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Enrollment
591
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDISON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340450003354
Martin Luther King Elementary School
285 TINGLEY LANE, EDISON, NJ 08820 · (732) 452-2980 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
87 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (122).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
74.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
79.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.1% | 79.7% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 71.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 Martin Luther King Elementary School
Martin Luther King Elementary School's state test result (73.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Luther King Elementary School this school | 591 | 14.7% | 73.8% |
| James Madison Intermediate School EDISON | 586 | 14.2% | 76.0% |
| Oak Tree Elementary School MONROE TOWNSHIP | 578 | 7.6% | 78.6% |
| Woodbrook Elementary School EDISON | 786 | 13.9% | 71.3% |
| James Madison Primary School EDISON | 452 | 17.7% | N/A |
| Millstone River School PLAINSBORO | 772 | 10.5% | 62.0% |
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 Martin Luther King Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #98 of 1,290 | #6 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #91 of 1,319 ▲ 87 | #7 of 111 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #183 of 1,319 ▼ 81 | #11 of 111 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #240 of 1,562 | #26 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #1,100 of 1,390 | #93 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.7% | #1,195 of 1,392 | #101 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #1,140 of 1,481 | #113 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #271 of 798 | #46 of 84 |
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
591
-109 (-16%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 591 | 45.3 | 13.1:1 | 15% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 611 | 44.9 | 13.6:1 | 11% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 638 | 46.9 | 13.6:1 | 9% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 700 | 45 | 15.6:1 | 5% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 697 | 42 | 16.6:1 | 9% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 45 | 14.5:1 | 11% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 573 | 32 | 17.9:1 | 14% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 12% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 22 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martin Luther King Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (697 to 591); teachers up 8% (42 to 45.3).
About Martin Luther King Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Martin Luther King Elementary School serves students in EDISON, New Jersey. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 591 students. It has 46% more students than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey (about 405).
Martin Luther King Elementary School belongs to Edison Township School District, a district of 19 schools and 16,617 students.
The share of Asian students at Martin Luther King Elementary School is 82%. Other groups include 6% Black, 5% Hispanic, 5% White, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 26% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Martin Luther King Elementary School scores 33%.
With 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Roughly 15% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Middlesex County report 42%.
On the allk12 Grade, Martin Luther King Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 93% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Martin Luther King Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey schools. It scores 73.8%; the prediction is 58.1%.
In Middlesex County, median household income comes to about $111,549, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Middlesex County counts 214 public schools with about 129,255 students.
John Adams Middle School is the nearest public school to Martin Luther King Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 73.8% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 6 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 591 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 700. The ratio was 15.6:1 in 2020-21 and 13.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edison Township School District
- John P. Stevens High SchoolHigh · 2,687 students
- Edison High SchoolHigh · 2,393 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,206 students
- Herbert Hoover Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 954 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 946 students
Other schools in EDISON
- John P. Stevens High SchoolHigh · 2,687 students
- Edison High SchoolHigh · 2,393 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,206 students
- Herbert Hoover Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 954 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 946 students
Other Martin Luther King Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Martin Luther King Elementary. Martin Luther King Elementary School is the largest of the 6.
- Martin Luther King Elementary SchoolPISCATAWAY, NJ · 488 students
- MARTIN LUTHER KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWYANDANCH, NY · 538 students
- Martin Luther King ElementaryVANCOUVER, WA · 514 students
- Martin Luther King Elem SchoolANN ARBOR, MI · 511 students
- Martin Luther King ElementaryCompton, CA · 336 students
Nearby schools
- John Adams Middle School1.2 mi · 930
- Franklin D Roosevelt School1.2 mi · 178
- James Madison Primary School1.2 mi · 452
- John P. Stevens High School1.3 mi · 2,687
- James Madison Intermediate School1.4 mi · 586
- John F Kennedy Elementary School1.4 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Martin Luther King Elementary SchoolHow large is Martin Luther King Elementary School?
Martin Luther King Elementary School enrolls approximately 591 students in grades KG-05.
Is Martin Luther King Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Martin Luther King Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Martin Luther King Elementary School have?
Martin Luther King Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Martin Luther King Elementary School?
Student demographics at Martin Luther King Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 82% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Martin Luther King Elementary School in?
Martin Luther King Elementary School is part of Edison Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.