My son has attended King Elementary for the past 3 years and this has to be one of the worst schools I've seen, or so I thought. I checked the surrounding schools for Clayton County and King is by far the best. Which doesn't state much. The teachers are negligent, unconcerned, and belligerent. I
... Read more almost had an altercation with one teacher because of her rudeness. The best advice I have to offer is move away from Clayton County. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/15/09
My daughter graduated from this school. And it was okay..I would have to agree with previous comments about the teachers, their focus was not so much on the kids..they were too busy gossiping, arguing in front of the children etc. Dr Matthews is an execellent principal but it takes far more than just
... Read more the principal. She should take a deeper look into her staff. The teachers are young and it shows... Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/11/08
The counseling department at M.L.King and Social Worker are very helpful , friendly and knowledgeable. They made sure that my every need was met for my child and myfamily. Thank You'll
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Posted by a parent on 03/06/08
My daughter attends MLK, this is her second year which has been a nightmare. Her teacher has complained and wined about my daughter since the first week of school. At first I would be upset with my daughter and punish her for the complaints. But as time went by I began to realize it was not my daughter
... Read more but the impatience of the teacher. Some people are just not cut out to be teachers, and we as parents need to do everything possible to have them removed from our school system. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/20/08
This school need to focus more on education. I can't see kids being happy in the environment that I've seen them placed in. The teachers & staff members are rude, unconcerned & gossip too much about the wrong things. Education should be the main focus, but the kids have little support to help them
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Posted by a parent on 10/01/07
my son attend mlk I am very disappointed in the leadership at this school. We had a very tough year there were no communication from teacher to parents. This school has a lot to work on.
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Posted by a parent on 09/27/07
My son has attended mlk for 2 years. Dr. Matthews is a good principal but others on the administrative staff show no concern for the children. All children need attention in some small or large way. This is something that needs to be worked on at mlk and yes the afternoon care needs time set aside to
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Posted by a parent on 06/19/07
My son is in a great school and the teacher is doing a wonderful job. I was thinking if this was the right decision to send by son to public school. All I can say is thank you MLK, my son has exceed my expectation in those few months. Parents have to remember also, we as parents have our part to in
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Posted by a parent on 02/19/07
In the after school program all the children do is play, there is NO emphasis on academics and reviewing CRCT scores this is deplorable.
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Posted by a parent on 09/19/06
My daughter is attending her second year and i must say i gives kudos to her teacher Ms. Anderson last year. Unfortunatley I was dissappointed in the CRCT test. So much was put into preparing and the actual test was similiar to work done in kindergarten. I agree with a previous parent comments on after
... Read more school programs for emphasis should be put towards helping with homework and assisting students how need it. I was also dissappointed in the PTA I joined and only remember attending one meeting. More organization is needed as well as teacher- parent involvement. This is a majority african-american school and I think education should be stressed more. Read less
School Profile for Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School
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Student enrollment:
1,200
Students per teacher:
17
Full-time teachers:
69
Number of classrooms:
60
Arts
Art
Special Education
Early Childhood Special Needs, Speech/Language Pathologists
Vocational Education
Phys Ed
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Gifted and Talented
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specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
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College Park schools — Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School is located at 5745 W Lee's Mill Rd, College Park GA 30349. 5745 W Lee's Mill Rd is in the 30349 ZIP code in College Park, GA The school district for Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School is the Clayton County Public Schools. Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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