Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School vs. Mount Zion Primary
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School Overview
School
Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School
5745 W Lees Mill Rd
Atlanta, GA 30349
Atlanta, GA 30349
Rating
: 2/
Bottom 50%10
Mount Zion Primary
2920 Mount Zion Rd
Jonesboro, GA 30236
Jonesboro, GA 30236
Overview
Serving 578 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Georgia for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 13% (which is lower than the Georgia state average of 37%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 18% (which is lower than the Georgia state average of 40%).
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is equal to the Georgia state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Georgia state average of 64% (majority Black).
Mount Zion Primary serves 589 students in grades Prekindergarten-2.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the Georgia state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Georgia state average of 64% (majority Black).
Grades Offered
PK-5
PK-2
Total Students
578 students
589 students
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% Male | % Female
53% | 47%
52% | 48%
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Total Classroom Teachers
40 teachers
38 teachers
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Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
16:1
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Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#1875 out of 2204 schools in GA
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
n/a
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Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
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Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
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Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
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Students by Grade
Students by Grade
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Pre-K Students
26
77
Kindergarten Students
90
170
Grade 1 Students
95
177
Grade 2 Students
112
165
Grade 3 Students
89
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Grade 4 Students
80
-
Grade 5 Students
86
-
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
3%
3%
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% Hispanic
7%
24%
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% Black
86%
66%
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% White
1%
1%
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% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
6%
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Diversity Score
0.26
0.51
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Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
90%
90%
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Eligible for Reduced Lunch
6%
7%
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