Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School
 

 

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

2006 - 2007 - 2008
Illinois Spotlight School

News & Events

Welcome to the 2009-2010 School Year!

The staff of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School is very excited about the new school year! We are especially excited to welcome seven new staff members to our building:

  • Ms. Ellen Puffer - 1st Grade
  • Ms. Charity Bundren - 2nd Grade
  • Ms. Megan Cardile - 3rd Grade
  • Ms. Lorena Griffin - 3rd Grade
  • Ms. Cara Maurizi - Music
  • Ms. Kirsten Byrnes - Teaching Assistant
  • Mr. Joseph Wiemelt - Director of Bilingual and Multicultural Programs

 

 
 
 
 

 

Congratulations Mariza!

Congratulations to fourth grade student Mariza Frances for receiving an Honorable Mention in the Eight Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest from the University of Illinois' Office of Public Instruction!


Congratulations to Our November Classes of the Month!

Ms. Darr's 2nd Grade

Ms. Stevens / Ms. Hicks' 1st Grade


 

 

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."



Every Friday is King School Spirit Day!


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.


   
 

Last Updated 1/12/2010
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M.L. King Elementary School
1108 W. Fairview
Urbana, IL 61801
217-384-3675 (phone)
217-344-5610 (fax)

Urbana School District #116
205 N. Race Street
P.O. Box 3039
Urbana, Illinois 61803-3039
217-384-3600 (phone)
217-337-4973 (fax)