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Enrollment
544
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTIC CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340096000032
Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex
1700 Marmora Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401 · (609) 343-7380 · Atlantic County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
495 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 59 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 22% larger than its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex→Atlantic City High School
Based on grade levels within Atlantic City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
18.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
6.3%
NJ avg 41.6% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.2% | 6.3% |
| 2023-24 | 21.3% | 10.6% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
11.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex
Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex's state test result (11.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex this school | 544 | 91.0% | 11.8% |
| New York Avenue School Atlantic City | 550 | 91.8% | 7.6% |
| Pennsylvania Ave School Atlantic City | 566 | 85.7% | 15.7% |
| Chancellor Avenue Elementary School IRVINGTON | 455 | 85.3% | 21.0% |
| Jersey City Community Charter School JERSEY CITY | 561 | 82.5% | 28.5% |
| Whitney M. Young Jr. School JERSEY CITY | 623 | 86.7% | 6.5% |
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 School Complex ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #1,234 of 1,290 | #35 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.3% | #1,297 of 1,319 ▼ 58 | #36 of 38 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #1,246 of 1,319 ▼ 52 | #34 of 38 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #315 of 1,562 | #15 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #428 of 1,390 | #20 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #883 of 1,392 | #33 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.0% | #49 of 1,481 | #5 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #460 of 798 | #15 of 27 |
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
544
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 709
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 544 | 52.8 | 10.3:1 | 91% (495) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 53.1 | 10.1:1 | 90% (486) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 50.8 | 10.2:1 | 94% (485) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 54 | 10.1:1 | 86% (465) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 56.5 | 10.6:1 | 94% (564) |
| 2015-16 | 654 | 56 | 11.7:1 | 77% (505) |
| 2010-11 | 576 | 61 | 9.4:1 | 87% (499) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 44 | 13.8:1 | 89% (539) |
| 1990-91 | 709 | 40 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (599 to 544); teachers down 7% (56.5 to 52.8).
About Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex
Atlantic City, New Jersey, is home to Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex, a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 544 students, spread over pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students, which makes this school 34% bigger than average.
Atlantic City School District has 6,339 students spread across 11 schools.
About 67% of the student body at Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex is Black. Enrollment also includes 28% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Atlantic County, the Black share is about 13%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
The school had 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1. The school reported 91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 59% average for public schools in Atlantic County is 32 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex lands at D, ahead of 8% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 11.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 16.4%.
Looking at the county, Atlantic County, the median household earns about $78,050 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex, Atlantic County has 77 public schools.
New York Avenue School is about 0.4 miles from Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 21.7% proficiency; Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex posts 11.8%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (543) to 2024-25 (544).
Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Atlantic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,270
Census ACS
Median income
$78,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
41,964 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Atlantic City School District
- Atlantic City High SchoolHigh · 1,731 students
- Sovereign Avenue SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Richmond Avenue SchoolElementary · 609 students
- Pennsylvania Ave SchoolElementary · 566 students
- New York Avenue SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Uptown School ComplexElementary · 518 students
Other schools in Atlantic City
- Atlantic City High SchoolHigh · 1,731 students
- Sovereign Avenue SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Richmond Avenue SchoolElementary · 609 students
- Pennsylvania Ave SchoolElementary · 566 students
- New York Avenue SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Uptown School ComplexElementary · 518 students
Nearby schools
- New York Avenue School0.4 mi · 550
- Texas Avenue School0.6 mi · 496
- Brighton Avenue School0.8 mi · 302
- Venice Park School0.9 mi · 39
- Sovereign Avenue School1.0 mi · 717
- Pennsylvania Ave School1.0 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About Dr Martin Luther King Jr School ComplexHow large is Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex?
Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex enrolls approximately 544 students in grades PK-08.
Is Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex have?
Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
How diverse is Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex?
Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex reports a student body of 1% White, 28% Hispanic, 67% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex in?
Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex is part of Atlantic City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.