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Martin Luther King Jr School

PublicHighGrades 7–12

613 17th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37203 · (615) 329-8400 · Part of Metropolitan Nashville Public School District

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Directions
Students
1,280
Setting
City
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Martin Luther King Jr School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 42 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency48%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts71%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

613 17th Avenue North, Nashville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7146
Grade 8169
Grade 9273
Grade 10214
Grade 11235
Grade 12243
Enrollment over time
1,275’20
1,252’21
1,211’22
1,219’23
1,280’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Black 32%Hispanic 9%Asian 7%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 School from Nashville families.

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Una Elementary
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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 Tennessee’s other public schools; Nashville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.