Martin Luther King Elementary School

Set in PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Martin Luther King Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus, operated by Piscataway Township School District. It educates 488 students across grades 4 through 5. That puts it 20% bigger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Piscataway Township School District runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 7,289 students. Martin Luther King Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Martin Luther King Elementary School reports that 42% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 20% Black, 18% Hispanic, 14% White, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the resource side, Martin Luther King Elementary School lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Martin Luther King Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Martin Luther King Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.3%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Middlesex County indicate median household earnings sit near $111,549, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Middlesex County runs 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students), of which Martin Luther King Elementary School is one.

Conackamack Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Martin Luther King Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Martin Luther King Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 51.3%.

Martin Luther King Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 4%: 510 students in 2018 compared to 488 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 24% to 20% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.