M L King Elementary School

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M L King Elementary School is a public elementary school in Youngstown, Ohio, serving 329 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Youngstown City School District, which is ranked 686 out of 839 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

M L King Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Ohio elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic and English Language Learner students, ranking in the bottom 15% and 10% of Ohio elementary schools, respectively, in these subgroups. Chronic absenteeism is also a major issue, ranging from 49.3% to 68.5% over the past several years, significantly higher than state and district averages. Proficiency rates on Ohio state tests are consistently well below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

While the nearby Taft Elementary and Harding Elementary schools in the Youngstown City district also perform poorly, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Hubbard Elementary and Southside Academy, perform significantly better, suggesting that factors beyond just the district may be contributing to the low performance at M L King Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2724 Mariner Ave
       Youngstown, OH  44505-4208


(330) 744-7823

District: Youngstown City

SchoolDigger Rank:
1480th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools


Students who attend M L King Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    East Middle at PRBerry
High:    East High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.4 Help
Number of students:  329

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.6%
African American:
39.2%
White:
7.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89.2% Help


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Compare Details M L King Elementary School ranks worse than 93.8% of elementary schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.54. (See more...)
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Compare Details M L King Elementary School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.9. (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.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

M L King Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks M L King Elementary School 1480th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See M L King Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


English Language Learner students:
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Hispanic students:


Youngstown City:

SchoolDigger ranks Youngstown City 686th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for M L King Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at M L King Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 12.33 1351st 1471 8.2%
2005 7.42 1416th 1501 5.7%
2006 36.84 1137th 1504 24.4%
2007 18.04 1400th 1609 13.0%
2008 25.97 1294th 1582 18.2%
2009 6.62 1507th 1610 6.4%
2010 5.38 1577th 1662 5.1%
2011 3.06 1640th 1686 2.7%
2012 22.01 1437th 1709 15.9%
2013 6.53 1589th 1701 6.6%
2014 9.34 1539th 1687 8.8%
2015 14.46 1460th 1684 13.3%
2016 17.31 1385th 1678 17.5%
2017 19.92 1334th 1651 19.2%
2018 13.15 1426th 1636 12.8%
2019 10.13 1507th 1676 10.1%
2021 7.44 1492nd 1610 7.3%
2022 6.96 1479th 1588 6.9%
2023 8.29 1447th 1596 9.3%
2024 6.54 1480th 1577 6.2%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at M L King Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 26.90 163rd 213 23.5%
2024 17.27 233rd 258 9.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at M L King Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.65 1266th 1465 13.6%
2019 13.62 1316th 1465 10.2%
2021 7.78 1319th 1404 6.1%
2022 9.37 1306th 1419 8.0%
2023 9.96 1320th 1447 8.8%
2024 10.00 1346th 1484 9.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at M L King Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.01 1336th 1518 12.0%
2019 13.77 1313th 1502 12.6%
2021 5.05 1399th 1467 4.6%
2022 5.43 1411th 1488 5.2%
2023 8.23 1334th 1483 10.0%
2024 10.23 1299th 1466 11.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at M L King Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.26 1372nd 1536 10.7%
2019 6.38 1447th 1535 5.7%
2021 5.88 1413th 1499 5.7%
2022 9.20 1352nd 1518 10.9%
2023 7.53 1373rd 1498 8.3%
2024 6.19 1400th 1485 5.7%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at M L King Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.20 394th 598 34.1%
2019 25.95 476th 605 21.3%
2021 14.26 522nd 533 2.1%
2022 19.36 518th 601 13.8%
2023 23.69 476th 610 22.0%
2024 30.40 417th 603 30.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at M L King Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 34.98 149th 228 34.6%
2021 9.60 186th 189 1.6%
2022 10.78 209th 216 3.2%
2023 12.83 215th 233 7.7%
2024 15.41 216th 234 7.7%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for M L King Elementary School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 11.07 914th 1050 13.0%
2021 6.90 992nd 1037 4.3%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for M L King Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 39 343 2 21 0 n/a n/a 0 405
1989 37 334 3 12 0 n/a n/a 0 386
1990 35 346 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 389
1991 24 327 0 11 0 n/a n/a 0 362
1992 24 311 0 18 0 n/a n/a 0 353
1993 21 338 2 14 0 n/a n/a 0 375
1994 23 341 1 14 0 n/a n/a 0 379
1995 41 332 0 22 0 n/a n/a 0 395
1996 41 332 0 22 0 n/a n/a 0 395
1997 43 325 1 20 0 n/a n/a 0 389
1998 58 380 0 60 0 n/a n/a 0 498
1999 38 527 0 25 0 n/a n/a 0 590
2000 54 496 1 21 0 n/a n/a 0 572
2001 48 506 1 23 0 n/a n/a 0 578
2002 37 367 1 21 1 n/a n/a 12 439
2003 37 367 1 21 1 n/a n/a 12 439
2004 29 386 1 22 1 n/a n/a 11 450
2005 21 349 1 26 2 n/a n/a 10 409
2006 12 279 1 9 1 n/a n/a 13 315
2007 18 256 1 21 0 n/a n/a 8 304
2008 20 337 1 68 0 n/a n/a 13 439
2009 15 330 0 69 0 n/a n/a 13 427
2010 25 392 0 95 0 n/a n/a 28 540
2011 22 367 0 110 0 0 37 0 536
2012 15 261 0 94 0 0 16 0 386
2013 20 228 0 111 0 0 14 0 373
2014 28 260 0 137 0 0 18 0 443
2015 30 249 0 153 0 0 15 0 447
2016 27 236 0 170 1 0 18 0 452
2017 32 237 0 178 0 0 21 0 468
2018 33 194 0 106 0 0 15 0 348
2019 23 187 0 108 0 0 16 0 334
2020 24 181 0 114 0 0 28 0 347
2021 26 159 0 116 1 0 24 0 326
2022 22 142 0 140 2 0 18 0 324
2023 24 129 0 160 1 0 15 0 329

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 M L King Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 405 25.0 16.2 0
1989 386 24.0 16.0 n/a
1990 389 22.0 17.6 n/a
1991 362 22.0 16.4 n/a
1992 353 25.0 14.1 75.6
1993 375 24.0 15.6 74.7
1994 379 20.0 18.9 75.7
1995 395 27.0 14.6 77
1996 395 27.0 14.6 77
1997 389 25.0 15.6 73.8
1998 498 32.0 15.6 84.1
1999 590 41.0 14.4 76.9
2000 572 38.0 15.1 96.3
2001 578 38.0 15.2 85.3
2002 439 37.0 11.9 100.9
2003 439 37.0 11.9 100.9
2004 450 35.0 12.9 95.4
2005 409 30.0 13.6 98.7
2006 315 27.9 11.3 102.3
2007 304 21.0 14.5 98.3
2008 439 25.0 17.6 n/a
2009 427 21.0 20.3 102.4
2010 540 24.0 22.5 92.2
2011 536 34.0 15.7 67.4
2012 386 25.0 15.4 90.7
2013 373 22.0 16.9 n/a
2014 443 23.0 19.2 91
2015 447 n/a n/a 90.2
2016 452 16.0 28.2 89.2
2017 468 24.0 19.5 n/a
2018 348 27.0 12.8 n/a
2019 334 29.0 11.5 n/a
2020 347 21.0 16.5 n/a
2021 326 24.0 13.5 n/a
2022 324 23.0 14.0 n/a
2023 329 20.0 16.4 n/a

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 M L King Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 405 25.0 16.2 0
1989 386 24.0 16.0 n/a
1990 389 22.0 17.6 n/a
1991 362 22.0 16.4 n/a
1992 353 25.0 14.1 75.6
1993 375 24.0 15.6 74.7
1994 379 20.0 18.9 75.7
1995 395 27.0 14.6 77
1996 395 27.0 14.6 77
1997 389 25.0 15.6 73.8
1998 498 32.0 15.6 84.1
1999 590 41.0 14.4 76.9
2000 572 38.0 15.1 96.3
2001 578 38.0 15.2 85.3
2002 439 37.0 11.9 100.9
2003 439 37.0 11.9 100.9
2004 450 35.0 12.9 95.4
2005 409 30.0 13.6 98.7
2006 315 27.9 11.3 102.3
2007 304 21.0 14.5 98.3
2008 439 25.0 17.6 n/a
2009 427 21.0 20.3 102.4
2010 540 24.0 22.5 92.2
2011 536 34.0 15.7 67.4
2012 386 25.0 15.4 90.7
2013 373 22.0 16.9 n/a
2014 443 23.0 19.2 91
2015 447 n/a n/a 90.2
2016 452 16.0 28.2 89.2
2017 468 24.0 19.5 n/a
2018 348 27.0 12.8 n/a
2019 334 29.0 11.5 n/a
2020 347 21.0 16.5 n/a
2021 326 24.0 13.5 n/a
2022 324 23.0 14.0 n/a
2023 329 20.0 16.4 n/a

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 M L King Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,472
2022 $18,132
2023 $14,438

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

Impact of COVID-19 on M L King Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1507th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 1447th of 1596 Elementary schools
 0.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (M L King Elementary School)38.922
 16.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Youngstown City)27.922.5
 5.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (M L King Elementary School)35.123.8
 11.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Youngstown City)30.831.5
 0.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (M L King Elementary School)3515.6
 19.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Youngstown City)30.925.2
 5.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (M L King Elementary School)2215.6
 6.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Youngstown City)23.919.1
 4.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (M L King Elementary School)30.333.3
 3%
   5th Grade Science (Youngstown City)26.630
 3.4%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (M L King Elementary School)27.312.1
 15.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Youngstown City)23.522
 1.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (M L King Elementary School)45.533.3
 12.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Youngstown City)35.334.3
 1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students334329
 1.5%
African American187129
 31%
American Indian01
Asian00
Hispanic108160
 48.1%
Pacific Islander00
White2324
 4.3%
Two or More Races1615
 6.3%


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Students who attend M L King Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Middle at PRBerry
High : East High School

M L King Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Ohio elementary schools.

Students at M L King Elementary School are 49% Hispanic, 39% African American, 7% White, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 329 students attended M L King Elementary School.


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