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Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence

PublicElementaryGrades K–5Charter

285 Dorset Street, Springfield, MA 01108 · (413) 214-7806

Springfield’s School Grade D better than 10% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
354
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

285 Dorset Street, Springfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten60
Grade 162
Grade 259
Grade 357
Grade 459
Grade 557
Enrollment over time
365’20
350’21
352’22
356’23
354’24

Down 3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 67%Black 26%Asian 2%Two or more races 2%White 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence from Springfield 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 Massachusetts’s other public schools; Springfield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.