Martin Luther King Jr Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Martin Luther King Jr Middle in Charlotte, North Carolina enrolled 844 students in 2024-25 with 51.2 full-time teachers, 16.5 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 12% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 21%
931 students in 2022-23, 899 students in 2023-24, 844 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.4 to 51.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 931 | 42.4 | 21.9 |
| 2023-24 | 899 | 53.3 | 16.9 |
| 2024-25 | 844 | 51.2 | 16.5 |
16.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 56 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools
Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle 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 325 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Martin Luther King Jr Middle enrolled 974 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 326 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 325 of the 974 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions326
- Chronically absent44.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
63.4% of students were Hispanic, 30.1% Black, 3.3% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic63.4%
- Black30.1%
- Asian3.3%
- White1.4%
- Two or more races1.4%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
- American Indian0.1%
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
In 2021-22, the students tested at Martin Luther King Jr Middle scored proficient or above: 12% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 12% | 50% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Charlotte
23 public middle schools in Charlotte report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community House Middle | 1,425 | 20.2 | 18.3% |
| Jay M. Robinson Middle | 1,333 | 18.7 | 17.9% |
| Randolph Middle | 1,215 | 19.5 | 45.3% |
| Southwest Middle School | 1,205 | 17.5 | 99.8% |
| Alexander Graham Middle | 1,187 | 19.4 | 49.8% |
| Piedmont Middle School | 1,108 | 20.3 | 42.7% |
| Quail Hollow Middle | 1,090 | 16.8 | 99.2% |
| McClintock Middle | 1,056 | 17.2 | 99.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Martin Luther King Jr Middle
- Gov's Village STEM (Upper)The nearest public middle school, 2.3 miles away: 684 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- James Martin MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 659 students, 17.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Compare Martin Luther King Jr Middle with Gov's Village STEM (Upper)Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools spends per student$12,198 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,198
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaMartin Luther King Jr Middle is the number 83 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#83 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.16.5:1
- 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 Martin Luther King Jr Middle
How many students attend Martin Luther King Jr Middle?
844 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 931 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Charlotte, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Martin Luther King Jr Middle?
16.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Martin Luther King Jr Middle a Title I school?
Martin Luther King Jr Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Martin Luther King Jr Middle do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Martin Luther King Jr Middle scored proficient or above: 12% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina'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; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Martin Luther King Jr Middle in?
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NCES district ID 3702970. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370297002784 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: 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.