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School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior

Q: Is School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior a good school?

School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior ranks in the bottom 0.5% of New York elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior?

In the 2024-25 school year, 614 students attended School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior.

Q: What is the racial makeup of School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior?

Students at School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior are 70% Hispanic, 24% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior attend?

Students who attend School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior usually go on to attend: Middle : East Lower School Middle : Northwest College Preparatory High School High : East Upper High School High : James Monroe Upper School High : Rochester Early College International High School High : School Of The Arts High : School Without Walls

Public Grades PK, KG-6

2432^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of New York elementary schools

Summary

School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior is an elementary school in Rochester, NY that serves 597 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Rochester City School District. Despite spending significantly more per student than the district average, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior significantly underperforms the Rochester City School District and the state of New York in proficiency across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 12.66% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 21.54% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of New York elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

While surrounding schools in the Rochester City School District, such as School 22-Lincoln School, School 5-John Williams, and School 53 Montessori Academy, generally outperform School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior in academic proficiency, they still struggle compared to state averages. The persistent low performance and equity concerns at School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior suggest the need for a comprehensive, evidence-based intervention strategy to drive meaningful and sustainable improvements in student outcomes.

614

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,213

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

485 Clinton Ave N
Rochester, NY 14605-1893

(585) 325-7828

District: Rochester City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.4%

African American:

24.4%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (11% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 44 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg19%

New York avg54%

2,432^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 24Elementary Schools in the Rochester City School District

859^th of 874Rochester 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	2432 of 2445	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	2421 of 2445	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	2430 of 2439	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	2429 of 2434	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.4	2179 of 2201	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	2359 of 2413	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	2361 of 2395	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.2	2347 of 2386	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.4	2342 of 2366	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.9	2324 of 2352	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.6	2320 of 2345	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.3	2304 of 2325	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.6	2241 of 2320	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.7	2257 of 2286	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.6	2148 of 2263	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.3	2188 of 2257	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.4	2141 of 2227	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.8	2044 of 2219	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.1	2092 of 2206	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	860 of 928	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	910 of 936	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	340 of 427	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	604 of 891	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	781 of 948	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	1036 of 1117	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	960 of 1066	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	949 of 1001	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	971 of 1027	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	795 of 860	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	878 of 938	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	2.8	2399 of 2409	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	2396 of 2413	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	2395 of 2403	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	2391 of 2401	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	1929 of 1955	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	2316 of 2357	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	2281 of 2338	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	1547 of 1569	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1491 of 1531	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1410 of 1429	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	1491 of 1503	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	815 of 818	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1277 of 1315	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1360 of 1392	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	779 of 792	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	756 of 766	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	551 of 570	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	694 of 730	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	2078 of 2098	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	1666 of 1678	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	2042 of 2045	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	2381 of 2407	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	2347 of 2411	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	2384 of 2400	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	2396 of 2400	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	1928 of 1961	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	2272 of 2358	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	2315 of 2340	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	2105 of 2134	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1779 of 2110	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1979 of 2016	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1957 of 2031	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1599 of 1859	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1879 of 1941	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)7th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math13%-43 vs state

English Language Arts10%-44 vs state

Science6%-39 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)					NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	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	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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I 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 Science 5th 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
School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior	Public	PK, KG-6	485 Clinton Ave N	Rochester	14605	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 325-7828	614	54	11.3	81.1%	12 (2.0%)	150 (24.4%)	432 (70.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	3	2432^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	0.5%		5.3	2421^st of 2445 public elementary schools	1.0%	11			12.7	3.6	6.2	15.9			20.2	9.8	3.7	17.9		6.0	98.2	99.1	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	99.1	98.5	$29,213	$2,296	$26,917
School 22-Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-6	595 Upper Falls Blvd	Rochester	14605	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 467-7160	522	42	12.5	85.8%	17 (3.3%)	145 (27.8%)	325 (62.3%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	5.3	2397^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.0%		6.9	2387^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.4%	10			19.7	15.0	10.9	14.0			37.1	13.6	6.0	19.0		12.3	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	99.8	$29,601	$2,455	$27,146
School 5-John Williams	Public	PK, KG-6	555 N Plymouth Ave	Rochester	14608	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 325-2255	485	48	10.1	81.9%	58 (12.0%)	214 (44.1%)	108 (22.3%)	56 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.9%)	4.4	2416^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.2%		4.2	2433^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	0.5%	17			28.0	6.4	10.8	20.0			25.9	2.1	16.9	13.6		4.2	98.2	98.9	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.7	99.0	98.9	$32,681	$2,122	$30,559
School 8-Roberto Clemente	Public	PK, KG-6	1180 St Paul St	Rochester	14621	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 262-8888	436	42	10.3	77.5%	16 (3.7%)	205 (47.0%)	169 (38.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.6%)	2.3	2437^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.2	2440^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.2%	3			14.3	9.8	7.6	13.3			2.2	0.0	1.8	17.0		3.8	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$32,174	$2,449	$29,725
Rochester Prep Charter School 3	Public, Charter	K-8	85 St Jacob St	Rochester	14621	Monroe County	Rochester Prep Charter School 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 268-5110	826	17	48.7	90.4%	13 (1.6%)	574 (69.5%)	195 (23.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.8%)	36.4	1572^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	35.7%		31.6	1697^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.6%	125	44.9	22.1	41.1	38.8	34.4	48.3	40.0	42.1	76.4	47.1	31.8	61.8	47.4	26.1									$14,779	$2,054	$12,725
School 17-Enrico Fermi	Public	PK, KG-6	158 Orchard St	Rochester	14611	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 436-2560	525	42	12.5	75.6%	23 (4.4%)	139 (26.5%)	337 (64.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.6%)	1.2	2445^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.2	2444^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.0%	1			10.5	5.9	8.6	3.5			11.3	1.9	1.6	0.0		3.1	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	99.8	$29,772	$2,275	$27,498
School 54-Flower City Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	36 Otis St	Rochester	14606	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 254-2080	325	25	12.9	87.7%	16 (4.9%)	180 (55.4%)	85 (26.2%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	36 (11.1%)	9	2320^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.1%		8	2366^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.2%	46			9.8	23.3	21.2	19.4			14.6	32.3	18.2	40.0		18.2	99.4	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.4	$31,560	$3,983	$27,576
School 45-Mary McLeod Bethune	Public	PK, KG-8	1445 Clifford Ave	Rochester	14621	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 325-6945	430	41	10.5	88.1%	23 (5.3%)	209 (48.6%)	168 (39.1%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	2.6	2435^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.4%		5.5	2419^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.1%	16			12.7	12.9	16.7	16.0			10.9	16.1	2.1	6.0		8.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$36,183	$2,759	$33,423
Genesee Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	657 East Ave	Rochester	14607	Monroe County	Genesee Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 697-1960	233	17	13.7	51.1%	77 (33.0%)	78 (33.5%)	49 (21.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.7%)	45.4	1314^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.3%		52.5	1095^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.2%	219			46.4	25.0	71.0	61.9			39.3	34.5	67.7	45.0		54.8									$16,514	$00	$16,514
Exploration Ele Charter School - Science-Technol	Public, Charter	K-5	1001 Lake Ave	Rochester	14613	Monroe County	Exploration Ele Charter School - Science-Technol	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 498-4700	371	28	13.2	94.1%	36 (9.7%)	281 (75.7%)	47 (12.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2.2	2438^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.3%		4	2436^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.4%	2			14.0	18.2	8.8				10.5	5.3	11.5			6.6									$11,003	$00	$11,003

Frequently Asked Questions about School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior

What district is School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior in?

Rochester City School District

What schools do graduates of School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior attend?

Students who attend School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Lower School
Middle : Northwest College Preparatory High School
High : East Upper High School
High : James Monroe Upper School
High : Rochester Early College International High School
High : School Of The Arts
High : School Without Walls

What is the racial makeup of School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior?

Students at School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior are 70% Hispanic, 24% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

Is School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior a good school?

School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior ranks in the bottom 0.5% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior?

In the 2024-25 school year, 614 students attended School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior.

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