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Charter · Grades K–5 · 520 students
Martin Luther King Jr Education Center Academy
16827 Appoline St, Detroit, MI 48235
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
234
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
23.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy
Wayne County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Michigan elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Martin Luther King Jr Education Center Academy
Martin Luther King Jr Education Center Academy is a charter elementary school in Detroit, Michigan, serving grades K–8. It is part of Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy. The school is located in a large city in Wayne County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 234 students were enrolled, with about 23.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Michigan elementary school (15.3 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Grand Valley State University. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 234 students
- Students per teacher
- 23.4 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Grand Valley State University
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy
- County
- Wayne County
- NCES school ID
- 260013100781
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.