Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Summary:

Martin Luther King Junior Middle is a public middle school located in Beltsville, Maryland, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 911 students. The school is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district, which is ranked 22 out of 25 in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Martin Luther King Junior Middle faces several challenges, including a predominantly Hispanic (47.97%) and African American (40.07%) student population, consistently low academic performance, and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (ranging from 50.53% to 73.44% over the past three school years). The school's performance on state assessments (MCAP) is significantly below the state and district averages in both mathematics and English language arts, and its statewide ranking has steadily declined from a high of 92 out of 315 Maryland middle schools in 2014-2015 to its current ranking of 236 out of 328 schools. When compared to nearby magnet schools like Hyattsville Middle and Greenbelt Middle, Martin Luther King Junior Middle generally performs worse on academic measures.

The school's challenges are further highlighted when compared to middle schools in the neighboring Montgomery County Public Schools district, which is ranked 7 out of 25 in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Martin Luther King Junior Middle's performance is significantly lower across various academic measures, including MCAP assessments and student proficiency rates. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive approach, including targeted interventions, resource allocation, and collaboration with the district to improve educational outcomes for the students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 4545 Ammendale Rd
       Beltsville, MD  20705-1113


(301) 572-0650

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
236th of 328 Maryland Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,548 Help


Feeder schools for Martin Luther King Junior Middle:

Elementary:    Bond Mill Elementary
    Calverton Elementary
    Vansville Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  14.9 Help
Number of students:  628

Racial breakdown:

African American:
47.0%
Hispanic:
37.6%
Asian:
7.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Martin Luther King Junior Middle ranks worse than 72% of middle schools in Maryland. It also ranks 11th among 23 ranked middle schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.82. (See more...)
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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.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (47%), Hispanic (37.6%), Asian (7.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 66.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Martin Luther King Junior Middle is 14.9, which is the 5th best among 23 middle schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Martin Luther King Junior Middle is $16,548. 20 middle schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Martin Luther King Junior Middle was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Martin Luther King Junior Middle 236th of 328 Maryland public middle schools. (See Martin Luther King Junior Middle in the ranking list.)

Prince George's County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Prince George's County Public Schools 22nd of 25 Maryland school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Martin Luther King Junior Middle

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Rank History for all students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 44.46 145th 252 42.5%
2005 40.38 158th 255 38.0%
2006 39.16 154th 254 39.4%
2007 41.86 153rd 264 42.0%
2008 64.85 116th 283 59.0%
2009 57.37 160th 301 46.8%
2010 63.58 137th 324 57.7%
2011 68.59 106th 309 65.7%
2012 75.77 79th 314 74.8%
2013 70.45 100th 316 68.4%
2014 72.46 101st 339 70.2%
2015 67.31 92nd 315 70.8%
2016 60.65 107th 314 65.9%
2017 62.46 110th 317 65.3%
2018 48.91 157th 328 52.1%
2019 35.87 190th 316 39.9%
2021 30.80 207th 303 31.7%
2022 35.22 213th 333 36.0%
2023 22.06 241st 322 25.2%
2024 22.82 236th 328 28.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 40.98 70th 120 41.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 52.19 114th 273 58.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 37.34 183rd 303 39.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 22.24 232nd 288 19.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 4.36 114th 116 1.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 55.97 102nd 259 60.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.34 158th 207 23.7%
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Data source: test scores: Maryland State Department 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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by a parent
Thursday, June 14, 2012

Open Quote Bad school , Poor Lunch , Poor Education
My child went there everyday he'd come back crying or mad Close Quote



Enrollment information for Martin Luther King Junior Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 447 271 40 9 0 n/a n/a 1 768
1990 407 263 37 18 1 n/a n/a 0 726
1991 386 257 33 24 1 n/a n/a 0 701
1992 352 302 28 19 0 n/a n/a 0 701
1993 312 349 38 21 2 n/a n/a 0 722
1994 290 386 39 25 3 n/a n/a 0 743
1995 317 470 43 19 0 n/a n/a 0 849
1996 317 470 43 19 0 n/a n/a 0 849
1997 294 449 40 28 4 n/a n/a 0 815
1998 314 480 37 43 6 n/a n/a 0 880
1999 340 514 33 40 3 n/a n/a 0 930
2000 325 502 34 41 6 n/a n/a 0 908
2001 299 520 41 63 3 n/a n/a 0 926
2002 252 529 47 88 3 n/a n/a 0 919
2003 252 529 47 88 3 n/a n/a 0 919
2004 251 539 51 99 3 n/a n/a 0 943
2005 206 541 78 135 4 n/a n/a 0 964
2006 132 383 75 141 2 n/a n/a 0 733
2007 129 361 75 166 1 n/a n/a 0 732
2008 125 393 61 175 3 n/a n/a 0 757
2009 105 450 68 227 4 n/a n/a 0 854
2010 98 487 71 215 3 n/a n/a 0 874
2011 72 390 58 140 1 0 26 0 687
2012 67 349 60 132 0 0 17 0 625
2013 64 348 76 144 0 0 20 0 652
2014 55 360 77 140 0 1 23 0 656
2015 51 372 83 135 0 1 27 0 669
2016 50 383 72 130 1 1 22 0 659
2017 42 374 67 136 3 2 23 0 647
2018 45 394 68 220 2 2 31 0 762
2019 39 452 60 318 2 8 28 0 907
2020 44 490 70 367 1 5 26 0 1003
2021 31 443 69 413 0 5 20 0 981
2022 24 410 62 418 0 2 22 0 938
2023 25 365 65 437 1 0 18 0 911
2024 27 295 49 236 2 2 17 0 628

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 Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 768 43.0 17.8 n/a
1990 726 41.5 17.4 5.5
1991 701 40.5 17.3 5.7
1992 701 39.5 17.7 8.3
1993 722 39.5 18.3 8
1994 743 40.0 18.6 20.1
1995 849 49.1 17.3 20
1996 849 49.1 17.3 20
1997 815 46.0 17.7 15.8
1998 880 48.0 18.3 20
1999 930 48.0 19.4 30
2000 908 50.0 18.2 30.5
2001 926 53.0 17.5 29.4
2002 919 54.5 16.9 34.1
2003 919 54.5 16.9 34.1
2004 943 52.0 18.1 34.6
2005 964 51.0 18.9 35
2006 733 45.0 16.3 34.4
2007 732 45.0 16.3 37.2
2008 757 51.0 14.8 36.2
2009 854 52.0 16.4 40.5
2010 874 61.0 14.3 47.5
2011 687 51.0 13.4 44
2012 625 42.0 14.8 41.3
2013 652 43.0 15.1 41.7
2014 656 43.0 15.2 44.1
2015 669 43.0 15.5 51.3
2016 659 41.0 16.0 47.2
2017 647 38.0 17.0 49.8
2018 762 44.0 17.3 54.6
2019 907 47.0 19.2 61.1
2020 1003 54.0 18.5 60.4
2021 981 56.0 17.5 63.8
2022 938 53.0 17.6 50.5
2023 911 56.0 16.2 73.4
2024 628 42.0 14.9 66.7

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 Martin Luther King Junior Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 768 43.0 17.8 n/a
1990 726 41.5 17.4 5.5
1991 701 40.5 17.3 5.7
1992 701 39.5 17.7 8.3
1993 722 39.5 18.3 8
1994 743 40.0 18.6 20.1
1995 849 49.1 17.3 20
1996 849 49.1 17.3 20
1997 815 46.0 17.7 15.8
1998 880 48.0 18.3 20
1999 930 48.0 19.4 30
2000 908 50.0 18.2 30.5
2001 926 53.0 17.5 29.4
2002 919 54.5 16.9 34.1
2003 919 54.5 16.9 34.1
2004 943 52.0 18.1 34.6
2005 964 51.0 18.9 35
2006 733 45.0 16.3 34.4
2007 732 45.0 16.3 37.2
2008 757 51.0 14.8 36.2
2009 854 52.0 16.4 40.5
2010 874 61.0 14.3 47.5
2011 687 51.0 13.4 44
2012 625 42.0 14.8 41.3
2013 652 43.0 15.1 41.7
2014 656 43.0 15.2 44.1
2015 669 43.0 15.5 51.3
2016 659 41.0 16.0 47.2
2017 647 38.0 17.0 49.8
2018 762 44.0 17.3 54.6
2019 907 47.0 19.2 61.1
2020 1003 54.0 18.5 60.4
2021 981 56.0 17.5 63.8
2022 938 53.0 17.6 50.5
2023 911 56.0 16.2 73.4
2024 628 42.0 14.9 66.7

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Martin Luther King Junior Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $344 (2.9%) $11,545 (97.1%) $11,889
2020 $328 (2.7%) $11,938 (97.3%) $12,267
2021 $609 (4.6%) $12,647 (95.4%) $13,257
2022 $1,394 (8.8%) $14,368 (91.2%) $15,762
2023 $1,524 (9.2%) $15,024 (90.8%) $16,548

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Martin Luther King Junior Middle

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 190th of 316 Middle schoolsRanks 241st of 322 Middle schools
 14.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students907911
 0.4%
African American452365
 19.2%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian6065
 8.3%
Hispanic318437
 37.4%
Pacific Islander80
 100%
White3925
 35.9%
Two or More Races2818
 35.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients61.1%73.4%
 12.4%


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Martin Luther King Junior Middle ranks 236th of 328 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 628 students attended Martin Luther King Junior Middle.

Students at Martin Luther King Junior Middle are 47% African American, 38% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.


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