Welcome to King School!

Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School, one of six elementary schools in Urbana School District #116, is located in northwest Urbana in the King Park neighborhood. Our students come from over 50 countries and speak more than 40 languages. The multicultural, multilingual nature of the school population provides a rich learning environment for King School students.

2006 & 2007
Academic Improvement Award

King School Mission

For the past few weeks, the King School staff has been working on developing a new mission statement for King School:

Our mission at King School is to help our students develop the skills and knowledge necessary to make responsible life choices and positive contributions in a diverse society. In collaboration with home and community, we will respond to the needs of every child, ensuring that each child can and will learn.

We'd love to hear from you! Email Dr. Ivory-Tatum with any comments about the mission!

Don't forget!

All library books must be returned by Friday, May 15th. If you have lost a library book, please contact Mrs. Morrison about paying for the lost book.

King School in the News!

A select group of King students are participating in an after-school technology program during April and May. Read about the Technology for Kids program in the News-Gazette!

Celebrating Success!

In April 2009, King School was featured on the Success Stories page of the Illinois PBIS Network website. Here's the full text of the announcement:

ODR and ISAT Score Improvement

"Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary in Urbana School District 116 is in their fourth year of implementation. For the five month period of September through January in the 2007-08 school year, they had 139 major office discipline referrals (ODRs). In that same period in the 2008-09 school year, they had only 52 major ODRs (a 63% decrease.) Additionally, though 85% of their student population falls in the low income category, they have seen continued gains in ISAT scores from FY06 to FY08 with an 11% increase in the number of students “meeting or exceeding” standards in Reading, and a 23% increase in Math."

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Congratulations King School!

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has recognized King School as a 2008 Illinois Spotlight School! This is the third year that we have achieved this distinction. Read more about it here.

Third, fourth and fifth grade students skilled at playing chess have had the opportunity to meet during indoor recess to work on their game. In April, an after-school chess club will start to help students unfamilar with the game learn how to play.