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Martin Luther King Junior School

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Martin Luther King Junior School ranks 782 nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

782^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Martin Luther King Junior School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Jersey City, New Jersey, with 764 students. The school is part of the Jersey City Public Schools district, which is ranked 455 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Despite the resources available, Martin Luther King Junior School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade, receiving a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges in terms of student academic performance, attendance, and equity. On standardized tests, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.1% to 25.6% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some groups performing relatively well compared to their peers in the district, while others, such as Asian and White students, perform significantly worse, ranking in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools in those subgroups.

Interestingly, Jersey City Golden Door Charter School and Learning Community Charter School, which are located in close proximity to Martin Luther King Junior School, significantly outperform it on academic measures. This highlights the need for the school and district to closely examine their practices and implement targeted interventions to improve student outcomes and address potential equity concerns.

752

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,613

Per pupil spending ?

77.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

886 Bergen Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306-4302

(201) 915-6521

District: Jersey City Public Schools

Students who attend Martin Luther King Junior School usually attend:

High:

William L Dickinson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.3%

Asian:

20.3%

Hispanic:

17.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (36% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 22 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

782^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

559^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Jersey City Public Schools

455^th of 609Jersey City Public Schools among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	782 of 1347	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	814 of 1338	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	850 of 1342	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	764 of 1345	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	848 of 1317	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	800 of 1360	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	680 of 1353	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.2	761 of 1352	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.8	881 of 1346	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.9	932 of 1357	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.4	1043 of 1363	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.6	952 of 1367	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.2	1012 of 1363	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.7	1024 of 1360	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.7	830 of 1354	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.0	994 of 1346	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.6	1106 of 1338	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.2	1194 of 1329	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.9	1068 of 1314	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.7	1098 of 1303	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.2	1084 of 1298	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	11.9	1041 of 1204	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	49.3	217 of 469	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	252 of 456	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	83.4	60 of 522	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	45.8	250 of 517	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	253 of 330	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	235 of 340	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	272 of 346	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	266 of 348	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	246 of 339	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	267 of 370	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	297 of 370	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	344 of 597	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	451 of 559	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.7	169 of 499	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.5	296 of 489	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.1	346 of 411	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	410 of 463	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	235 of 434	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	727 of 1326	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	746 of 1317	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	840 of 1318	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	825 of 1326	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	854 of 1290	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	816 of 1331	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	712 of 1333	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	414 of 1032	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	482 of 989	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	602 of 982	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	444 of 953	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.2	681 of 896	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.7	365 of 899	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	244 of 870	72.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	244 of 1023	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	52.9	381 of 939	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	294 of 910	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.2	165 of 863	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	62.4	205 of 839	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	186 of 948	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	88 of 942	90.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	762 of 1318	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	826 of 1313	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	771 of 1315	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	638 of 1324	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	759 of 1297	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	729 of 1335	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	609 of 1334	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	841 of 1023	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	844 of 970	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	864 of 963	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	828 of 975	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	817 of 976	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	892 of 964	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	855 of 1023	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	747 of 1022	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	559 of 752	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	497 of 743	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	529 of 748	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	511 of 745	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	419 of 652	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	417 of 745	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	325 of 716	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.7	350 of 712	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.1	465 of 713	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.1	387 of 713	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.6	547 of 717	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.0	522 of 704	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.3	481 of 677	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.7	481 of 684	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.1	451 of 677	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.3	534 of 664	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.9	510 of 640	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.0	536 of 631	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.2	535 of 615	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.5	503 of 599	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.6	494 of 588	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	22.3	463 of 574	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	49.3	147 of 352	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.1	294 of 361	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	193 of 204	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	167 of 200	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	172 of 201	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	173 of 200	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	125 of 147	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	162 of 199	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	145 of 200	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	320 of 343	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	245 of 320	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.4	112 of 288	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.1	195 of 270	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	164 of 197	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	139 of 227	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	543 of 728	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	523 of 717	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	526 of 720	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	474 of 726	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	389 of 625	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	420 of 703	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	353 of 680	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	419 of 608	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	481 of 589	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	413 of 587	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	410 of 591	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	260 of 480	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.9	88 of 524	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	90 of 504	82.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	342 of 613	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	303 of 584	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	265 of 568	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	243 of 549	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	148 of 467	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	83 of 541	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	28 of 522	94.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	508 of 726	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	414 of 719	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	458 of 718	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	482 of 730	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	399 of 635	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	361 of 697	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.0	270 of 675	60.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	473 of 502	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	453 of 510	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	455 of 509	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	457 of 512	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	420 of 435	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	473 of 504	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	447 of 497	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2024)54th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-24 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-29 vs school

Middle school

African American (2024)58th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-8 vs state

Mathematics32%-9 vs state

Algebra I24%-22 vs state

Science19%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Martin Luther King Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	886 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6521	752	65	11.6	77.1%	386 (51.3%)	61 (8.1%)	131 (17.4%)	153 (20.3%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	10 (1.3%)	42.4	782^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	41.9%		38.6	814^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.2%	32	32.5	4.1	44.2	49.3	51.4	44.0	41.2	44.9	49.3	35.4	48.1	19.0	21.9	11.5	23.8	23.8	$9,613	$348	$9,265
Mahatma K. Gandhi School	Public	PK, KG-8	143 Romaine Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6490	821	82	10.0	78.4%	247 (30.1%)	150 (18.3%)	157 (19.1%)	250 (30.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.6%)	29.7	962^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	28.6%		31	928^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.6%	34	26.9	3.4	37.7	44.0	32.5	40.7	36.2	26.6	37.2	36.4	33.7	15.7	16.2	23.9			$10,107	$154	$9,953
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3044 Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 795-4400	662	41	16.3	59.8%	75 (11.3%)	124 (18.7%)	190 (28.7%)	255 (38.5%)	10 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	59.5	545^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.5%		54.5	612^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.3%	67	37.7	8.1	55.6	52.1	67.2	60.0	71.1	45.8	56.1	41.9	55.7	37.1	32.1	9.4	70.6	70.6	$7,171	$763	$6,408
The Ethical Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	95 Broadway	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 984-4151	357	16	22.3	54.1%	91 (25.5%)	42 (11.8%)	86 (24.1%)	114 (31.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.3%)	40.1	809^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.9%		30	944^th of 1338 public elementary schools	29.4%	135	36.3	5.9	41.9	47.5	56.8	33.3	33.3	53.0	41.9	37.5	34.1	18.5	14.8	5.9	35.3	35.3	$8,303	$678	$7,625
Joseph H. Brensinger School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6120	926	95	9.7	86.0%	371 (40.1%)	179 (19.3%)	277 (29.9%)	76 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	18 (1.9%)	27.4	990^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.5%		33.1	902^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	32.6%	88	11.9	3.8	36.3	51.7	35.8	44.2	42.0	49.5	39.3	32.3	25.3	20.0	18.0	10.3	70.6	70.6	$9,638	$511	$9,127
Jotham W. Wakeman School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 St Pauls Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4310	617	56	11.0	45.2%	58 (9.4%)	64 (10.4%)	191 (31.0%)	286 (46.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	86.6	179^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.7%		79	293^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	78.1%	114	51.9		73.5	78.8	71.6				76.1	72.8	67.9						$12,283	$554	$11,729
Learning Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2495 John F Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	The Learning Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 332-0900	634	46	13.7	32.0%	185 (29.2%)	103 (16.2%)	126 (19.9%)	199 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.7%)	70.9	410^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.6%		74.5	360^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.1%	50	34.9	29.9	74.3	63.6	80.3	59.1	84.6	89.6	68.2	37.9	60.6	57.6	69.3		46.3	46.3	$9,314	$711	$8,603
Dr. Michael Conti School	Public	PK, KG-8	182 Merseles St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4300	651	57	11.4	46.1%	151 (23.2%)	76 (11.7%)	226 (34.7%)	159 (24.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.8%)	75.9	342^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	74.6%		70.2	418^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.8%	76	40.4	14.3	74.2	87.5	68.1	53.8	73.1	60.0	73.0	81.3	53.2	30.7	60.8	30.0	86.7	86.7	$10,825	$420	$10,405
Julia A. Barnes School	Public	PK, KG-5	91 Astor Place	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6420	433	33	13.3	70.7%	72 (16.6%)	73 (16.9%)	254 (58.7%)	30 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	38.9	830^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.4%		8.7	1261^st of 1338 public elementary schools	5.8%	431			41.3						41.3								$13,400	$497	$12,903
Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26	Public	PK, KG-5	164 Laidlaw Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 963-7160	539	55	9.8	54.5%	92 (17.1%)	53 (9.8%)	192 (35.6%)	180 (33.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	34	896^th of 1347 public elementary schools	33.5%		35.6	860^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.7%	36	26.0		34.8	50.9	37.5				37.8	38.0	34.0						$12,306	$265	$12,041

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High : William L Dickinson High School

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Jersey City Public Schools

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Martin Luther King Junior School ranks 782^nd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 752 students attended Martin Luther King Junior School.

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Students at Martin Luther King Junior School are 51% White, 20% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 8% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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