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Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1307 Shurling Dr, Macon, Bibb County, 31211

631
Pupils
17.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Macon, Bibb County. The school has 631 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bibb County school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 7% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Bibb County

Enrollment & staffing

Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School enrolls 631 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.

Male students
337 (53%)
Female students
294 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
37.2
Student-teacher ratio
17.0:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American, 4.1% White and 3.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American56189%
White264.1%
Two or more races243.8%
Hispanic or Latino182.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

631 of the school's 631 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 631 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-20, state senate district 26, state house district 143.

School district: Bibb County

Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School is one of 35 schools in Bibb County, based in Macon, Georgia. The district serves 21,334 students district-wide and employs 1,513 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 631 students, Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School is close to the district average of about 610 students per school.

21,334
District students
35
Schools
1,513
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

7%
Reading proficient
9%
Math proficient
39%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Midsize

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