State/Public Elementary Open

Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex

๐Ÿ“ 1700 Marmora Avenue, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, 08401

516
Pupils
10.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Atlantic City, Atlantic County. The school has 516 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Atlantic City School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Atlantic City School District

Enrollment & staffing

Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex enrolls 516 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.

Male students
258 (50%)
Female students
258 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
50.8
Student-teacher ratio
10.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Black or African American, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American36571%
Hispanic or Latino12624%
Two or more races163.1%
Asian5<1%
White4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

485 of the school's 516 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 456 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades Pre-Kโ€“8Title I

Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-20, state senate district 2, state house district 2.

School district: Atlantic City School District

Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex is one of 11 schools in Atlantic City School District, based in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The district serves 6,585 students district-wide and employs 603 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 516 students, Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex is close to the district average of about 599 students per school.

6,585
District students
11
Schools
603
Teachers (FTE)

View the full Atlantic City School District profile โ†’

Academic Performance

20%
Reading proficient
3%
Math proficient
32%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

Jobs at this school

Browse live education vacancies at or near Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex.

Find vacancies โ†’