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Martin Luther King Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

1709 Parkview Drive, Monroe, LA 71202 · (318) 387-1825 · Part of Monroe City School District

Monroe’s School Grade B better than 59% of Louisiana school districts

Students
350
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
City
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Martin Luther King Junior High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 26.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Monroe kids: 3 high schools

On the path

Where Monroe kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–610 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Martin Luther King Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts20%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

1709 Parkview Drive, Monroe

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7181
Grade 8169
Enrollment over time
276’20
317’21
353’22
332’23
350’24

Up 26.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 97%Hispanic 2%White <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Martin Luther King Junior High School from Monroe families.

Other schools in Monroe City School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Monroe’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.