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About this school
Martin Luther King Junior K-8 School is
an urban public school
in Dorchester, Massachusetts that is part of Boston Public Schools.
It serves 464 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
Its teachers have had 187 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 6
464 Students
36 Teachers
77 Lawrence AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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91%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Martin Luther King Junior K-8 School
$162,346
raised using DonorsChoose
187
projects
funded
79
teachers
funded
793
donors
14
projects
for
basic supplies
30
projects for
technology
30
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
Martin Luther King Junior K-8 School has received support from
512 individuals from Massachusetts and
281 individuals out-of-state.
