Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340459000567
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52
130 TRUMBULL STREET, ELIZABETH, NJ 07206 · (908) 436-6450 · Union County
GRADES PK–PKELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
252 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 301 | 100% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52 this school | 301 | 83.7% | N/A |
| Charles H. Stillman Elementary School PLAINFIELD | 317 | 87.4% | 16.2% |
| Brilla New Jersey Charter School PATERSON | 362 | 81.5% | 11.1% |
| Franklin Elementary School TRENTON | 372 | 86.8% | 16.4% |
| Donald Stewart Early Childhood Center No 51 ELIZABETH | 310 | 83.5% | N/A |
| Gershom Mott Elementary School TRENTON | 375 | 87.5% | 17.4% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #1,100 of 1,562 | #85 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #895 of 1,390 | #47 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.5% | #1,239 of 1,392 | #90 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.7% | #153 of 1,481 | #23 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #762 of 798 | #53 of 58 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
301
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 301 | 25 | 12.0:1 | 84% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 81% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 25 | 12.3:1 | 80% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 25 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 79% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 25 | 12.3:1 | 87% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 24 | 12.5:1 | 87% (261) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (305 to 301); teachers up 9% (23 to 25).
About Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52
Federal records list Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52 as an elementary school in ELIZABETH, New Jersey. Total enrollment is 301 students, and the grades served are pre-K. By comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll about 405 students on average.
Elizabeth Public Schools has a total of 37 schools and 27,580 students, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52 among them.
A large majority of enrollment at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52 is Hispanic, at 84%. The rest of enrollment is 13% Black and 3% White. Among all residents of Union County, the Hispanic share is about 35%. The diversity index for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52 is 28%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 12.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52, which has 25. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 11.4:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 84%. The rate at public schools in Union County averages 52%, lower than here.
Census data for Union County show median household income comes to about $103,202, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 180 public schools and about 99,046 students.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52's nearest public school is Benjamin Franklin School No. 13 (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 301, close to the 294 recorded in 2020-21.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52How many students attend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52 enrolls approximately 301 students in grades PK-PK.
What grades does Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52 serve?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52 serves grades PK-PK.
How many students per teacher at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52?
At Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52, the student body is approximately 3% White, 84% Hispanic, 13% Black.
Is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52 public or private?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elizabeth Public Schools.
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