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Martin Luther King El. School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Providence, Providence County. The school has 407 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Providence school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Martin Luther King El. School enrolls 407 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 192 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 96 | 24% |
| White | 55 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 8.2% |
| Asian | 26 | 6.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
290 of the school's 407 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 261 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Martin Luther King El. 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 RI-10, state senate district 6, state house district 4.
Martin Luther King El. School is one of 39 schools in Providence, based in Providence, Rhode Island. The district serves 20,250 students district-wide and employs 1,511 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 407 students, Martin Luther King El. School is smaller than the district average of about 519 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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