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Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech

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1617 Fats Domino Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117 · (504) 308-3371

New Orleans’ School Grade D− better than 4% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
752
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 10.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts14%
State average 40.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1617 Fats Domino Ave., New Orleans

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K39
Kindergarten70
Grade 146
Grade 259
Grade 366
Grade 471
Grade 554
Grade 649
Grade 754
Grade 860
Grade 936
Grade 1056
Grade 1138
Grade 1254
Enrollment over time
844’20
803’21
853’22
882’23
752’24

Down 10.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 95%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 1%White <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech from New Orleans families.

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; New Orleans’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.