.7	557 of 620	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.8	545 of 606	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.2	549 of 598	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	467 of 546	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	505 of 560	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	515 of 559	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	489 of 550	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	452 of 533	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	321 of 519	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	383 of 494	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	3.5	109 of 110	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	25.1	437 of 504	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	290 of 371	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	338 of 356	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	309 of 318	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	302 of 312	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	195 of 236	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	115 of 211	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	83 of 151	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	702 of 733	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	724 of 738	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	723 of 731	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	717 of 733	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	687 of 706	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	613 of 684	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	608 of 656	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	532 of 562	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	557 of 564	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	545 of 553	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	536 of 541	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	505 of 522	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	421 of 493	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	430 of 472	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	19 of 44	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	24 of 50	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.0	47 of 50	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	32 of 37	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	29 of 71	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	7 of 13	46.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	583 of 729	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	708 of 743	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	705 of 735	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	641 of 689	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	564 of 633	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	475 of 639	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	492 of 604	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	695 of 733	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	731 of 751	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	724 of 747	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	730 of 748	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	686 of 711	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	601 of 697	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	593 of 665	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	5.5	300 of 302	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	410 of 478	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	36.1	428 of 596	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)57th percentile+51 vs school

White (2018)28th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2019)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)1st percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science34%-27 vs state

Reading26%-27 vs state

Mathematics26%-27 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Teachers and students are absolutely horrible.. Its ridiculous how bad this school is.. My daughter went one day and I took her out and changed her schoolshu Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, August 25, 2014

My son went there for one year. Multiple fights on buses, in halls, and even in classrooms. His hand was broken by another student, and they didn't even suspend the student. Not only my son, but other children in the neighborhood would tell me about gang related incidents, graffiti, fights, etc. When I could even get a response, which was only if I went to school in person, as phone calls and emails were never returned, there were always denials of any of these issues occurring. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)				EOG Reading (2025)				EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	6-8	500 Bilmark Ave	Charlotte	28213	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-0698	844	51	16.4	99.6%	12 (1.4%)	254 (30.1%)	535 (63.4%)	28 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.4%)	8.6	727^th of 773 public middle schools	6.0%		5.5	764^th of 793 public middle schools	3.7%	37		27.4	26.9	24.3		25.2	27.7	25.8		33.5	$9,655	$1,565	$8,090
Gov's Village STEM (Upper)	Public, Magnet	5-8	7810 Neal Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5775	684	37	18.5	99.6%	11 (1.6%)	395 (57.7%)	212 (31.0%)	39 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	33.1	519^th of 773 public middle schools	32.9%		31	557^th of 793 public middle schools	29.8%	38	52.1	49.7	29.1	32.8	43.0	49.2	38.0	46.2	61.6	59.6	$8,809	$242	$8,567
Turning Point Middle	Public	6-8	2300 W Sugar Creek Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 343-5681	62	15	4.1	95.2%	1 (1.6%)	49 (79.0%)	8 (12.9%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	2.4	760^th of 773 public middle schools	1.7%		1.6	783^rd of 793 public middle schools	1.3%	23		11.1	17.0			25.0	19.6	8.5		20.0
James Martin Middle	Public	6-8	6301 University Pointe Blvd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5382	659	39	17.1	99.5%	18 (2.7%)	348 (52.8%)	251 (38.1%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.2%)	14.1	692^nd of 773 public middle schools	10.5%		9.9	733^rd of 793 public middle schools	7.6%	41		27.0	19.9	25.4		36.2	29.1	40.0		43.5	$9,806	$1,067	$8,739
Northridge Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7601 The Plaza	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5015	1,014	55	18.3	99.7%	29 (2.9%)	548 (54.0%)	363 (35.8%)	33 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	38 (3.7%)	38	485^th of 773 public middle schools	37.3%		25.7	605^th of 793 public middle schools	23.7%	120		61.9	43.6	29.9		51.9	44.8	41.0		54.5	$9,314	$958	$8,355
Eastway Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1501 Norland Rd	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6410	849	50	17.0	99.3%	25 (2.9%)	218 (25.7%)	567 (66.8%)	26 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.3%)	12.6	702^nd of 773 public middle schools	9.2%		9.7	735^th of 793 public middle schools	7.3%	33		32.8	34.0	35.0		22.3	27.9	28.0		32.1	$9,703	$1,124	$8,578
Piedmont Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1241 E 10th St	Charlotte	28204	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5435	1,108	55	20.2	46.5%	204 (18.4%)	630 (56.9%)	150 (13.5%)	80 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.9%)	87.7	75^th of 773 public middle schools	90.3%		83.2	109^th of 793 public middle schools	86.3%	34		71.4	69.9	81.2		69.6	71.8	76.7		83.1	$7,641	$438	$7,203
Ranson Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	5850 Statesville Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6800	757	44	17.1	99.6%	13 (1.7%)	465 (61.4%)	230 (30.4%)	31 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	6	741^st of 773 public middle schools	4.1%		6.7	759^th of 793 public middle schools	4.3%	18		24.3	19.4	18.2		17.1	23.1	33.3		24.9	$8,974	$1,334	$7,640
Albemarle Road Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6900 Democracy Drive	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6420	945	52	18.2	99.7%	26 (2.8%)	258 (27.3%)	556 (58.8%)	86 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.9%)	14.9	687^th of 773 public middle schools	11.1%		15	708^th of 793 public middle schools	10.7%	21		36.4	30.5	20.4		31.9	39.1	33.6		40.3	$9,035	$942	$8,093
Randolph Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4400 Water Oak Rd	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-6700	1,215	62	19.5	48.1%	318 (26.2%)	374 (30.8%)	338 (27.8%)	142 (11.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.4%)	79	142^nd of 773 public middle schools	81.6%		85.4	95^th of 793 public middle schools	88.0%	47		70.4	64.6	59.2		68.3	69.7	65.7		74.6	$8,175	$474	$7,701

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King Junior Middle

How many students attend Martin Luther King Junior Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 844 students attended Martin Luther King Junior Middle.

What district is Martin Luther King Junior Middle in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

What is the racial makeup of Martin Luther King Junior Middle?

Students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle are 63% Hispanic, 30% African American, 3% Asian, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Martin Luther King Junior Middle a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior Middle ranks in the bottom 6.0% of North Carolina middle schools.

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