Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School
School address information is accurate as of the 2019-2020 school year.
Grades PK-8 Campus
1617 Caffin Ave
New Orleans, LA 70117
Phone: 504-940-2243
School Hours: 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
Geographic Area: Lower Ninth Ward
Geographic Zone: 1
Grades 9-12 Campus
5300 N. Rocheblave St.
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504-325-2179
School Hours: 8:00 AM-3:10 PM
Geographic Area: Downtown
Geographic Zone: 1
Grades Served This Year: PK4 - 12th
Grades Served Next Year: PK4 - 12th
http://www.drkingcharterschool.org/
School Leadership
Principal: Mrs. Velta Simms - Elementary Dr. Lindsey Moore Sr. - High
Board Chair: Hilda Young
Charter Organization: Friends of King School District
Authorizer: OPSB
Mission Statement / Programmatic Model:
Our mission is to create and maintain an orderly, trusting environment where teaching and learning are innovative and exciting, where students are taught to read, write, compute, and think critically according to their fullest potential.
School Performance
Most New Orleans public schools are charter schools, public schools governed by non-profit boards. Each board is given a contract to operate their charter school for a number of years. When the contract is up for renewal, the Orleans Parish School Board or Louisiana Department of Education uses school performance to determine if the contract should be renewed. If the school hasn’t demonstrated acceptable performance, it may close at the end of the school year, or be taken over by a new non-profit board.
Below we display school performance information. Due to COVID-19, It is important to note that this performance information reflects student performance data gathered during the 2018 school year. We encourage you to use all of the information available on this page and by contacting the school to learn more about how the school can meet your family’s needs.
Letter Grade: DSPS: 58.8
Renewal Year: 2021-2022
School Finder Page: School Report Card for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School
Admissions
How to apply, who is eligible to attend, and what factors determine which students are assigned. For more info on priorities and how OneApp works, click here.
Application Process: OneApp
Applications Due: 01/29/2021
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School
Grade(s) PK4
Eligibility: Orleans Parish residents who meet income requirements and/or have a current IEP and who will turn 4 years old by September 30 of the year school begins
Priority: Applicants with an IEP, siblings of continuing students, children of current school staff, applicants who reside within a half-mile of the school for up to 25% of available seats, applicants who reside in ZIP code(s) 70116, 70117 for up to 25% of available seats, all other applicants
Grade(s) 9-12
Eligibility: Orleans Parish residents
Priority: Siblings of continuing students, all other applicants
Grade(s) K-8
Eligibility: Orleans Parish residents
Priority: Siblings of continuing students, applicants who reside within a half-mile of the school for up to 25% of available seats, applicants who reside in ZIP code(s) 70116, 70117 for up to 25% of available seats, all other applicants
School Features
Highlighted program offerings, transportation details, and other provided services.
Transportation: Yes
Before Care: Yes
After Care: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Features & Programs:
STEM NOLA, Kappa Pi Kappa Mentoring Sorority, Mu Lambda Kappa Mentoring Fraternity
Health Sciences, Information Technology, Pre-Nursing, STEM
Team Sports / After School Activities:
Community Partnerships, Gifted And Talented Services, Restorative Counseling and Approaches Club Sports: baseball, basketball, cheerleading, flag football, football, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, softball, step team, track & field, volleyball
Language Support:
Interpretation Available: upon request in Spanish | Translation Available: remotely in Spanish
Student Support Services:
Community Partnerships, Gifted And Talented Services, Restorative Counseling and Approaches
Special Education Model:
Inclusion, Self-contained with departmentalization, resource classroom
