📍 285 Dorset Street, Springfield, Hampden County, 01108
Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Springfield, Hampden County. The school has 352 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence enrolls 352 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 30% Black or African American and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 218 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 107 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.6% |
| White | 7 | 2% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
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.
Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-10, state senate district 7, state house district 113.
Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence is one of 1 schools in Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence, based in Springfield, Massachusetts. The district serves 354 students district-wide and employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 352 students, Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence is close to the district average of about 354 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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