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M.L. King Junior Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

578^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Oklahoma elementary schools

Summary

M.L. King Junior Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 514 students in grades PK-4 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, which is part of the Oklahoma City school district. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Oklahoma elementary schools over the past decade, with significant underperformance on standardized tests compared to state and district averages.

In the 2024-2025 school year, only 10% of M.L. King Junior Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 9% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 15% and 12% for Oklahoma City, and 26% and 26% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19% to 38.8% in recent years, well above the state average. Additionally, 94.16% of students at M.L. King Junior Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in the bottom 8% of Oklahoma elementary schools for low socioeconomic status.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as Wilson Elementary and Nichols Hills Elementary significantly outperform M.L. King Junior Elementary on academic measures, despite having lower per-student spending. This suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as school leadership, teacher quality, and targeted interventions, may be necessary to improve student achievement at M.L. King Junior Elementary School.

476

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,286

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1201 Northeast 48th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73111-3111

(405) 587-4000

District: Oklahoma City

Students who attend M.L. King Junior Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Moon Middle School
High:	Douglass High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.7%

Hispanic:

15.8%

Two or more races:

12.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2009 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2009

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (10% vs 26% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% Oklahoma)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg14%

Oklahoma avg26%

578^th of 614

Oklahoma public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 30Elementary Schools in the Oklahoma City

389^th of 452Oklahoma City among Oklahoma 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	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	578 of 614	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.4	952 of 957	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.0	830 of 846	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.2	816 of 845	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.8	832 of 840	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	13 of 27	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	462 of 502	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)52nd percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts I10%-16 vs state

Mathematics9%-17 vs state

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Schools Near M.L. King Junior Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSTP English Language Arts I (2025)							OSTP Mathematics (2025)							OSTP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	OSTP English Language Arts I 3rd Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 4th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 5th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 6th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 7th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 8th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSTP Mathematics 4th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 5th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 6th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 7th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 8th Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	OSTP Science 5th Grade	OSTP Science 8th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	Total
M.L. King Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1201 Northeast 48th Street	Oklahoma City	73111	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-4000	476	28	16.7	95.6%	17 (3.6%)	303 (63.7%)	75 (15.8%)	14 (2.9%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (12.4%)	11.1	578^th of 614 public elementary schools	5.9%					(n/a)	10.0	9.0					10.0	13.0	7.0					9.0				$12,286
Wk Jackson Leadership Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	5700 N Kelley Ste A	Oklahoma City	73111	Oklahoma County	Wk Jackson Leadership Charter Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(405) 242-5319	152	8	19.0	61.2%	0 (0.0%)	144 (94.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)								(n/a)	17.0						17.0	6.0						6.0				$9,236
Thelma R. Parks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1501 Northeast 30th Street	Oklahoma City	73111	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-4400	498	29	17.0	98.2%	26 (5.2%)	311 (62.4%)	71 (14.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	68 (13.7%)	8.7	595^th of 614 public elementary schools	3.1%					(n/a)	10.0	4.0					7.0	7.0	10.0					8.0				$14,465
Millwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6710 North Martin Luther King	Oklahoma City	73111	Oklahoma County	Millwood	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 475-1004	461	24	19.2	86.8%	1 (0.2%)	364 (79.0%)	42 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.5%)	19.4	509^th of 614 public elementary schools	17.1%					(n/a)	14.0	6.0	20.0				13.0	19.0	11.0	10.0				13.0	24.0		24.0	$10,548
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	501 Northwest 21st Street	Oklahoma City	73103	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-7100	405	25	16.1	44.9%	194 (47.9%)	62 (15.3%)	69 (17.0%)	19 (4.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.6%)	82.8	76^th of 614 public elementary schools	87.6%		69.1	105^th of 389 public elementary schools	73.0%	29	71.0	44.0					57.0	70.0	30.0					49.0				$14,264
Pleasant Hill Ec Center	Public	PK, KG-5	4346 NE 36th Street	Oklahoma City	73121	Oklahoma County	Midwest City-Del City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 427-6551	127	9	14.6	59.1%	9 (7.1%)	75 (59.1%)	20 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (17.3%)								(n/a)							21.0							21.0				$14,194
KIPP Okc Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8400 N Robinson Ave	Oklahoma City	73114	Oklahoma County	KIPP Okc College Prep Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 849-9700	462	28	16.6	90.3%	13 (2.8%)	282 (61.0%)	121 (26.2%)	7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.1%)								(n/a)				21.0	13.0	26.0	18.0				8.0	23.0	29.0	22.0		62.0	62.0	$14,802
Virtual Prep Elementary School	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	309 NW 13th Street	Oklahoma City	73103	Oklahoma County	Virtual Preparatory Academy (CHARTER)	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(405) 212-5694	196	9	21.7	81.1%	99 (50.5%)	48 (24.5%)	20 (10.2%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (11.7%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							16.0							7.0			21.0	$6,378
Epic Charter Virtual Elementary School	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	1900 NW Expy Floor R3	Oklahoma City	73118	Oklahoma County	Epic Charter Virtual School	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(405) 749-4550	14,019	859	16.3	72.7%	6,877 (49.1%)	1,168 (8.3%)	2,162 (15.4%)	83 (0.6%)	766 (5.5%)	27 (0.2%)	2,936 (20.9%)	23	483^rd of 614 public elementary schools	21.3%		4.6	385^th of 389 public elementary schools	1.0%	98	17.0	15.0	18.0	18.0	19.0	17.0	18.0	17.0	17.0	11.0	16.0	20.0	11.0	15.0	21.0	30.0	26.0	$11,560
Nichols Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1301 West Wilshire Boulevard	Nichols Hills	73116	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(405) 587-2583	499	28	17.8	78.2%	142 (28.5%)	99 (19.8%)	146 (29.3%)	29 (5.8%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	68 (13.6%)	38.7	381^st of 614 public elementary schools	37.9%					(n/a)	20.0	22.0					20.0	29.0	30.0					30.0				$12,538

Frequently Asked Questions about M.L. King Junior Elementary School

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

Students at M.L. King Junior Elementary School are 64% African American, 16% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 4% White, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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

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

Middle : Moon Middle School
High : Douglass High School

How many students attend M.L. King Junior Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended M.L. King Junior Elementary School.

What district is M.L. King Junior Elementary School in?

Oklahoma City

Is M.L. King Junior Elementary School a good school?

M.L. King Junior Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.9% of Oklahoma elementary schools.

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