Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School Of Excellenc
285 Dorset St
Springfield MA, 01108, Hampden County
Phone: 413-214-7806
Ranking: (1,218 out of 1,316, bottom 7%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 38 | 40 | 37 | 40 | 32 | 28 | 20 | |||||||
Total Students: | 373 | 369 | 388 | 407 | 376 | 311 | 240 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 71 | 19.0% | 67 | 18.2% | 64 | 16.5% | 64 | 15.7% | 62 | 16.5% | 67 | 21.5% | 57 | 23.8% |
Grade 1: | 61 | 16.4% | 62 | 16.8% | 63 | 16.2% | 68 | 16.7% | 68 | 18.1% | 61 | 19.6% | 82 | 34.2% |
Grade 2: | 60 | 16.1% | 57 | 15.4% | 63 | 16.2% | 62 | 15.2% | 63 | 16.8% | 80 | 25.7% | 59 | 24.6% |
Grade 3: | 60 | 16.1% | 61 | 16.5% | 63 | 16.2% | 68 | 16.7% | 81 | 21.5% | 60 | 19.3% | 42 | 17.5% |
Grade 4: | 63 | 16.9% | 61 | 16.5% | 66 | 17.0% | 77 | 18.9% | 63 | 16.8% | 43 | 13.8% | NA | NA |
Grade 5: | 58 | 15.5% | 61 | 16.5% | 69 | 17.8% | 68 | 16.7% | 39 | 10.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 201 | 53.9% | 204 | 55.3% | 213 | 54.9% | 227 | 55.8% | 199 | 52.9% | 166 | 53.4% | 111 | 46.3% |
Female: | 172 | 46.1% | 165 | 44.7% | 175 | 45.1% | 180 | 44.2% | 177 | 47.1% | 145 | 46.6% | 113 | 47.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.7% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 158 | 42.4% | 155 | 42.0% | 161 | 41.5% | 167 | 41.0% | 137 | 36.4% | 105 | 33.8% | 77 | 32.1% |
Black: | 187 | 50.1% | 185 | 50.1% | 200 | 51.5% | 214 | 52.6% | 213 | 56.6% | 179 | 57.6% | 140 | 58.3% |
White: | 4 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.1% | 10 | 2.5% | 8 | 2.1% | 9 | 2.9% | 7 | 2.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 21 | 5.6% | 18 | 4.9% | 16 | 4.1% | 13 | 3.2% | 13 | 3.5% | 14 | 4.5% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 296 | 79.4% | 313 | 84.8% | 309 | 79.6% | 298 | 73.2% | 265 | 70.5% | 215 | 69.1% | 177 | 73.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 10.2% | 22 | 6.0% | 30 | 7.7% | 43 | 10.6% | 53 | 14.1% | 31 | 10.0% | 25 | 10.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.76 | 9.26 | 10.54 | 10.25 | 11.84 | 11.00 | 12.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40% | 40% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28% | 28% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40% | 40% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31% | 31% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 34% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 20% | 20% | 57% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 16% | 16% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 34% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27% | 27% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 30% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46% | 46% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48% | 48% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 40% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 34% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 15% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 17% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 8% | 53% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 12% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 7% | 7% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 14% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 28% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 23% | 52% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 46% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 45% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 46% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 37% | 65% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 22% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 41% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 49% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 52% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 14% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 20% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 21% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 41% | 51% |
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* Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School Of Excellenc was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.