M L King Academy
Public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas · San Antonio ISD · Grades Pre-K–8
M L King Academy serves 532 students in grades Pre-K–8 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 84 schools in San Antonio ISD. By enrollment it is the 2202nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 35.53 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | San Antonio ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483873010425 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | San Antonio ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 532 | 44,047 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15 | 15.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96.1% | 87.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
M L King Academy in context
Size
M L King Academy is the 21st largest of San Antonio ISD's 48 elementary schools; its 532 students are 1.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 400; M L King Academy is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 67 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 26, against an average of 53 per grade. This year grade 8 has 46% fewer students than kindergarten (26 against 48). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 65 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 76.1% here and 89.8% across San Antonio ISD. Black students are next, at 22.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
96.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 87.2% across San Antonio ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 35.53 full-time-equivalent teachers for 532 students, M L King Academy has 15 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 532 students would have about 35.9 teachers, so M L King Academy has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
M L King Academy is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Carroll Early Childhood Campus, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 146 other elementary schools, 40 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 76.1% |
| Black | 22.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
| White | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
47.9% of students are girls and 52.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 65 |
| Kindergarten | 48 |
| Grade 1 | 59 |
| Grade 2 | 52 |
| Grade 3 | 60 |
| Grade 4 | 67 |
| Grade 5 | 62 |
| Grade 6 | 50 |
| Grade 7 | 43 |
| Grade 8 | 26 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
510 Morningview Dr., San Antonio, TX 78220
Phone: (210)978-7935
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: M L King Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Early Childhood Campus | San Antonio ISD | 0.9 mi | 364 | 16.3 | 97.8% |
| Democracy Prep at Stewart Academy | San Antonio ISD | 0.9 mi | 645 | 15 | 94.1% |
| IDEA Eastside Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.0 mi | 392 | 23.2 | 97.4% |
| IDEA Najim Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.5 mi | 540 | 22.1 | 93.5% |
| Smith Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 1.7 mi | 408 | 13 | 95.6% |
| Hirsch Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 1.9 mi | 578 | 17.1 | 96.9% |
| Cameron Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 2.1 mi | 344 | 18.2 | 96.5% |
| Washington Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 2.1 mi | 381 | 16.6 | 99.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.