M L King Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Youngstown, Ohio
M L King Elementary School in Youngstown, Ohio enrolled 307 students in 2024-25 with 21.0 full-time teachers, 14.6 students per teacher against the Ohio elementary-school median of 17.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 21-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
329 students in 2022-23, 286 students in 2023-24, 307 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.0 to 21.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 329 | 20.0 | 16.4 |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 21.0 | 13.6 |
| 2024-25 | 307 | 21.0 | 14.6 |
14.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 of every 100 Ohio elementary schools
Among the 1,708 Ohio elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 326 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection M L King Elementary School enrolled 326 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 18 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 326 of the 326 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions18
- Chronically absent67.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
53.7% of students were Hispanic, 33.6% Black, 6.5% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic53.7%
- Black33.6%
- White6.5%
- Two or more races6.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at M L King Elementary School scored proficient or above: 21-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 21‑29% | 20‑22% | 59% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑24% | 10‑11% (2021-22) | 54.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Youngstown
18 public elementary schools in Youngstown report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austintown Elementary School | 996 | 18.8 | 51.4% |
| Austintown Intermediate School | 895 | 20.3 | 49.2% |
| Stambaugh Charter Academy | 472 | 11.8 | not reported |
| Horizon Science Academy Youngstown | 439 | 16.3 | not reported |
| West Boulevard Elementary School | 417 | 19.2 | 51.8% |
| Stadium Drive Elementary School | 378 | 19.2 | 41.3% |
| Youngstown Community School | 356 | 13.7 | not reported |
| E J Blott Elementary School | 351 | 10.3 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about M L King Elementary School
- Youngstown Academy of ExcellenceThe nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 243 students, 22.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Youngstown Preparatory AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 126 students, 63.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Compare M L King Elementary School with Youngstown Academy of ExcellenceStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Youngstown City School District spends per student$24,791 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,791
- The largest public schools in OhioM L King Elementary School is the number 1,239 by size of 1,715 Ohio elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,239 of 1,715
- Ohio schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 17.4 for elementary schools.14.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about M L King Elementary School
How many students attend M L King Elementary School?
307 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 329 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Youngstown, OH.What is the student-teacher ratio at M L King Elementary School?
14.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for elementary schools is 17.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is M L King Elementary School a Title I school?
M L King Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at M L King Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at M L King Elementary School scored proficient or above: 21-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is M L King Elementary School in?
Youngstown City School District, NCES district ID 3904516. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390451602080 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.