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Martin Luther King Jr. Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

4545 Ammendale Rd, Beltsville, MD 20705 · (301) 572-0650 · Part of Prince George's County Public Schools

Beltsville’s School Grade D better than 8% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Students
605
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Martin Luther King Jr. Middle

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 38.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency4%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts29%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Maryland’s 1,321 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4545 Ammendale Rd, Beltsville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6202
Grade 7206
Grade 8197
Enrollment over time
981’20
938’21
911’22
628’23
605’24

Down 38.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 46%Hispanic 37%Asian 9%White 5%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%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. Middle from Beltsville families.

Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools

The district →
Colin L Powell Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fort Washington
1,661 students16:1
Beltsville Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Beltsville
C
1,113 students14:1
Cherokee Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adelphi
C−
863 students14:1
Springhill Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenbelt
D−
804 students13:1
Calverton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beltsville
D
767 students13:1
Port Towns Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bladensburg
D
747 students13:1

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 Maryland’s other public schools; Beltsville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.