Welcome to Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Academy (PK-8)
Welcome to Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Academy. It is our pleasure to partner with our neighborhood community to educate and serve your scholars. Our excellent and dedicated team of educators is committed to academic achievement and social growth while instilling the values of hard work, service to others, and personal leadership in our scholars.
If you are interested in joining our MLK family and want additional information, please contact us at 616-819-2600.
Principal
Harvey Crawley
School Apps
Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Academy
School Hours
Breakfast 8:10 a.m.
Start Time 8:30 a.m.
Dismissal 3:28 p.m.
Half Day Dismissal 11:40 a.m.
School Transparency
We are a Community School!
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At MLK, we are family.
Located in southeast Grand Rapids, Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Academy features state-of-the-art classrooms, collaborative learning spaces, and a beautiful Library/Media Center.
We have an outstanding, dedicated team of educators and support staff who care for each scholar, their families, and each other.
Offering a safe and secure environment, we strive to ensure that all scholars have an enriching and engaging learning experience. By encouraging growth academically, behaviorally, and socially, we allow our scholars the opportunity to thrive as learners and as citizens. We celebrate this growth and success throughout the year.
We have incorporated distance learning for years and are poised to be a leader in the district as a blended model of new technologies and old practices, giving our students the best of both worlds. Our 1-to-1 student technology device approach ensures that every student has the opportunity to learn inside and outside the classroom.
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14 Aug
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MLK Open House! 5:00 PM to 6:30 PMMLK Open House!Date: Aug 14Time: 5:00 PM to 6:30 PMCalendar: MLK Calendar
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18 Aug
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First Day of 2025-2026 School YearDate: Aug 18Calendar: GRPS District Calendar
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22 Aug
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No SchoolDate: Aug 22Calendar: MLK Calendar
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25 Aug
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First Day of the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP)Date: Aug 25Calendar: GRPS District Calendar
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29 Aug
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No SchoolDate: Aug 29Calendar: MLK Calendar
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Labor Day - No SchoolDate: Sep 1Calendar: MLK Calendar
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A bright new chapter begins for Southeast Career Pathways August 7, 2025
The largest project to date in the Reimagine GRPS initiative is ready to welcome scholars and staff for the first day of school on Monday, August 18.
Fox 17 Online: Grand Rapids high school seniors win national film contest July 31, 2025
Two seniors at Grand Rapids City High School won a nationwide student film contest for their short film about food insecurity, earning them $1,000 and a trip to Hollywood.
Coming up short—Tigers' outfielder learns new position on the fly for World Series July 30, 2025
He was a kid from southeast Grand Rapids who spent his childhood playing sandlot baseball on the open fields along 28th Street—then just a quiet two-lane road.
