Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School

Summary:

Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School is an elementary school in Portland, Oregon, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 302 students. The school has shown significant improvement in its academic performance over the years, moving from a low ranking of 708 out of 709 Oregon elementary schools in 2017-2018 to a ranking of 365 out of 710 in the most recent 2023-2024 school year.

Despite the improvements, the school's overall proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics remain below the Portland School District 1J and Oregon Department of Education averages. However, the school's performance on ELA and Mathematics for specific student subgroups, such as female students, African American students, Hispanic students, and White students, shows that they are outperforming their peers at the state level. Compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Sabin Elementary and Alameda Elementary, Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School generally underperforms in academic proficiency, but outperforms the nearby charter school, Kairos PDX.

The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (72.85% free/reduced lunch recipients in 2022-2023) at Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School may be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance compared to schools with a lower percentage of such students. Addressing these socioeconomic factors could be a key focus area for the school's continued improvement, as it continues to work towards raising its overall proficiency rates to match or exceed the district and state averages.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4906 NE 6th Ave
       Portland, OR  97211-3999


(503) 916-6456

District: Portland School District 1J

SchoolDigger Rank:
365th of 710 Oregon Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $28,036 Help


Students who attend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School usually attend:

Middle:    Harriet Tubman Middle School
High:    Grant High School
    Jefferson High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.8 Help
Number of students:  302

Racial breakdown:

White:
30.5%
African American:
25.8%
Hispanic:
19.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  72.8% Help


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Compare Details Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School ranks worse than 51.4% of elementary schools in Oregon. It also ranks 47th among 60 ranked elementary schools in the Portland School District 1J. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.91. (See more...)
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Compare Details Dr. Martin Luther King Junior 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 2018 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.26. (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 Student population at Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (30.5%), African American (25.8%), Hispanic (19.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 72.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School is 12.8, which is the 9th best among 60 elementary schools in the Portland School District 1J. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School is $28,036, which is the 4th highest among 60 elementary schools in the Portland School District 1J.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School 365th of 710 Oregon public elementary schools. (See Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School in the ranking list.)

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Portland School District 1J:

SchoolDigger ranks Portland School District 1J 17th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 6.40 570th 586 2.7%
2005 8.82 607th 629 3.5%
2006 10.99 611th 636 3.9%
2007 17.12 597th 652 8.4%
2008 2.25 652nd 655 0.5%
2009 6.45 646th 665 2.9%
2010 2.15 673rd 674 0.1%
2011 8.70 675th 695 2.9%
2012 52.09 360th 730 50.7%
2013 4.05 700th 707 1.0%
2014 4.28 686th 695 1.3%
2015 5.52 698th 706 1.1%
2016 4.36 690th 697 1.0%
2017 2.35 701st 701 0.0%
2018 2.17 708th 709 0.1%
2019 5.31 698th 705 1.0%
2022 51.28 300th 706 57.5%
2023 57.10 270th 706 61.8%
2024 43.91 365th 710 48.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.71 639th 640 0.2%
2019 10.21 580th 597 2.8%
2022 51.64 296th 703 57.9%
2023 76.42 91st 595 84.7%
2024 23.89 452nd 523 13.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 2.85 680th 681 0.1%
2019 8.91 592nd 621 4.7%
2022 65.32 187th 646 71.1%
2023 72.78 150th 652 77.0%
2024 58.20 222nd 658 66.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.02 679th 680 0.1%
2019 5.98 613th 623 1.6%
2022 35.27 425th 654 35.0%
2023 37.53 388th 665 41.7%
2024 31.27 454th 662 31.4%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.90 37th 39 5.1%
2022 37.16 10th 15 33.3%
2023 49.18 8th 18 55.6%
2024 50.41 4th 13 69.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.91 475th 475 0.0%
2019 12.09 355th 364 2.5%
2022 76.39 37th 339 89.1%
2024 68.58 60th 365 83.6%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 91.11 36th 666 94.6%
2023 95.00 15th 656 97.7%
2024 94.81 18th 670 97.3%
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Data source: test scores: Oregon Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 16.70 270th 295 8.5%
2008 3.42 314th 315 0.3%
2009 10.24 309th 323 4.3%
2010 14.87 323rd 343 5.8%
2011 6.13 344th 357 3.6%
2012 48.67 226th 395 42.8%
2013 2.91 371st 377 1.6%
2014 1.73 378th 382 1.0%
2015 2.89 379th 381 0.5%
2016 0.34 383rd 383 0.0%
2017 3.02 382nd 382 0.0%
2018 8.26 369th 384 3.9%
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Data source: test scores: Oregon Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 209 518 7 15 15 n/a n/a 0 764
1989 217 500 8 18 20 n/a n/a 0 763
1990 189 515 19 15 19 n/a n/a 0 757
1991 190 604 19 24 30 n/a n/a 0 867
1992 184 611 22 27 17 n/a n/a 0 861
1993 177 561 16 21 15 n/a n/a 0 790
1994 166 549 19 20 13 n/a n/a 0 767
1995 139 563 20 32 20 n/a n/a 0 774
1996 139 563 20 32 20 n/a n/a 0 774
1997 205 506 23 33 22 n/a n/a 0 789
1998 125 567 31 48 22 n/a n/a 0 793
1999 91 551 31 62 25 n/a n/a 0 760
2000 95 529 35 55 18 n/a n/a 0 732
2001 90 523 32 69 19 n/a n/a 0 733
2002 52 419 29 76 7 n/a n/a 0 583
2003 52 419 29 76 7 n/a n/a 0 583
2004 37 395 23 80 8 n/a n/a 1 544
2005 40 361 22 86 8 n/a n/a 8 525
2006 34 341 20 87 6 n/a n/a 0 488
2007 38 307 20 87 5 n/a n/a 1 458
2008 39 295 18 90 6 n/a n/a 5 453
2009 30 224 15 85 1 n/a n/a 6 361
2010 28 175 11 81 2 n/a n/a 10 307
2011 23 149 5 80 3 1 9 0 270
2012 31 141 7 78 4 0 11 0 272
2013 27 149 3 95 2 0 16 0 292
2014 28 147 2 106 4 0 24 0 311
2015 35 157 4 116 2 5 32 0 351
2016 53 166 4 111 3 4 41 0 382
2017 43 152 7 106 2 2 54 0 366
2018 48 145 10 107 1 2 56 0 369
2019 64 114 16 73 3 6 35 0 311
2020 78 108 19 71 4 4 36 1 321
2021 89 98 18 67 2 7 37 1 319
2022 86 88 19 54 2 5 43 0 297
2023 92 78 18 59 1 5 46 3 302

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 Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 764 25.8 29.6 58.4
1989 763 36.2 21.0 62.1
1990 757 39.1 19.3 61.8
1991 867 41.2 21.0 64.6
1992 861 37.0 23.2 68.1
1993 790 43.0 18.4 84.6
1994 767 36.5 21.0 86.6
1995 774 36.5 21.2 0
1996 774 36.5 21.2 0
1997 789 36.5 21.6 88.2
1998 793 38.0 20.9 86.5
1999 760 37.0 20.5 95
2000 732 37.5 19.5 88
2001 733 39.5 18.6 92
2002 583 32.2 18.1 91.9
2003 583 32.2 18.1 91.9
2004 544 30.6 17.8 92.3
2005 525 28.6 18.4 93.4
2006 488 28.0 17.4 92.6
2007 458 29.1 15.7 92.1
2008 453 29.7 15.3 93.1
2009 361 26.5 13.6 94.1
2010 307 22.5 13.6 94.9
2011 270 21.3 12.6 93
2012 272 19.8 13.7 92.6
2013 292 22.7 12.8 84.2
2014 311 22.9 13.5 88.1
2015 351 27.0 13.0 88.6
2016 382 30.0 12.7 88.7
2017 366 30.9 11.8 88.8
2018 369 29.7 12.4 88.9
2019 311 22.3 13.8 89.1
2020 321 22.2 14.4 88.8
2021 319 22.5 14.1 n/a
2022 297 22.3 13.2 n/a
2023 302 23.5 12.8 72.8

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 Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 764 25.8 29.6 58.4
1989 763 36.2 21.0 62.1
1990 757 39.1 19.3 61.8
1991 867 41.2 21.0 64.6
1992 861 37.0 23.2 68.1
1993 790 43.0 18.4 84.6
1994 767 36.5 21.0 86.6
1995 774 36.5 21.2 0
1996 774 36.5 21.2 0
1997 789 36.5 21.6 88.2
1998 793 38.0 20.9 86.5
1999 760 37.0 20.5 95
2000 732 37.5 19.5 88
2001 733 39.5 18.6 92
2002 583 32.2 18.1 91.9
2003 583 32.2 18.1 91.9
2004 544 30.6 17.8 92.3
2005 525 28.6 18.4 93.4
2006 488 28.0 17.4 92.6
2007 458 29.1 15.7 92.1
2008 453 29.7 15.3 93.1
2009 361 26.5 13.6 94.1
2010 307 22.5 13.6 94.9
2011 270 21.3 12.6 93
2012 272 19.8 13.7 92.6
2013 292 22.7 12.8 84.2
2014 311 22.9 13.5 88.1
2015 351 27.0 13.0 88.6
2016 382 30.0 12.7 88.7
2017 366 30.9 11.8 88.8
2018 369 29.7 12.4 88.9
2019 311 22.3 13.8 89.1
2020 321 22.2 14.4 88.8
2021 319 22.5 14.1 n/a
2022 297 22.3 13.2 n/a
2023 302 23.5 12.8 72.8

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 Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 n/a n/a $19,520
2020 n/a n/a $20,387
2021 n/a n/a $21,467
2022 $3,284 (9.4%) $31,700 (90.6%) $34,984
2023 $3,222 (11.5%) $24,814 (88.5%) $28,036

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Dr. Martin Luther King Junior 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 698th of 705 Elementary schoolsRanks 270th of 706 Elementary schools
 60.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School)15.942
 26.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Portland School District 1J)55.455.4
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)46.539.4
 7.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School)9.138
 28.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Portland School District 1J)52.856.2
 3.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Oregon)46.439.7
 6.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School)30.643.5
 12.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Portland School District 1J)56.258.1
 1.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)49.242.3
 6.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School)1241.3
 29.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Portland School District 1J)4854.3
 6.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)43.237.6
 5.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School)15.255.6
 40.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Portland School District 1J)60.459.8
 0.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)5447.1
 6.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students311302
 2.9%
African American11478
 31.6%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian1618
 12.5%
Hispanic7359
 19.2%
Pacific Islander65
 16.7%
White6492
 43.8%
Two or More Races3546
 31.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients89.1%72.8%
 16.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School

Students at Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School are 30% White, 26% African American, 20% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School ranks 365th of 710 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harriet Tubman Middle School
High : Grant High School
High : Jefferson High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 302 students attended Dr. Martin Luther King Junior School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oregon Department of Education.

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