The top reported proficiency rate is 10% in Math. The lowest is 2% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on M.l. King Jr. Es
M.L. King Jr. ES is an elementary school in northeast Oklahoma City serving children from prekindergarten through fourth grade. It is part of Oklahoma City Public Schools, the district serving the state capital. The school sits on Northeast 48th Street, a location that places it within the city's vast, auto-oriented geography rather than a dense downtown setting.
Enrollment totals several hundred students, making it a mid-sized elementary school for its grade band. The student body is heavily concentrated in a single racial group, with a substantial majority of students identifying as Black. Smaller shares of students are Hispanic or identify with two or more races, and there are modest numbers of white, Asian, and American Indian students. The counts of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, receive special education services, or are classified as English learners were not available in the data. A family looking at this school would need to ask the school or district directly about those support services.
State testing results from the OSTP assessment for the most recent school year show that proficiency rates in both math and English language arts are low relative to the state median. In third-grade math, about one in nine students scored at or above the proficient level. In fourth-grade math, roughly one in twelve did. In English language arts, third-grade proficiency was roughly one in thirteen, and fourth-grade was slightly higher at roughly one in eight. Science testing data is from an earlier year and at a grade level no longer served by this school, so it does not offer a current picture. When the school's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades is compared to other school districts in Oklahoma County, it falls in the bottom quarter of the thirty-eight districts in that county. This is the strongest available academic context for the school.
Because M.L. King Jr. ES serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to evaluate. Likewise, chronic absenteeism data was not reported. These omissions are inherent to the school's grade band; a parent concerned about attendance patterns or long-term outcomes would need to look at the school's own reporting or ask the principal.
The housing market in the school's immediate area is relatively affordable compared to national benchmarks. Home values in the zip code are moderate, and rents are modest. The typical estimated monthly mortgage payment after a standard down payment is not far from what it would cost to rent, suggesting homeownership is within reach for many families in this segment of the Oklahoma City market. The broader Oklahoma City economy is anchored by energy, aviation (including Tinker Air Force Base), government, and agriculture. Public information describes the city as one of the largest by land area in the United States, with a sprawling layout that makes car travel the norm outside the downtown core. The school's location in the northeast part of the city places it in a residential zone a distance from the downtown employment and entertainment districts.
The district itself, Oklahoma City Public Schools, has pursued multiple capital improvement initiatives through its MAPS program, but no recent bond referendum details for the district were found in the available research. Families considering this school may want to ask about facilities and program investments at this particular campus.
In sum, M.L. King Jr. ES is a pre-K-through-fourth-grade school in a large, spread-out city, serving a predominantly Black student population. Academic proficiency on state assessments is low relative to other schools in Oklahoma County. The school does not offer high school pathways or graduation data, and information on student support programs such as special education and English learner services is not captured in the public data. The surrounding housing is comparatively affordable. This school fits a family looking for an elementary option in northeast Oklahoma City within a large urban district, who would want to investigate instructional support and programming directly with the school.
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