Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex
1700 Marmora Ave
Atlantic City NJ, 08401, Atlantic County
Phone: 609-343-7380
Ranking: (1,714 out of 1,847, bottom 7%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Atlantic City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 73 | 79 | 71 | 61 | 57 | 71 | 50 | |||||||
Total Students: | 701 | 783 | 662 | 576 | 539 | 536 | 564 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 96 | 13.7% | 105 | 13.4% | 57 | 8.6% | 62 | 10.8% | 38 | 7.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 81 | 11.6% | 80 | 10.2% | 75 | 11.3% | 71 | 12.3% | 54 | 10.0% | 66 | 12.3% | 53 | 9.4% |
Grade 1: | 80 | 11.4% | 68 | 8.7% | 75 | 11.3% | 55 | 9.5% | 67 | 12.4% | 52 | 9.7% | 62 | 11.0% |
Grade 2: | 71 | 10.1% | 67 | 8.6% | 59 | 8.9% | 50 | 8.7% | 42 | 7.8% | 55 | 10.3% | 69 | 12.2% |
Grade 3: | 70 | 10.0% | 54 | 6.9% | 54 | 8.2% | 47 | 8.2% | 55 | 10.2% | 60 | 11.2% | 58 | 10.3% |
Grade 4: | 65 | 9.3% | 53 | 6.8% | 48 | 7.3% | 56 | 9.7% | 55 | 10.2% | 63 | 11.8% | 55 | 9.8% |
Grade 5: | 66 | 9.4% | 57 | 7.3% | 54 | 8.2% | 40 | 6.9% | 55 | 10.2% | 53 | 9.9% | 31 | 5.5% |
Grade 6: | 71 | 10.1% | 53 | 6.8% | 43 | 6.5% | 60 | 10.4% | 43 | 8.0% | 34 | 6.3% | 45 | 8.0% |
Grade 7: | 49 | 7.0% | 107 | 13.7% | 60 | 9.1% | 43 | 7.5% | 31 | 5.8% | 43 | 8.0% | 52 | 9.2% |
Grade 8: | 51 | 7.3% | 92 | 11.7% | 84 | 12.7% | 30 | 5.2% | 32 | 5.9% | 50 | 9.3% | 75 | 13.3% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 47 | 6.0% | 53 | 8.0% | 62 | 10.8% | 67 | 12.4% | 60 | 11.2% | 64 | 11.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 379 | 54.1% | 399 | 51.0% | 366 | 55.3% | 301 | 52.3% | 295 | 54.7% | 286 | 53.4% | 296 | 52.5% |
Female: | 322 | 45.9% | 384 | 49.0% | 296 | 44.7% | 275 | 47.7% | 244 | 45.3% | 250 | 46.6% | 264 | 46.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 20 | 2.9% | 46 | 5.9% | 20 | 3.0% | 18 | 3.1% | 15 | 2.8% | 10 | 1.9% | 11 | 2.0% |
Hispanic: | 130 | 18.5% | 197 | 25.2% | 118 | 17.8% | 96 | 16.7% | 80 | 14.8% | 67 | 12.5% | 77 | 13.7% |
Black: | 546 | 77.9% | 531 | 67.8% | 521 | 78.7% | 462 | 80.2% | 435 | 80.7% | 453 | 84.5% | 473 | 83.9% |
White: | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 625 | 89.2% | 697 | 89.0% | 573 | 86.6% | 469 | 81.4% | 397 | 73.7% | 399 | 74.4% | 406 | 72.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 4.0% | 42 | 5.4% | 41 | 6.2% | 30 | 5.2% | 30 | 5.6% | 44 | 8.2% | 43 | 7.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.60 | 9.91 | 9.30 | 9.44 | 9.46 | 7.10 | 11.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.3% | 47.6% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 63.1% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 57.9% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.5% | 64.2% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 77.2% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28.8% | 44.3% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37.7% | 44.2% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 26% | 45.9% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 24.6% | 36.0% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40.0% | 46.7% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25.6% | 39.2% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46.7% | 57.1% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 67.0% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 72.9% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.1% | 75.0% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36.3% | 63.1% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51% | 61.7% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38% | 71.3% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 23.0% | 50.2% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.0% | 63.0% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 53.2% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 56.8% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 65.5% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 56.1% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.2% | 58.8% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.9% | 68.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.2% | 42.0% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32.7% | 41.1% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26.7% | 45.9% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17.6% | 34.6% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19.0% | 31.3% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33.8% | 46.3% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41.3% | 44.2% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.0% | 59.0% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.1% | 63.0% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.4% | 59.6% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.4% | 71.0% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.6% | 62.2% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38.1% | 64.2% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.6% | 69.1% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.3% | 51.5% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38.0% | 51.8% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.7% | 51.9% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.5% | 52.6% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.4% | 50.5% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 64.1% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.1% | 79.7% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 79.1% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 80.7% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 74.6% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.3% | 73.2% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 74.2% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27.5% | 34.4% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39.0% | 45.0% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36.6% | 41.1% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36.6% | 41.5% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27.3% | 40.1% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34.5% | 38.0% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 71.1% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48.8% | 61.6% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67.8% | 70.3% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56.7% | 66.2% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76.1% | 73.2% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59.0% | 67.0% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46.6% | 56.8% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 35.9% | 36.4% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 15.9% | 29.8% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 30.2% | 45.9% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27.1% | 42% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 45.1% | 44.0% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 30.4% | 43.4% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 31.2% | 41.1% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 53.3% | 56.9% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 34.9% | 55.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 60.8% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59.7% | 69.9% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 63.1% | 64.2% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 46.3% | 45.0% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 26.2% | 32.3% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 53.9% | 52.9% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 28.9% | 43.8% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31.6% | 39.4% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 36.2% | 37.8% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 42.3% | 40.2% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 31.7% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 21.3% | 32.5% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 30.8% | 45.4% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 36.9% | 42.7% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.3% | 44.9% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 25.8% | 43.5% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.7% | 49.4% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.1% | 53.9% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 53.4% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 65.4% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58.6% | 59.3% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 65.4% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.5% | 60.7% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30.1% | 33.9% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23.6% | 40.6% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.1% | 50.4% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.1% | 54.5% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.3% | 58.7% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.2% | 49.6% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58.0% | 61.7% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.0% | 57.6% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58.8% | 60.8% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58.6% | 58.3% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 64.1% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.9% | 54.2% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.3% | 29.8% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.8% | 34.5% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37.8% | 37.4% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 21.4% | 39.0% | 73.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 19.5% | 18.7% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 19.5% | 21.1% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24.7% | 26.1% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.6% | 33.4% | 68.4% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35.9% | 33.3% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.8% | 39.0% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.9% | 47.6% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.4% | 45.2% | 78.9% |
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* Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.