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Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School

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Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School ranks 250 th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School is a PK–5 elementary school with 312 students in Northeast Portland, part of Portland School District 1J, and it has climbed from the bottom of Oregon’s rankings a decade ago to a 3-star, 65th-percentile school in 2025–26.

The school’s biggest academic strength is math: 44.4% of students met state standards in 2025–26, above Oregon’s 32.9% and a wider margin than in English language arts (47.9% vs. 43.8%). Science, tested only in 5th grade, is thinner at 33.3%. Compared with nearby higher-performing schools such as Alameda Elementary School, Sabin Elementary School, Vernon Elementary School, and Woodlawn Elementary School, the school sits mid-to-lower pack. But compared with nearby schools serving similar concentrations of economic disadvantage — Boise-Eliot Elementary School, Faubion Elementary School, and Kairos PDX — it posts roughly double their proficiency in reading and math. Notably, the school has the highest per-student spending among its same-district neighbors, yet that spending advantage has not translated into top-tier results.

Inside the school, results vary sharply by student group. Low-income students have ranked in the 25th, 13th, and 14th percentiles over the past three years, while special education students reached the 66th percentile and female students the 71st. Boys have improved from the 31st to 58th percentile. The school’s advantage over the state also fades in upper grades: 3rd-grade results are strongest relative to Oregon, but by 5th grade ELA is about even with the state and the math margin narrows. Chronic absenteeism has stayed near 33% for five years — in line with the district and state but well above Alameda Elementary School, Beach Elementary School, and Irvington Elementary School. Overall, the turnaround is real but uneven, with room to grow in upper grades, attendance, and outcomes for low-income students.

312

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,199

Per pupil spending ?

47.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

90.5%

Students (K-12) with all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 7.9% (any vaccine)

4906 NE 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97211-3999

(503) 916-6456

District: Portland School District 1J

Students who attend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School usually attend:

Middle:	Harriet Tubman Middle School
High:	Grant High School
	Jefferson High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

31.1%

White:

25.6%

Hispanic:

21.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Oregon average (44% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 64 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Oregon median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg53%

Oregon avg37%

250^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 64 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^th of 60Elementary Schools in the Portland School District 1J

12^th of 141Portland School District 1J among Oregon 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	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	250 of 709	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.2	375 of 706	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	365 of 710	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.1	270 of 706	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	300 of 706	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	5.3	698 of 705	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	708 of 709	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.3	701 of 701	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.4	690 of 697	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.5	698 of 706	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.3	686 of 695	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.1	700 of 707	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	52.1	360 of 730	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	8.7	675 of 695	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.2	673 of 674	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.5	646 of 665	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.2	652 of 655	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.1	597 of 652	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.0	611 of 636	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.8	607 of 629	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.4	570 of 586	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	14 of 19	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	4 of 13	69.2%	★★★★☆
2023	49.2	8 of 18	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	14.9	37 of 39	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	192 of 655	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	41.8	351 of 653	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	222 of 658	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.8	150 of 652	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	187 of 646	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	8.9	592 of 621	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	680 of 681	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	274 of 362	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	68.6	60 of 365	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	37 of 339	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	12.1	355 of 364	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	475 of 475	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	390 of 521	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	451 of 518	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	452 of 523	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	76.4	91 of 595	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	296 of 703	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	10.2	580 of 597	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	639 of 640	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	279 of 657	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.8	415 of 664	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	454 of 662	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	388 of 665	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	425 of 654	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	6.0	613 of 623	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	679 of 680	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	21 of 79	73.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	121 of 355	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.5	154 of 352	56.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	97.5	5 of 670	99.3%	★★★★★
2025	96.2	11 of 669	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	18 of 670	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	15 of 656	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	36 of 666	94.6%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	8.3	369 of 384	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.0	382 of 382	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.3	383 of 383	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.9	379 of 381	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.7	378 of 382	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.9	371 of 377	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	48.7	226 of 395	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	6.1	344 of 357	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.9	323 of 343	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.2	309 of 323	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.4	314 of 315	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.7	270 of 295	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

White (2026)99th percentile+35 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)73rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)66th percentile~ school

Male (2026)58th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-23 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts48%+4 vs state

Mathematics44%+12 vs state

Science33%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)							OSAS Mathematics (2026)							OSAS Science (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	Free/reduced lunch (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	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Vaccination: Students (K-12) with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School	Public	PK, KG-5	4906 NE 6th Ave	Portland	97211	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6456	312	21	15.1	—	80 (25.6%)	97 (31.1%)	66 (21.2%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (17.9%)	59.5	250^th of 709 public elementary schools	64.7%		42.2	375^th of 706 public elementary schools	46.9%	125	50.8	45.2	46.3				47.9	52.5	45.2	35.2				44.4	33.3		33.3	90.5%	7.9%	$26,199	$1,509	$24,690
Sabin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4013 NE 18th Ave	Portland	97212	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6181	293	18	16.6	43.3%	176 (60.1%)	44 (15.0%)	24 (8.2%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (13.3%)	74	149^th of 709 public elementary schools	79.0%		86.2	80^th of 706 public elementary schools	88.7%	69	62.1	63.9	49.0				58.3	51.7	51.7	42.9				48.5	42.9		42.9	92.4%	7.3%	$23,838	$985	$22,853
Kairos PDX	Public, Charter	K-5	3635 N Williams	Portland	97212	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 567-9820	226	14	16.6	56.6%	15 (6.6%)	137 (60.6%)	25 (11.1%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	42 (18.6%)	20.6	584^th of 709 public elementary schools	17.6%		16.5	622^nd of 706 public elementary schools	11.9%	38	19.2	32.4	11.5				22.1	42.3	26.5	15.4				27.9	12.0		12.0			$12,228	$802	$11,426
Vernon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2044 NE Killingsworth St	Portland	97211	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6415	564	31	18.2	41.7%	303 (53.7%)	89 (15.8%)	65 (11.5%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (15.8%)	81.6	104^th of 709 public elementary schools	85.3%		84.1	92^nd of 706 public elementary schools	87.0%	12	56.3	65.6	62.3	51.7	54.0	45.2	55.7	54.7	59.0	53.7	50.0	51.9	44.3	52.3	45.3	52.5	49.1	92.6%	5.7%	$22,490	$813	$21,677
Boise-Eliot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	620 N Fremont	Portland	97227	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6171	313	22	14.1	—	68 (21.7%)	140 (44.7%)	57 (18.2%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (13.1%)	13.3	658^th of 709 public elementary schools	7.2%		10.6	674^th of 706 public elementary schools	4.5%	16	22.0	25.5	26.8				25.0	22.0	24.5	9.1				17.9	9.4		9.4	87.9%	10%	$26,115	$1,652	$24,463
The Ivy School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5420 N. Interstate	Portland	97217	Multnomah County	Oregon Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 288-8553	273	15	18.2	40.3%	171 (62.6%)	16 (5.9%)	35 (12.8%)	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.2%)	66.7	198^th of 709 public elementary schools	72.1%		59.4	245^th of 706 public elementary schools	65.3%	47	46.2	56.4	61.4	67.6	70.8	58.8	59.4	34.2	38.5	29.5	47.1	45.8	47.1	38.8	52.3	66.7	56.5	82.7%	16.9%
Woodlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7200 NE 11th Ave	Portland	97211	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 916-6282	306	20	15.0	41.8%	107 (35.0%)	77 (25.2%)	69 (22.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (14.1%)	72	165^th of 709 public elementary schools	76.7%		71.9	159^th of 706 public elementary schools	77.5%	6	56.8	48.5	57.4				53.3	54.1	53.8	46.8				51.7	39.1		39.1	92.4%	6.3%	$25,077	$1,675	$23,403
Alameda Elementary School	Public	K-5	2732 NE Fremont St	Portland	97212	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6036	498	24	21.0	41.8%	374 (75.1%)	7 (1.4%)	44 (8.8%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.2%)	98	9^th of 709 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.8	10^th of 706 public elementary schools	98.6%	1	70.6	91.5	92.4				84.9	72.9	91.5	77.2				80.3	64.5		64.5	97.1%	2.9%	$21,157	$829	$20,328
Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1710 N Humboldt St	Portland	97217	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6236	295	20	14.9	42.0%	141 (47.8%)	28 (9.5%)	91 (30.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.2%)	74.8	143^rd of 709 public elementary schools	79.8%		73.6	149^th of 706 public elementary schools	78.9%	6	51.3	51.8	68.2				56.8	53.8	46.4	47.7				48.9	48.9		48.9	91.5%	5.6%	$25,278	$1,412	$23,865
Irvington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1320 NE Brazee St	Portland	97212	Multnomah County	Portland School District 1J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 916-6185	249	16	15.7	42.2%	167 (67.1%)	16 (6.4%)	30 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.7%)	88.6	62^nd of 709 public elementary schools	91.3%		87.8	71^st of 706 public elementary schools	89.9%	9	59.1	80.4	66.7				68.9	61.4	69.6	53.3				61.5	48.9		48.9	95%	3.5%	$23,943	$814	$23,128

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School

How many students attend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 312 students attended Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School.

What district is Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School in?

Portland School District 1J

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

Students at Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School are 31% African American, 26% White, 21% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School a good school?

Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School ranks 250^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

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

Middle : Harriet Tubman Middle School
High : Grant High School
High : Jefferson High School

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