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Enrollment
752
Elementary
DISTRICT 601 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JERSEY CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340783002792
Martin Luther King Jr. School
886 BERGEN AVE, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07306 · (201) 915-6521 · Hudson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL752 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
11.7:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
580 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 60 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 72 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (72).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
45.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
31.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 31.8% |
| 2023-24 | 46.6% | 31.0% |
% 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Martin Luther King Jr. School
Martin Luther King Jr. School's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Luther King Jr. School this school | 752 | 77.1% | 33.9% |
| Mahatma K. Gandhi School JERSEY CITY | 821 | 78.4% | 28.2% |
| Woodrow Wilson Community School BAYONNE | 740 | 67.4% | 36.2% |
| Washington Community School #9 BAYONNE | 691 | 61.2% | 34.2% |
| Joseph H. Brensinger School JERSEY CITY | 926 | 86.0% | 32.3% |
| Walter F. Robinson Community School BAYONNE | 924 | 68.0% | 34.6% |
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 Jr. School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #882 of 1,290 | #50 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #936 of 1,319 ▼ 22 | #53 of 84 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #810 of 1,319 ▼ 57 | #46 of 84 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 752 | #83 of 1,562 | #19 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #798 of 1,390 | #50 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #287 of 1,392 | #29 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.1% | #249 of 1,481 | #31 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #242 of 798 | #30 of 61 |
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
752
-83 (-10%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 951
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 752 | 64.5 | 11.7:1 | 77% (580) |
| 2023-24 | 764 | 62 | 12.3:1 | 62% (477) |
| 2022-23 | 776 | 63 | 12.3:1 | 68% (525) |
| 2020-21 | 835 | 62 | 13.5:1 | 69% (580) |
| 2017-18 | 898 | 61 | 14.7:1 | 81% (729) |
| 2015-16 | 866 | 61 | 14.2:1 | 86% (741) |
| 2010-11 | 774 | 53 | 14.6:1 | 82% (636) |
| 2000-01 | 931 | 60 | 15.5:1 | 83% (771) |
| 1990-91 | 951 | 60 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martin Luther King Jr. School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (898 to 752); teachers up 6% (61 to 64.5).
About Martin Luther King Jr. School
Martin Luther King Jr. School is a large elementary school that serves part of JERSEY CITY, New Jersey. The school teaches pre-K through 8 and enrolls 752 students. That puts enrollment 86% above the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Jersey City Public Schools has a total of 39 schools and 24,151 students, Martin Luther King Jr. School among them.
The share of White students at Martin Luther King Jr. School is 51%, a majority. It is also 20% Asian, 17% Hispanic, and 8% Black. For comparison, the population of Hudson County is roughly 32% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Martin Luther King Jr. School is 11.7:1, based on 64.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is similar, at 11.4:1. Lunch program data show 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 9 points above the 68% average for public schools in Hudson County.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Martin Luther King Jr. School outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Martin Luther King Jr. School are 10.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (33.9% actual, 23.9% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Hudson County show that median household income comes to about $91,795, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 130, with about 86,216 students.
Martin Luther King Jr. School's nearest public school is Kindle Education Public Charter School (about 0.1 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Martin Luther King Jr. School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Martin Luther King Jr. School's location as City: Large.
From 835 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 752 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.5 to 11.7 over 4 years.
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Hudson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,323
Census ACS
Median income
$91,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
86,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jersey City Public Schools
- William L Dickinson High SchoolHigh · 1,786 students
- James J Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,364 students
- Cornelia F. Bradford SchoolElementary · 1,082 students
- Joseph H. Brensinger SchoolElementary · 926 students
- Christa McAuliffe SchoolElementary · 906 students
- Franklin L. Williams SchoolMiddle · 906 students
Other schools in JERSEY CITY
- William L Dickinson High SchoolHigh · 1,786 students
- BelovED Community Charter SchoolCombined · 1,573 students
- James J Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,364 students
- Empowerment Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 1,272 students
- Cornelia F. Bradford SchoolElementary · 1,082 students
- Joseph H. Brensinger SchoolElementary · 926 students
Other Martin Luther King Junior schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Martin Luther King Junior. Martin Luther King Jr. School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Martin Luther King Jr SchoolNashville, TN · 1,280 students
- Martin Luther King Jr.Sacramento, CA · 357 students
- Martin Luther King Jr.Cambridge, MA · 340 students
Nearby schools
- Kindle Education Public Charter School0.1 mi · 87
- Mahatma K. Gandhi School0.4 mi · 821
- Liberty High School0.5 mi · 193
- Jersey City Golden Door Charter School0.6 mi · 662
- William L Dickinson High School0.6 mi · 1,786
- County Prep High School0.6 mi · 892
Frequently asked questions
About Martin Luther King Jr. SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Martin Luther King Jr. School?
Martin Luther King Jr. School enrolls approximately 752 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Martin Luther King Jr. School serve?
Martin Luther King Jr. School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Martin Luther King Jr. School have?
Martin Luther King Jr. School employs 65 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Martin Luther King Jr. School?
Student demographics at Martin Luther King Jr. School are roughly 51% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Black, 20% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Martin Luther King Jr. School in?
Martin Luther King Jr. School is part of Jersey City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.