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M L King Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1422^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

M L King Elementary School is a K–5 school in the Youngstown City School District in Youngstown, OH, serving 307 students in a district that ranks near the bottom of Ohio. In 2025–2026, M L King ranked 1422nd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools — 9th percentile, 0 stars — and has been in the bottom decile for years. Chronic absenteeism was 53.6%, slightly below the district’s 56.7% but still very high. The school outranks same-district Taft Elementary School and Harding Elementary School, but trails most nearby options like Youngstown Community School, Southside Academy, and Hubbard Elementary School.

Academically, M L King’s clearest weaknesses are math and early reading. In 2025–2026, Grade 3 Math proficiency was 14.3% and Grade 3 ELA was 20.9%; both were the lowest among nearby schools with reported results. Grade 5 Math was also 14.3%, and Grade 5 Science was 28.6%. By contrast, upper-grade ELA is a relative bright spot: Grade 4 ELA was 43.6% and Grade 5 ELA was 39.3%, both above the district average. Grade 5 Math and Science have improved from earlier years, but Grade 3 Math and ELA declined.

Resources and class size don’t obviously explain the low outcomes. Student-teacher ratio was 14.6 in 2024–2025, better than some nearby schools with higher proficiency, and per-student spending was $12,472 in 2018–2019, higher than several nearby charters and districts. Still, M L King remains a very low-performing school overall, with serious attendance and early-grade academic challenges. The main positives are upper-grade ELA proficiency above district averages and some improvement in Grade 5 math and science. Parents should weigh these modest gains against the school’s consistently bottom-decile state ranking and high chronic absenteeism.

307

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,502

Per pupil spending ?

74.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

88.9%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2.2% (any vaccine)

2724 Mariner Ave
Youngstown, OH 44505-4208

(330) 744-7823

District: Youngstown City

Students who attend M L King Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	East Middle at PRBerry
High:	East High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.7%

African American:

33.6%

White:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (27% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg30%

Ohio avg64%

1,422^nd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Youngstown City

709^th of 773Youngstown City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	1422 of 1560	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	1488 of 1558	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1480 of 1577	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	1447 of 1596	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1479 of 1588	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1492 of 1610	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	1507 of 1676	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1426 of 1636	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.9	1334 of 1651	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.3	1385 of 1678	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.5	1460 of 1684	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.3	1539 of 1687	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.5	1589 of 1701	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.0	1437 of 1709	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	3.1	1640 of 1686	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.4	1577 of 1662	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.6	1507 of 1610	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	26.0	1294 of 1582	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.0	1400 of 1609	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.8	1137 of 1504	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.4	1416 of 1501	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.3	1351 of 1471	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	476 of 631	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	522 of 615	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	417 of 603	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	476 of 610	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	518 of 601	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	522 of 533	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	476 of 605	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	394 of 598	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	262 of 318	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	246 of 281	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	233 of 258	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	163 of 213	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	1357 of 1452	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	1397 of 1452	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1299 of 1466	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1334 of 1483	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	1411 of 1488	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	1399 of 1467	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1313 of 1502	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	1336 of 1518	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	265 of 315	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	241 of 259	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	216 of 234	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	215 of 233	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	209 of 216	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	186 of 189	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	149 of 228	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	1336 of 1467	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	1410 of 1473	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	1346 of 1484	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1320 of 1447	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1306 of 1419	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	1319 of 1404	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	1316 of 1465	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	1266 of 1465	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	1339 of 1467	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.9	1407 of 1466	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	1400 of 1485	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	1373 of 1498	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1352 of 1518	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	1413 of 1499	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	1447 of 1535	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1372 of 1536	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	6.9	992 of 1037	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	914 of 1050	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2026)25th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)18th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts35%-31 vs state

Science29%-34 vs state

Mathematics19%-44 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
M L King Elementary School	Public	K-5	2724 Mariner Ave	Youngstown	44505	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7823	307	21	14.6	74.9%	20 (6.5%)	103 (33.6%)	165 (53.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	9	1422^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	8.8%		5.6	1488^th of 1558 public elementary schools	4.5%	66	28.6		14.3	28.2	14.3				20.9	43.6	39.3				88.9%	2.2%	$15,502
Youngstown Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	1408 Rigby St	Youngstown	44506	Mahoning County	Youngstown Academy of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 746-3970	243	11	22.0	75.7%	27 (11.1%)	116 (47.7%)	88 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	10.5	1401^st of 1560 public elementary schools	10.2%		11	1387^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.0%	14	26.3	37.5	19.0	20.0	15.8	8.0	11.8	50.0	47.6	48.0	31.6	15.4	35.3	37.5	74.5%	2.1%	$10,490
Youngstown Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	810 Oak St	Youngstown	44506	Mahoning County	Youngstown Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 402-1372	126	2	63.0	71.4%	6 (4.8%)	98 (77.8%)	18 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	49.2	901^st of 1560 public elementary schools	42.2%		20.2	1254^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.5%	353	45.5		84.0	63.2	45.5	30.8			80.0	63.2	72.7	30.8					$9,466
Campbell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2002 Community Cir	Campbell	44405	Mahoning County	Campbell City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 799-0054	622	41	15.1	78.8%	138 (22.2%)	181 (29.1%)	258 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.1%)	30.4	1131^st of 1560 public elementary schools	27.5%		32.7	1096^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.7%	35	50.0		43.3	51.4	36.5	45.2			46.7	37.8	62.3	41.9			81%	1.3%	$14,090
Hubbard Elementary School	Public	K-4	150 Hall Ave	Hubbard	44425	Trumbull County	Hubbard Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 534-1921	663	38	17.4	—	583 (87.9%)	25 (3.8%)	19 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.8%)	71.6	505^th of 1560 public elementary schools	67.6%		74.3	445^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.4%	60			66.7	90.6					75.4	67.7					91%	3.6%	$10,038
Harding Elementary School	Public	K-5	1903 Cordova Ave	Youngstown	44504	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7517	324	25	12.9	82.4%	30 (9.3%)	194 (59.9%)	71 (21.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.6%)	2.9	1537^th of 1560 public elementary schools	1.5%		2.9	1535^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.5%	2	13.5		19.0	16.1	5.4				26.2	14.5	18.9				83.8%	0%	$18,204
Youngstown Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	50 Essex St	Youngstown	44502	Mahoning County	Youngstown Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 746-2240	356	26	13.6	85.1%	8 (2.2%)	293 (82.3%)	28 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	30.6	1126^th of 1560 public elementary schools	27.8%		11.2	1382^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	11.3%	256	22.7	41.2	65.9	55.6	40.9	20.0	3.4	23.5	56.8	50.0	59.1	31.4	37.9	58.8	91.1%	0%	$12,848
Southside Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1400 Oak Hill Ave	Youngstown	44507	Mahoning County	Southside Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 774-5562	177	10	17.7	95.5%	9 (5.1%)	131 (74.0%)	18 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.9%)	45	968^th of 1560 public elementary schools	37.9%		34.3	1075^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.0%	107	0.0	5.6	81.8	83.3	54.5	42.1	21.4	0.0	54.5	83.3	50.0	26.3	28.6	33.3	66.7%	5.6%	$14,090
Taft Elementary School	Public	K-5	730 E Avondale Ave	Youngstown	44502	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7973	274	25	10.9	79.2%	30 (10.9%)	132 (48.2%)	77 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.0%)	5.7	1489^th of 1560 public elementary schools	4.6%		3.7	1526^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.1%	37	25.0		26.5	25.0	7.1				28.0	27.3	21.4				57.5%	2.5%	$17,501
Struthers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	520 9th St	Struthers	44471	Mahoning County	Struthers City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 750-1065	656	33	19.8	64.0%	447 (68.1%)	52 (7.9%)	79 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (11.6%)	32.6	1102^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	29.4%		37.6	1040^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.2%	62			45.2	64.7					42.9	50.9					92.6%	2.4%	$9,399

Frequently Asked Questions about M L King Elementary School

What schools do graduates of M L King Elementary School attend?

Students who attend M L King Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Middle at PRBerry
High : East High School

How many students attend M L King Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended M L King Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of M L King Elementary School?

Students at M L King Elementary School are 54% Hispanic, 34% African American, 7% White, 6% Two or more races.

Is M L King Elementary School a good school?

M L King Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.8% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is M L King Elementary School in?

Youngstown City

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