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"Children First, Because They Are Our First Priority"

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School is a public primary school located in South Hobart Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. King Jr. Elementary offers pre-kindergarten through 5th grade classes following a traditional single track school calendar. Part of Local District 7 of the Los Angeles Unified School District, King Jr. Elementary was founded in 1914 and has approximately 924 students enrolled. As stated in the school's mission statement, the school aims to "provide rigorous standards-based grade level appropriate instruction is a safe, clean, and child-centered environment."


Average Class Size

  • Kindergarten: 19
  • Grade 1: 20
  • Grade 2: 20
  • Grade 3: 20
  • Grade 4: 30
  • Grade 5: 28


Student-Staff Ratio

  • Students per paraprofessional staff: 46
  • Students per office/clerical staff: 132
  • Students per other classified staff: 103


Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School
ConfigurationGrade: K-5
Year Opened 1914
School Type Public
PrincipalDavid Bell
Location3989 S Hobart Blvd, Los Angeles, Ca 90062
Students924 (approx.)
Telephone323-294-0031
WebsiteOfficial Website

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Ranking

  • State Rank: 4 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
  • API Score: 720 (The API Score is a number between 200 and 1000 that reflects a school’s or school district’s performance)

From the 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report.

History

1914 - Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School was opened.

Map & Directions

<googlemap lat="34.011769" lon="-118.307798" type="map" zoom="17"> 34.011147, -118.307793, 3989 S Hobart Blvd

Los Angeles, CA </googlemap>


1] Head north on South Western Ave toward West 105th St.

2] Turn right at West Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

3] Turn left at South Hobart Blvd.


For more directions and detailed information on the school location, view the map here.



Faculty & Staff Information

  • David E. Bell - School Principal
  • Teachers with full credential: 85%
  • Teachers with emergency credential: 7%
  • Average teaching experience: 9 years
  • Average teaching in district: 8 years
  • First year teachers: 2%


Ethnic Diversity

63% Hispanic
36% African American
<1% Asian
<1% Filipino
<1% American Indian/Alaska Native
<1% White


Parent & Staff Comments

(parents and staff members can post their comments about this school here)

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