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Martin Luther King Elementary Primary School
4655 Gateway Dr
Montgomery AL, 36108, Montgomery County
Phone: 334-284-8080
Ranking: 
(859 out of 1,064, bottom 19%)*
(859 out of 1,064, bottom 19%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Montgomery County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 28 | 32 | 26 | 21 | NA | NA | 24 | 26 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 454 | 454 | 485 | 310 | 311 | 290 | 301 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 36 | 7.9% | 33 | 7.3% | 34 | 7.0% | 33 | 10.6% | 33 | 10.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 83 | 18.3% | 76 | 16.7% | 79 | 16.3% | 40 | 12.9% | 34 | 10.9% | 33 | 11.4% | 36 | 12.0% |
| Grade 1: | 74 | 16.3% | 73 | 16.1% | 73 | 15.1% | 40 | 12.9% | 34 | 10.9% | 38 | 13.1% | 56 | 18.6% |
| Grade 2: | 71 | 15.6% | 60 | 13.2% | 75 | 15.5% | 45 | 14.5% | 44 | 14.1% | 53 | 18.3% | 46 | 15.3% |
| Grade 3: | 61 | 13.4% | 67 | 14.8% | 77 | 15.9% | 42 | 13.5% | 53 | 17.0% | 48 | 16.6% | 57 | 18.9% |
| Grade 4: | 58 | 12.8% | 70 | 15.4% | 67 | 13.8% | 56 | 18.1% | 45 | 14.5% | 63 | 21.7% | 64 | 21.3% |
| Grade 5: | 71 | 15.6% | 75 | 16.5% | 80 | 16.5% | 54 | 17.4% | 68 | 21.9% | 55 | 19.0% | 42 | 14.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 247 | 54.4% | 238 | 52.4% | 262 | 54.0% | 158 | 51.0% | 170 | 54.7% | 153 | 52.8% | 157 | 52.2% |
| Female: | 207 | 45.6% | 216 | 47.6% | 223 | 46.0% | 152 | 49.0% | 133 | 42.8% | 129 | 44.5% | 140 | 46.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 2.9% | 8 | 1.8% | 10 | 2.1% | 11 | 3.5% | 5 | 1.6% | 7 | 2.4% | 8 | 2.7% |
| Black: | 433 | 95.4% | 436 | 96.0% | 467 | 96.3% | 294 | 94.8% | 303 | 97.4% | 280 | 96.6% | 292 | 97.0% |
| White: | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 388 | 85.5% | 376 | 82.8% | 412 | 84.9% | 248 | 80.0% | 234 | 75.2% | 239 | 82.4% | 260 | 86.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 3.1% | 18 | 4.0% | 20 | 4.1% | 13 | 4.2% | 28 | 9.0% | 30 | 10.3% | 15 | 5.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.21 | 14.19 | 18.65 | 14.76 | NA | NA | 12.10 | 11.70 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 42% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.1% | 36.3% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 33.6% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.79% | 30.8% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 31.36% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 54.7% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.8% | 54.6% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 60.3% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.37% | 58.23% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.79% | 60.02% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 45% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 36.8% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 40.4% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.21% | 39.97% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.02% | 35.15% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 47.4% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 40.1% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 43.5% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.42% | 36.68% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.66% | 39.78% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 64.2% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 75.9% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.94% | 74.73% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.74% | 74.86% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.43% | 77.19% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.73% | 77.12% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.41% | 77.39% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.84% | 73.25% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 73.4% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 78.3% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.95% | 82.53% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 80.31% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.61% | 83.76% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.73% | 84.63% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 83.2% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.61% | 79.22% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 57.5% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 63.6% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 73.1% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.12% | 73.65% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.41% | 75.69% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 74.91% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 78.43% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.91% | 71.57% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.38% | 75% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 66.5% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 75.4% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 78.1% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.06% | 80.45% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.71% | 81.74% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 82.81% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 82.61% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.65% | 80.76% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.75% | 79.88% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 60.7% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 71.6% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.77% | 74.87% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.08% | 75.13% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.26% | 73.29% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.91% | 78.58% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 82.87% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.18% | 83.17% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 74% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 73.4% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.46% | 81.39% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.08% | 82.56% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.91% | 81.37% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.14% | 82.72% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 84.24% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.15% | 83.37% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.63% | 58.62% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.49% | 62.86% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.57% | 71.34% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.61% | 68.55% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.23% | 66.63% | 80.09% |
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* Martin Luther King Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.