📍 613 17th Avenue North, Nashville, Davidson County, 37203
Martin Luther King Jr School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Nashville, Davidson County. The school has 1,211 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Davidson County school district. It serves grades 7–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 60.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 99%. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Martin Luther King Jr School enrolls 1,211 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 60.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 34% Black or African American and 9.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 558 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 409 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 113 | 9.3% |
| Asian | 101 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
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 School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-70, state senate district 19, state house district 58.
Martin Luther King Jr School is one of 161 schools in Davidson County, based in Nashville, Tennessee. The district serves 81,021 students district-wide and employs 4,975 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,211 students, Martin Luther King Jr School is larger than the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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