📍 1200 Bangs Avenue, Asbury Park, Monmouth County, 07712
Dr. Martin Luther King Upper Elementary School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Asbury Park, Monmouth County. The school has 267 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Asbury Park School District school district. It serves grades 4–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dr. Martin Luther King Upper Elementary School enrolls 267 students across grades 4–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Black or African American, 45% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 142 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 119 | 45% |
| White | 6 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
155 of the school's 267 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 155 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dr. Martin Luther King Upper Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-60, state senate district 11, state house district 11.
Dr. Martin Luther King Upper Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Asbury Park School District, based in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The district serves 1,482 students district-wide and employs 153 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 267 students, Dr. Martin Luther King Upper Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 371 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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