State/Public Elementary Open

Martin Luther King Jr.

๐Ÿ“ 102 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge, Middlesex County, 02139

332
Pupils
9.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Martin Luther King Jr. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cambridge, Middlesex County. The school has 332 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cambridge school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Cambridge

Enrollment & staffing

Martin Luther King Jr. enrolls 332 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.

Male students
168 (51%)
Female students
164 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
35.0
Student-teacher ratio
9.5:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Asian, 25% Two or more races and 23% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Asian11936%
Two or more races8225%
White7723%
Black or African American4012%
Hispanic or Latino144.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & 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, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Martin Luther King Jr. is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-70, state senate district 27, state house district 142.

School district: Cambridge

Martin Luther King Jr. is one of 17 schools in Cambridge, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The district serves 7,027 students district-wide and employs 759 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 332 students, Martin Luther King Jr. is smaller than the district average of about 413 students per school.

7,027
District students
17
Schools
759
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

77%
Reading proficient
62%
Math proficient
5%
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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