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Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School

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Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School ranks 1417 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-6

1417^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school in Utica, New York, serving grades K-6 with a student population of 298. The school is part of the Utica City School District, which is ranked 742 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math below the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly low for special education students, ranking in the bottom 15% of New York elementary schools in this category. However, the school has a relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, suggesting that resources are not the primary factor limiting its performance.

Compared to nearby schools within the Utica City School District, Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School generally performs at a similar or slightly lower level. In contrast, the nearby schools in the New Hartford Central School District, a higher-performing district, significantly outperform Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School on academic measures. While the school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged and minority students may contribute to its lower academic performance, the school's strengths in serving certain student populations provide opportunities for targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes.

303

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,278

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

211 Square St
Utica, NY 13501-4599

(315) 368-6721

District: Utica City School District

Students who attend Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	John F Kennedy Middle School
High:	Thomas R Proctor High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

33.7%

Asian:

25.4%

Hispanic:

24.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Utica City School District

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (48% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg39%

New York avg54%

1,417^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 10Elementary Schools in the Utica City School District

742^nd of 874Utica 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	42.1	1417 of 2445	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1874 of 2445	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1784 of 2439	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1979 of 2434	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	1958 of 2201	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1710 of 2413	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	2019 of 2395	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.2	1975 of 2386	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	2091 of 2366	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	2009 of 2352	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.4	2270 of 2345	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.9	2213 of 2325	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.0	2273 of 2320	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.0	2229 of 2286	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.2	2051 of 2263	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	25.8	1893 of 2257	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	69.5	752 of 2227	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.5	1088 of 2219	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.0	1518 of 2206	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	427 of 928	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.6	700 of 927	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	654 of 857	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	626 of 936	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	321 of 427	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	526 of 891	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	735 of 948	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	506 of 696	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	588 of 662	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	478 of 605	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	625 of 671	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	394 of 430	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	493 of 548	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	557 of 601	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	453 of 1117	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	706 of 1066	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.7	228 of 1001	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	22.6	934 of 1027	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	358 of 454	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	340 of 860	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.0	655 of 938	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1344 of 2409	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1655 of 2413	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	1499 of 2403	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1765 of 2401	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	1697 of 1955	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1661 of 2357	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1958 of 2338	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	756 of 1569	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.6	1019 of 1531	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	791 of 1429	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	951 of 1503	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	708 of 818	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.9	576 of 1315	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	716 of 1392	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	404 of 2098	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	42.5	1120 of 2078	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	840 of 2041	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.8	1539 of 2045	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	1528 of 2407	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	2013 of 2411	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1926 of 2400	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	2085 of 2400	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	1816 of 1961	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1714 of 2358	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1967 of 2340	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1798 of 2134	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1946 of 2110	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1900 of 2016	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1977 of 2031	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1683 of 1859	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1630 of 1941	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science53%+8 vs state

Math50%-6 vs state

English Language Arts46%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th 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
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	211 Square St	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6721	303	28	10.7	90.1%	31 (10.2%)	102 (33.7%)	73 (24.1%)	77 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	42.1	1417^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.0%		25.9	1874^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.4%	457	34.1	35.9	69.7	47.2	55.3	47.5	50.0	46.6	52.9	98.6	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	$27,278	$3,882	$23,395
Watson Williams Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	107 Elmwood Pl	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6780	590	50	11.7	85.6%	47 (8.0%)	204 (34.6%)	111 (18.8%)	192 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	25.3	1916^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.6%		22.1	1998^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.3%	82	34.9	45.7	35.6	43.5	38.9	39.7	33.7	44.8	32.6	98.9	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.2	99.7	99.5	$25,031	$3,440	$21,591
Roscoe Conkling Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	1115 Mohawk St	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6815	503	46	10.9	79.3%	100 (19.9%)	85 (16.9%)	119 (23.7%)	169 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	20.4	2065^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.5%		17.9	2126^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.0%	61	31.9	36.9	30.0	36.3	36.1	41.8	25.4	37.8	35.2	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$26,660	$3,868	$22,793
Christopher Columbus Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	934 Armory Dr	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6520	618	48	12.8	79.1%	105 (17.0%)	117 (18.9%)	168 (27.2%)	189 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	27.4	1850^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.3%		27.2	1832^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	25.1%	18	27.7	48.8	40.8	45.6	48.3	49.4	35.8	26.6	32.5	98.7	99.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.7	99.9	99.1	$27,090	$3,545	$23,546
Kernan Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	929 York St	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6760	585	49	12.0	87.5%	93 (15.9%)	167 (28.5%)	197 (33.7%)	49 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (13.3%)	24.2	1952^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	20.2%		12.2	2289^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.4%	337	22.1	27.0	47.4	35.2	22.5	46.7	45.6	27.3	46.2	98.7	99.8	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.8	99.3	98.7	$25,875	$3,668	$22,207
Albany Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	1151 Albany St	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6500	478	39	12.3	68.4%	212 (44.4%)	87 (18.2%)	82 (17.2%)	67 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.9%)	33.9	1662^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	32.0%		30.5	1731^st of 2445 public elementary schools	29.2%	69	37.9	46.9	48.3	53.6	48.5	40.0	48.3	41.4	28.6	99.1	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.7	99.5	$26,377	$4,009	$22,368
John F Hughes Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	24 Prospect St	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6620	347	31	11.2	80.1%	104 (30.0%)	109 (31.4%)	71 (20.5%)	35 (10.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.5%)	24.4	1940^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.7%		17.3	2136^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.6%	196	45.2	28.6	31.7	43.8	43.8	28.1	40.5	52.1	21.4	99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$28,244	$3,846	$24,399
Hugh R Jones Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	2630 Remington Rd	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6740	371	36	10.3	60.4%	160 (43.1%)	65 (17.5%)	78 (21.0%)	31 (8.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.4%)	31.6	1723^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	29.5%		35.8	1573^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	35.7%	150	58.8	41.3	43.3	30.2	50.9	39.6	38.2	50.0	33.3	98.3	98.9	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.9	$29,350	$3,940	$25,410
Hughes Elementary School	Public	K-6	340 Higby Rd	New Hartford	13413	Oneida County	New Hartford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 738-9350	486	37	13.0	11.3%	429 (88.3%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	79.9	430^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.4%		76.2	507^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.3%	77	75.0	58.3	71.4	71.4	73.2	76.0	76.0	77.1	63.3	99.0	99.2	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	$25,365	$543	$24,822
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	190 Booth St	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6700	390	38	10.2	79.5%	116 (29.7%)	98 (25.1%)	105 (26.9%)	50 (12.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	27.9	1837^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.9%		21.4	2022^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	17.3%	185	30.0	48.9	53.1	22.6	29.2	49.0	49.0	19.4	58.8	97.7	99.6	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.3	99.6	99.6	$29,103	$3,424	$25,679

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School

Is Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School ranks 1417^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 303 students attended Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School.

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

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

Middle : John F Kennedy Middle School
High : Thomas R Proctor High School

What district is Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School in?

Utica City School District

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

Students at Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School are 34% African American, 25% Asian, 24% Hispanic, 10% White, 7% Two or more races.

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