📍 851 e 28th Street, Paterson, Passaic County, 07513
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paterson, Passaic County. The school has 601 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Paterson Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex enrolls 601 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 1.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 425 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 162 | 27% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.2% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
358 of the school's 601 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 351 qualify for free lunch and 7 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 Jr. Educational Complex 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 35, state house district 35.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex is one of 43 schools in Paterson Public School District, based in Paterson, New Jersey. The district serves 24,291 students district-wide and employs 1,769 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 601 students, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex is close to the district average of about 565 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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