State/Public Elementary Open

Martin Luther King Jr #48

๐Ÿ“ 487 High St, Buffalo, Erie County, 14211

401
Pupils
10.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Martin Luther King Jr #48 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 401 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buffalo City School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Buffalo City School District

Enrollment & staffing

Martin Luther King Jr #48 enrolls 401 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.

Male students
213 (53%)
Female students
188 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
37.7
Student-teacher ratio
10.7:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Black or African American, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American16641%
Hispanic or Latino14436%
Asian4611%
White256.2%
Two or more races184.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

378 of the school's 401 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 378 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, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“6Title I

Martin Luther King Jr #48 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 63, state house district 141.

School district: BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Martin Luther King Jr #48 is one of 60 schools in BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in BUFFALO, New York. The district serves 30,077 students district-wide and employs 2,964 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 401 students, Martin Luther King Jr #48 is smaller than the district average of about 501 students per school.

30,077
District students
60
Schools
2,964
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

24%
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 - Large

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