Martin Luther King Junior High School

Summary:

Martin Luther King Junior High School is a public middle school in Monroe, Louisiana, serving 353 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the City of Monroe School District, which is ranked 87 out of 122 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating.

Martin Luther King Junior High School faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of Louisiana middle schools. The school's performance on state assessments is well below the state and district averages, particularly in Mathematics, where only 39% of students were proficient or better, compared to 59% statewide and 48% in the district. The school's African American students, who make up 98.3% of the student body, as well as its students from low-income backgrounds and those with special needs, all perform poorly compared to their peers across the state.

While the overall academic performance at Martin Luther King Junior High School is concerning, the school stands out for its strong performance on the Algebra I end-of-course exam, with proficiency rates ranging from 74% to 95% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. This suggests the school may be doing a better job of preparing some students for advanced mathematics coursework. Nearby schools in the City of Monroe School District also struggle academically, but some schools in the neighboring Ouachita Parish district, such as Sterlington Middle School, East Ouachita Middle School, and West Ridge Middle School, significantly outperform Martin Luther King Junior High School and the City of Monroe schools on academic measures.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 1709 Parkview Drive
       Monroe, LA  71202


(318) 387-1825

District: City of Monroe School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
368th of 449 Louisiana Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,831 Help


Students who attend Martin Luther King Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Wossman High School

Feeder schools for Martin Luther King Junior High School:

Elementary:    Berg Jones Elementary School
    Clara Hall Accelerated School
    Minnie Ruffin Elementary School
    Thomas Jefferson Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.4 Help
Number of students:  353

Racial breakdown:

African American:
98.3%
White:
0.8%
Hispanic:
0.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  85.8% Help


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Compare Details Martin Luther King Junior High School ranks worse than 82% of middle schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the City of Monroe School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.19. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (98.3%), White (0.8%), Hispanic (0.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 85.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Martin Luther King Junior High School is 15.4. 1 middle schools in the City of Monroe School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Martin Luther King Junior High School is $18,831, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the City of Monroe School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Martin Luther King Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Martin Luther King Junior High School 368th of 449 Louisiana public middle schools. (See Martin Luther King Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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City of Monroe School District:

SchoolDigger ranks City of Monroe School District 87th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Martin Luther King Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Martin Luther King Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 17.27 351st 396 11.4%
2008 21.73 348th 413 15.7%
2009 20.71 368th 425 13.4%
2010 23.90 347th 408 15.0%
2011 15.86 385th 412 6.6%
2012 21.34 375th 442 15.2%
2013 11.50 416th 457 9.0%
2014 16.93 404th 470 14.0%
2015 13.78 431st 482 10.6%
2016 16.29 380th 435 12.6%
2017 12.50 390th 437 10.8%
2018 13.54 368th 411 10.5%
2019 13.58 395th 449 12.0%
2021 12.67 407th 459 11.3%
2022 13.09 406th 460 11.7%
2023 23.17 369th 465 20.6%
2024 22.19 368th 449 18.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Martin Luther King Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 13.18 199th 202 1.5%
2021 19.29 181st 210 13.8%
2022 15.89 191st 206 7.3%
2023 20.09 178th 206 13.6%
2024 43.62 93rd 175 46.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Martin Luther King Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.42 340th 403 15.6%
2019 17.63 371st 430 13.7%
2021 16.46 393rd 455 13.6%
2022 18.63 383rd 458 16.4%
2023 28.28 337th 459 26.6%
2024 29.19 326th 444 26.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Martin Luther King Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 12.53 387th 418 7.4%
2021 16.12 380th 441 13.8%
2022 15.04 386th 441 12.5%
2023 36.25 305th 444 31.3%
2024 24.25 340th 415 18.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Martin Luther King Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.27 366th 418 12.4%
2021 13.83 392nd 442 11.3%
2022 11.03 398th 442 10.0%
2023 14.74 381st 443 14.0%
2024 21.41 358th 426 16.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Martin Luther King Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.32 246th 313 21.4%
2019 28.71 249th 338 26.3%
2021 27.40 263rd 352 25.3%
2022 26.11 267th 360 25.8%
2023 39.79 210th 360 41.7%
2024 39.86 202nd 333 39.3%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept 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.

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Enrollment information for Martin Luther King Junior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 587 587
1990 29 609 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 638
1991 32 564 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 596
1992 26 621 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 649
1993 22 637 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 660
1994 12 668 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 680
1995 10 622 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 632
1996 10 622 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 632
1997 13 603 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 616
1998 12 635 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 647
1999 9 539 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 548
2000 4 855 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 860
2001 5 778 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 783
2002 3 740 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 744
2003 3 740 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 744
2004 8 738 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 747
2005 6 761 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 768
2006 4 694 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 698
2007 11 722 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 733
2008 4 642 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 647
2009 6 559 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 565
2010 6 578 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 586
2011 6 535 0 1 0 0 1 0 543
2012 5 542 0 1 0 0 6 0 554
2013 2 355 0 1 0 0 2 0 360
2014 0 267 0 1 0 0 1 0 269
2015 0 257 0 1 0 0 1 0 259
2016 1 259 0 2 0 0 0 0 262
2017 0 245 0 1 0 0 1 0 247
2018 1 303 0 0 0 0 0 0 304
2019 3 296 0 0 0 0 0 0 299
2020 2 287 0 2 0 0 0 0 291
2021 1 272 0 1 0 1 1 0 276
2022 4 311 0 1 0 1 0 0 317
2023 3 347 0 2 0 1 0 0 353

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Martin Luther King Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 587 30.0 19.5 82.3
1990 638 36.0 17.7 76.8
1991 596 35.0 17.0 83.6
1992 649 35.0 18.5 78.4
1993 660 35.0 18.9 82.7
1994 680 35.0 19.4 80.9
1995 632 39.0 16.2 79
1996 632 39.0 16.2 79
1997 616 33.0 18.7 78.4
1998 647 32.0 20.2 77.9
1999 548 32.5 16.9 85.4
2000 860 40.8 21.1 86.3
2001 783 48.8 16.0 85.1
2002 744 47.0 15.8 89.9
2003 744 47.0 15.8 89.9
2004 747 50.0 14.9 86.9
2005 768 46.9 16.4 90
2006 698 45.6 15.3 91.8
2007 733 44.5 16.5 91.4
2008 647 44.0 14.7 91
2009 565 39.5 14.3 90.4
2010 586 45.6 12.8 93.9
2011 543 46.1 11.7 93
2012 554 42.8 12.9 93.1
2013 360 31.0 11.6 93.1
2014 269 24.2 11.0 94.4
2015 259 24.0 10.7 77.2
2016 262 37.0 7.0 90.5
2017 247 30.2 8.1 92.3
2018 304 17.1 17.7 88.8
2019 299 16.7 17.8 79.9
2020 291 18.7 15.5 84.5
2021 276 18.6 14.7 85.5
2022 317 17.6 17.9 78.5
2023 353 22.8 15.4 85.8

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 Martin Luther King Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 587 30.0 19.5 82.3
1990 638 36.0 17.7 76.8
1991 596 35.0 17.0 83.6
1992 649 35.0 18.5 78.4
1993 660 35.0 18.9 82.7
1994 680 35.0 19.4 80.9
1995 632 39.0 16.2 79
1996 632 39.0 16.2 79
1997 616 33.0 18.7 78.4
1998 647 32.0 20.2 77.9
1999 548 32.5 16.9 85.4
2000 860 40.8 21.1 86.3
2001 783 48.8 16.0 85.1
2002 744 47.0 15.8 89.9
2003 744 47.0 15.8 89.9
2004 747 50.0 14.9 86.9
2005 768 46.9 16.4 90
2006 698 45.6 15.3 91.8
2007 733 44.5 16.5 91.4
2008 647 44.0 14.7 91
2009 565 39.5 14.3 90.4
2010 586 45.6 12.8 93.9
2011 543 46.1 11.7 93
2012 554 42.8 12.9 93.1
2013 360 31.0 11.6 93.1
2014 269 24.2 11.0 94.4
2015 259 24.0 10.7 77.2
2016 262 37.0 7.0 90.5
2017 247 30.2 8.1 92.3
2018 304 17.1 17.7 88.8
2019 299 16.7 17.8 79.9
2020 291 18.7 15.5 84.5
2021 276 18.6 14.7 85.5
2022 317 17.6 17.9 78.5
2023 353 22.8 15.4 85.8

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Martin Luther King Junior High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $16,340
2018 $13,265
2019 $15,132
2020 $15,773
2021 $18,537
2022 $18,831

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Martin Luther King Junior High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 395th of 449 Middle schoolsRanks 369th of 465 Middle schools
 8.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Martin Luther King Junior High School)3756
 19%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (City of Monroe School District)5856
 2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7267
 5%
7th Grade Social Studies (Martin Luther King Junior High School)3144
 13%
   7th Grade Social Studies (City of Monroe School District)4443
 1%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5552
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Martin Luther King Junior High School)2226
 4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (City of Monroe School District)2528
 3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)5347
 6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Martin Luther King Junior High School)6143
 18%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (City of Monroe School District)6154
 7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7170
 1%
8th Grade Social Studies (Martin Luther King Junior High School)4543
 2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (City of Monroe School District)4640
 6%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)6453
 11%
End of Course Algebra I (Martin Luther King Junior High School)9274
 18%
   End of Course Algebra I (City of Monroe School District)6053
 7%
   End of Course Algebra I (Louisiana)6764
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students299353
 18.1%
African American296347
 17.2%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic02
Pacific Islander01
White33
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients79.9%85.8%
 5.9%


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Students who attend Martin Luther King Junior High School usually go on to attend Wossman High School

Martin Luther King Junior High School ranks in the bottom 18.0% of Louisiana middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 353 students attended Martin Luther King Junior High School.

Students at Martin Luther King Junior High School are 98% African American.


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