Martin Luther King Junior Middle School in Beltsville, Maryland on �ǿմ�ý

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Martin Luther King Junior Middle School

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Martin Luther King Junior Middle School is a suburban public school in Beltsville, Maryland that is part of Prince George's County Public Schools. It serves 605 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.8:1. Its teachers have had 14 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Grades 6 - 8

605 Students

44 Teachers

4545 Ammendale Rd

Beltsville, MD 20705 View local requests

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Martin Luther King Junior Middle School Demographics

67%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

90%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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