State/Public Elementary Open

Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine Arts

๐Ÿ“ 2424 Lake St, Evanston, Cook County, 60201

369
Pupils
7.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine Arts is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Evanston, Cook County. The school has 369 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rebecca Calloway. It is part of the Evanston CCSD 65 school district. It serves grades Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Rebecca Calloway
School district
Evanston CCSD 65

Enrollment & staffing

Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine Arts enrolls 369 students across grades Kโ€“8. The student body is 49% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.0:1.

Male students
182 (49%)
Female students
185 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
52.8
Student-teacher ratio
7.0:1
Grade span
Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Black or African American, 27% White and 15% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American14439%
White9827%
Hispanic or Latino5615%
Two or more races5114%
Asian143.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

187 of the school's 369 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades Kโ€“8Title I

Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine Arts is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 9, state house district 18.

School district: Evanston CCSD 65

Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine Arts is one of 17 schools in Evanston CCSD 65, based in Evanston, Illinois. The district serves 6,136 students district-wide and employs 641 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 369 students, Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine Arts is close to the district average of about 361 students per school.

6,136
District students
17
Schools
641
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

32%
Reading proficient
37%
Math proficient
18%
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 - Small

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