Is Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts a good school?

Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts ranks 624 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts?

In the 2022-23 school year, 369 students attended Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts?

Students at Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts are 39% African American, 27% White, 15% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

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Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts is an elementary school located in Evanston, Illinois, serving grades K-8 with a student population of 369. It is part of the Evanston CCSD 65 district, which is ranked 217 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance shows a mixed picture, with its English Language Arts (ELA) scores generally on par with or slightly below the district average, but outperforming the state average. However, in Mathematics, the school's performance is consistently lower than both the district and state averages. The school's performance in Science is also lower than the district average, but still above the state average. Notably, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with White and Special Education students performing relatively better than African American, Hispanic, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 23.9% in the 2021-2022 school year, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the Evanston CCSD 65 district, such as Devonshire Elementary School, Walker Elementary School, and Dr Bessie Rhodes-Global Studies, Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts generally performs on par or slightly below in academic achievement, with some exceptions in specific grade levels and subject areas. The school's relatively high spending per student, coupled with a low student-teacher ratio, suggests that it has access to significant resources, but the academic performance does not seem to be commensurate with the level of resources, indicating a need to evaluate the effectiveness of resource allocation and utilization.

Detail:

Public K-8

2424 Lake St
Evanston, IL 60201-3932

(847) 859-8500

District: Evanston CCSD 65

SchoolDigger Rank:
624^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $26,785

Student/teacher ratio: 6.9

Number of students: 369

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.0%

White:

26.6%

Hispanic:

15.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.7%

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Compare Details Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts ranks better than 69.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 10^th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Evanston CCSD 65 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.3. (See more...)

Compare Details Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts ranks better than 73.3% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.88. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts is $26,785. 6 elementary schools in the Evanston CCSD 65 School District spend more per student.

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Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts:

SchoolDigger ranks Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts 624^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts 364^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts in the ranking list.)

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Evanston CCSD 65:

SchoolDigger ranks Evanston CCSD 65 217^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	60.61	963^rd	2020	52.3%
2004	67.56	768^th	2030	62.2%
2005	67.12	783^rd	2022	61.3%
2006	70.96	671^st	2086	67.8%
2007	76.51	435^th	2095	79.2%
2008	80.37	324^th	2092	84.5%
2009	71.50	681^st	2120	67.9%
2010	71.22	694^th	2139	67.6%
2011	71.67	665^th	2147	69.0%
2012	68.55	789^th	2166	63.6%
2013	81.34	369^th	2167	83.0%
2014	77.57	454^th	2093	78.3%
2015	66.44	591^st	2052	71.2%
2016	73.67	487^th	2046	76.2%
2017	61.21	721^st	2044	64.7%
2018	52.99	895^th	2037	56.1%
2019	45.99	1051^st	2086	49.6%
2021	60.65	640^th	1948	67.1%
2022	65.53	648^th	2082	68.9%
2023	78.79	387^th	2077	81.4%
2024	66.30	624^th	2067	69.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	72.08	201^st	1194	83.2%
2022	62.14	263^rd	1113	76.4%
2023	65.08	293^rd	1156	74.7%
2024	70.09	241^st	1195	79.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.78	1146^th	1765	35.1%
2019	29.58	1390^th	1816	23.5%
2021	30.33	1106^th	1514	26.9%
2022	46.33	865^th	1763	50.9%
2023	61.40	533^rd	1808	70.5%
2024	53.23	719^th	1793	59.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.88	945^th	1964	51.9%
2019	43.58	1094^th	2019	45.8%
2022	65.13	611^th	1970	69.0%
2023	73.54	445^th	1957	77.3%
2024	59.81	684^th	1942	64.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.61	777^th	1972	60.6%
2019	46.88	992^nd	2019	50.9%
2022	64.06	614^th	1977	68.9%
2023	79.69	331^st	1984	83.3%
2024	70.31	504^th	1959	74.3%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.91	486^th	698	30.4%
2019	27.53	571^st	711	19.7%
2022	66.89	124^th	684	81.9%
2023	60.49	175^th	692	74.7%
2024	49.35	261^st	655	60.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	68.85	193^rd	955	79.8%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	69.07	398^th	1463	72.8%
2019	74.21	300^th	1462	79.5%
2022	85.63	126^th	1425	91.2%
2023	91.47	66^th	1419	95.3%
2024	84.40	157^th	1392	88.7%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	64.42	469^th	1185	60.4%
2004	78.56	253^rd	1204	79.0%
2005	78.70	247^th	1209	79.6%
2006	77.87	241^st	1272	81.1%
2007	70.26	387^th	1287	69.9%
2008	76.40	276^th	1293	78.7%
2009	74.29	325^th	1318	75.3%
2010	81.27	172^nd	1327	87.0%
2011	75.27	298^th	1344	77.8%
2012	77.85	254^th	1365	81.4%
2013	82.41	199^th	1367	85.4%
2014	79.15	237^th	1322	82.1%
2015	65.94	350^th	1302	73.1%
2016	61.60	416^th	1294	67.9%
2017	61.48	429^th	1293	66.8%
2018	65.82	380^th	1293	70.6%
2019	62.56	452^nd	1356	66.7%
2021	55.88	445^th	1241	64.1%
2022	47.95	628^th	1369	54.1%
2023	50.91	585^th	1367	57.2%
2024	67.88	364^th	1363	73.3%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	76.41	92^nd	792	88.4%
2022	74.51	78^th	781	90.0%
2024	52.72	267^th	802	66.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.34	669^th	1161	42.4%
2019	36.61	778^th	1217	36.1%
2021	31.74	703^rd	1019	31.0%
2022	32.22	831^st	1221	31.9%
2023	33.17	841^st	1234	31.8%
2024	46.43	582^nd	1219	52.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.86	526^th	1226	57.1%
2019	50.84	591^st	1276	53.7%
2022	47.75	593^rd	1286	53.9%
2023	39.18	733^rd	1275	42.5%
2024	61.37	408^th	1251	67.4%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.92	229^th	1223	81.3%
2019	74.50	277^th	1296	78.6%
2022	47.25	592^nd	1286	54.0%
2023	58.60	429^th	1292	66.8%
2024	72.88	279^th	1264	77.9%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.91	279^th	511	45.4%
2019	35.52	359^th	565	36.5%
2022	39.70	292^nd	573	49.0%
2023	42.31	293^rd	569	48.5%
2024	37.16	329^th	548	40.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	68.20	134^th	590	77.3%
2022	60.90	186^th	662	71.9%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	87.20	66^th	889	92.6%
2019	71.84	210^th	905	76.8%
2024	87.55	75^th	875	91.4%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	287	247	10	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	547
1989	313	234	12	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	562
1990	346	244	12	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	607
1991	368	232	18	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	625
1992	366	258	22	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	658
1993	378	258	21	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	670
1994	370	258	27	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	669
1995	354	246	24	15	2	n/a	n/a	0	641
1996	354	246	24	15	2	n/a	n/a	0	641
1997	341	283	24	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	657
1998	325	277	21	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	639
1999	296	295	23	21	2	n/a	n/a	0	637
2000	292	297	20	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	640
2001	287	304	21	32	2	n/a	n/a	0	646
2002	272	300	26	84	1	n/a	n/a	0	683
2003	272	300	26	84	1	n/a	n/a	0	683
2004	266	317	23	35	1	n/a	n/a	0	642
2005	233	303	26	38	2	n/a	n/a	17	619
2006	236	288	34	38	1	n/a	n/a	13	610
2007	214	265	36	40	2	n/a	n/a	11	568
2008	200	232	28	35	2	n/a	n/a	38	535
2009	188	221	27	34	2	n/a	n/a	45	517
2010	183	222	25	40	3	n/a	n/a	60	533
2011	182	204	20	68	2	0	58	0	534
2012	184	187	22	77	2	0	62	0	534
2013	198	204	22	79	2	1	63	0	569
2014	203	197	22	85	2	1	63	0	573
2015	210	189	23	88	2	1	58	0	571
2016	218	186	26	89	1	1	60	0	581
2017	219	185	26	87	4	1	54	0	576
2018	184	180	25	86	5	1	60	0	541
2019	175	192	28	87	7	1	70	0	560
2020	150	190	31	90	7	1	66	0	535
2021	129	178	24	67	5	2	58	0	463
2022	109	163	20	68	3	1	54	0	418
2023	98	144	14	56	3	1	51	2	369

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	547	44.0	12.4	n/a
1989	562	44.0	12.7	n/a
1990	607	46.7	12.9	n/a
1991	625	49.4	12.6	n/a
1992	658	53.2	12.3	n/a
1993	670	53.3	12.6	n/a
1994	669	51.4	13.0	n/a
1995	641	51.8	12.4	n/a
1996	641	51.8	12.4	n/a
1997	657	49.3	13.3	n/a
1998	639	49.7	12.9	n/a
1999	637	53.7	11.9	n/a
2000	640	53.4	12.0	n/a
2001	646	52.9	12.2	n/a
2002	683	53.9	12.7	23.1
2003	683	53.9	12.7	23.1
2004	642	52.1	12.3	32.9
2005	619	53.2	11.6	38.7
2006	610	51.3	11.9	37.5
2007	568	54.0	10.5	39.3
2008	535	45.0	11.9	41
2009	517	48.1	10.7	44.7
2010	533	48.7	10.9	48.4
2011	534	50.5	10.5	42.5
2012	534	49.1	10.8	43.1
2013	569	42.6	13.3	43.1
2014	573	49.4	11.5	40.8
2015	571	49.0	11.6	48.7
2016	581	48.0	12.1	43.5
2017	576	46.7	12.3	41.1
2018	541	48.6	11.1	43.6
2019	560	51.0	10.9	45.2
2020	535	50.9	10.5	46.9
2021	463	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	418	49.8	8.3	44.7
2023	369	52.7	6.9	50.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	547	44.0	12.4	n/a
1989	562	44.0	12.7	n/a
1990	607	46.7	12.9	n/a
1991	625	49.4	12.6	n/a
1992	658	53.2	12.3	n/a
1993	670	53.3	12.6	n/a
1994	669	51.4	13.0	n/a
1995	641	51.8	12.4	n/a
1996	641	51.8	12.4	n/a
1997	657	49.3	13.3	n/a
1998	639	49.7	12.9	n/a
1999	637	53.7	11.9	n/a
2000	640	53.4	12.0	n/a
2001	646	52.9	12.2	n/a
2002	683	53.9	12.7	23.1
2003	683	53.9	12.7	23.1
2004	642	52.1	12.3	32.9
2005	619	53.2	11.6	38.7
2006	610	51.3	11.9	37.5
2007	568	54.0	10.5	39.3
2008	535	45.0	11.9	41
2009	517	48.1	10.7	44.7
2010	533	48.7	10.9	48.4
2011	534	50.5	10.5	42.5
2012	534	49.1	10.8	43.1
2013	569	42.6	13.3	43.1
2014	573	49.4	11.5	40.8
2015	571	49.0	11.6	48.7
2016	581	48.0	12.1	43.5
2017	576	46.7	12.3	41.1
2018	541	48.6	11.1	43.6
2019	560	51.0	10.9	45.2
2020	535	50.9	10.5	46.9
2021	463	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	418	49.8	8.3	44.7
2023	369	52.7	6.9	50.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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