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Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
14405 Martin Luther King Way
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
Phone
(270) 887-7310
District
CHRISTIAN COUNTY
County
CHRISTIAN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
586
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kentucky

2

(10 is best)

Better than 12.0% of all KY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
50%
37%
53%
22%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
50%
17%
53%
27%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
30%
55%
22%
58%
37%
52%
30%
55%
22%
58%
37%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
35%
53%
37%
59%
32%
47%
35%
53%
37%
59%
32%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
16
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 26 4.4%
Kindergarten 85 14.5%
Grade 1 85 14.5%
Grade 2 79 13.5%
Grade 3 60 10.2%
Grade 4 73 12.5%
Grade 5 71 12.1%
Grade 6 107 18.3%
Total 586 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 34.1% 53.4% 78.1%
Black 57.0% 36.8% 11.3%
Hispanic 7.7% 8.4% 8.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.7% 2.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.7% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 85.5% 67.5% 56.2%
Free lunch eligible 83.1% 63.9% 53.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.4% 3.6% 2.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 57,107 4,509,394
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 81.2 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.1% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.1% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.7% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.7% 26.2%
65 OR OLDER 15.4% 16.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 22,924 1,748,475
Single Parent Households With Children 14.7% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.4% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 18.3% 25.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.2% 10.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 9.6% 14.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.1% 12.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.5% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.9% 18.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.7% 14.8%
$15,000 or less 18.1% 12.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,850 $50,953,500 52.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $633 $5,513,430 5.7%
Staff $311 $2,708,810 2.8%
General Administration $195 $1,698,450 1.8%
School Administration $565 $4,921,150 5.1%
Operation $932 $8,117,720 8.4%
Transportation $565 $4,921,150 5.1%
Other $311 $2,708,810 2.8%
Total Support $3,512 $30,589,520 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,725 $15,024,750 15.6%
Total Expenditures $11,087 $96,567,770 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,790 $4,473,393,050 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $580 $381,793,227 4.4%
Staff $610 $402,155,310 4.6%
General Administration $257 $169,387,456 1.9%
School Administration $697 $459,047,513 5.3%
Operation $971 $639,804,069 7.3%
Transportation $673 $443,313,756 5.1%
Other $305 $200,895,056 2.3%
Total Support $4,093 $2,696,354,828 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,381 $1,568,612,525 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,264 $8,738,199,658 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%

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