📍 3501 Martin Luther King Dr, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78220
M L King Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 222 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kimberly Barg. It is part of the San Antonio Isd school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 13% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
M L King Academy enrolls 222 students across grades K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 38% Black or African American and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 121 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 85 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.2% |
| White | 6 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
217 of the school's 222 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 213 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
M L King Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 19, state house district 120.
M L King Academy is one of 98 schools in SAN ANTONIO ISD, based in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The district serves 44,047 students district-wide and employs 3,073 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 222 students, M L King Academy is smaller than the district average of about 449 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large