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Martin Luther King Junior #48

Q: Is Martin Luther King Junior #48 a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior #48 ranks in the bottom 2.7% of New York elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Martin Luther King Junior #48?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Martin Luther King Junior #48.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Martin Luther King Junior #48?

Students at Martin Luther King Junior #48 are 52% African American, 25% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Martin Luther King Junior #48 is an elementary school in Buffalo, NY that serves grades PK-8 with 418 students. The school is part of the Buffalo City School District, which is ranked 830 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Martin Luther King Junior #48 has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools over the past 5 years, with a ranking between 2198-2411 out of around 2,400 schools.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with very low proficiency rates on the New York state assessments compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 47.06% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 31.99% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The math proficiency rates are similarly low, with only 40.91% of 3rd graders proficient compared to 33.59% for the district and 59.7% for the state. The school also struggles across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of NY elementary schools for African American students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Despite the high per-student spending at Martin Luther King Junior #48, ranging from $13,228 to $26,130 per student over the past few years, the school has shown little to no improvement in its test scores and rankings over time. Nearby PS 59 Dr Charles Drew Science Magnet and Harriet Ross Tubman Academy also struggle academically but generally outperform Martin Luther King Junior #48, while Reach Academy Charter School and Enterprise Charter School outperform the district schools on academic measures. Addressing the root causes of Martin Luther King Junior #48's challenges will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve outcomes for its students.

413

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,118

Per pupil spending ?

96.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

487 High St
Buffalo, NY 14211

(716) 816-3240

District: Buffalo City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.6%

Asian:

25.4%

Hispanic:

12.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2021 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (13% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Math scores 45 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg25%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

2,380^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 3 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,487^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 35Elementary Schools in the Buffalo City School District

830^th of 874Buffalo City School District among New York 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	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	2380 of 2445	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	2402 of 2445	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	2411 of 2439	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	2404 of 2434	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.5	2198 of 2201	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	870 of 928	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	902 of 927	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	765 of 857	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	851 of 936	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	392 of 427	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	2.2	683 of 696	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	875 of 1117	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	891 of 1066	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	950 of 1001	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	943 of 1027	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	2370 of 2409	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	2377 of 2413	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	2359 of 2403	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	2376 of 2401	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.5	1954 of 1955	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	9.5	1503 of 1531	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	1425 of 1429	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	1483 of 1503	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	817 of 818	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	18.4	703 of 766	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	624 of 637	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	1983 of 2098	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	2071 of 2099	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	1676 of 1678	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	2285 of 2407	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	2348 of 2411	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	2385 of 2400	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	2358 of 2400	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	1947 of 1961	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	2089 of 2134	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	2012 of 2110	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1963 of 2016	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1822 of 2031	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	1.8	1332 of 1337	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.5	1399 of 1399	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	3.3	1487 of 1500	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	1489 of 1504	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	669 of 676	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	693 of 705	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	2.4	403 of 406	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	388 of 396	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	570 of 646	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	493 of 615	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	1452 of 1457	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	1451 of 1465	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	960 of 965	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	3.0	1295 of 1296	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	1428 of 1455	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1447 of 1464	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	22.3	1179 of 1303	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2024)8th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2024)10th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-36 vs state

Math11%-45 vs state

Science7%-38 vs state

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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	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Martin Luther King Junior #48	Public	PK, KG-8	487 High St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3240	413	39	10.6	96.1%	24 (5.8%)	213 (51.6%)	50 (12.1%)	105 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	6.1	2380^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.7%		6.2	2402^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	1.8%	22			47.1	13.3	17.8	15.2	10.2	18.8	40.9	11.1	7.8	13.5	3.5	2.6	9.8	2.6	97.9	98.8	98.5	98.5	98.5	97.9	97.9	97.9	$30,118	$4,353	$25,765
Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-4	1095 Jefferson Ave	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4180	566	52	10.8	94.7%	37 (6.5%)	344 (60.8%)	50 (8.8%)	99 (17.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	12.5	2253^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.9%		9.8	2334^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.5%	81			39.7	18.4					38.8	22.6							99.6	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	$35,686	$3,627	$32,059
Marva J Daniel Futures Preparatory School	Public	PK, KG-8	295 Carlton St	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3800	369	41	8.9	97.3%	21 (5.7%)	253 (68.6%)	48 (13.0%)	33 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	7.3	2358^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.6%		8.8	2354^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.7%	4			20.0	4.9	36.4	5.4	28.3	25.0	20.0	10.0	35.6	8.1	6.8	11.4	15.6	22.2	96.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.1	99.8	98.7	$34,672	$5,390	$29,283
Brick Buffalo Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-2	30 Rich St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Brick Buffalo Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(716) 306-2572	72	9	8.4	86.1%	0 (0.0%)	57 (79.2%)	11 (15.3%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)								(n/a)																									$19,259	$749	$18,510
Buffalo Commons Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	833 Michigan Ave-3rd Fl	Buffalo	14203	Erie County	Buffalo Commons Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(716) 222-0127	114	6	19.0	2.6%	28 (24.6%)	70 (61.4%)	6 (5.3%)	5 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)								(n/a)			9.1						18.2																$15,268	$491	$14,777
Ps 90	Public	PK, KG-2	50 A St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(716) 816-4120	179	21	8.5	74.9%	8 (4.5%)	99 (55.3%)	13 (7.3%)	47 (26.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)								(n/a)																									$46,859	$6,006	$40,854
Harriet Ross Tubman Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	212 Stanton St	Buffalo	14212	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3780	550	49	11.3	97.8%	19 (3.5%)	241 (43.8%)	69 (12.5%)	202 (36.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	2.5	2436^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.4%		8.5	2359^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.5%	77	21.7	13.0	10.9	6.7	14.5	14.0	18.2	20.0	8.7	6.4	12.3	9.8	19.2	0.0	9.6	0.0	97.6	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.7	99.3	98.5	$28,980	$3,772	$25,208
Reach Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Ash St	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Reach Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 248-1485	805	80	10.0	95.0%	17 (2.1%)	618 (76.8%)	91 (11.3%)	25 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.3%)	15.6	2179^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.9%		11.1	2310^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.5%	131	41.2		30.0	27.3	25.4	23.0	26.6	23.1	44.4	49.1	30.8	34.5	26.4	15.4	10.9	26.6									$18,587	$1,112	$17,475
Community School #53	Public	PK, KG-8	329 Roehrer Ave	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3330	464	49	9.5	97.4%	27 (5.8%)	305 (65.7%)	47 (10.1%)	67 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	4.1	2420^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.0%		5.8	2414^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.3%	6		57.9	16.2	14.3	2.9	17.4	12.2	14.0	35.0	10.5	9.4	12.8	4.2	15.7	2.8	6.5	98.7	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.5	99.2	$33,358	$4,530	$28,828
Enterprise Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	275 Oak St	Buffalo	14203	Erie County	Enterprise Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 855-2114	402	22	18.4	98.8%	11 (2.7%)	257 (63.9%)	101 (25.1%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	8.1	2338^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.4%		6.3	2398^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.9%	60			25.5	25.5	20.5	25.5	30.8	41.7	36.2	14.9	15.6	23.4	41.0	50.0	13.3	34.3									$15,211	$717	$14,494

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King Junior #48

Is Martin Luther King Junior #48 a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior #48 ranks in the bottom 2.7% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Martin Luther King Junior #48 in?

Buffalo City School District

How many students attend Martin Luther King Junior #48?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Martin Luther King Junior #48.

What is the racial makeup of Martin Luther King Junior #48?

Students at Martin Luther King Junior #48 are 52% African American, 25% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% Two or more races.

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