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Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

692^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 7% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School serves 195 students in grades 6–8 in Asbury Park, New Jersey. In 2025–2026, proficiency was low across English language arts (ELA), math, and science. The clearest concern for families is that the school was among the lowest-performing nearby schools in nearly every same-grade subject comparison.

Compared with nearby schools, ELA is a particular weakness: proficiency was 6% in grade 6, 24% in grade 7, and 19% in grade 8, versus nearby-school averages of 56%, 62%, and 59%. Math proficiency was 0%, 9%, and 13% across grades 6–8, compared with nearby averages of 44%, 44%, and 32%. The school was also lowest among nearby schools in grade 8 science, at 1%. Results were close to those reported for the Asbury Park School District, but well below state results: for example, grade 6 ELA was 6% at the school and 51% statewide, while grade 8 math was 13% and 23%, respectively. Grade 8 math was the school’s closest result to the state and its third-lowest math result among nearby schools.

Some results have improved, but progress is uneven. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, grade 7 ELA proficiency rose 12 points and grade 8 ELA rose 6 points; grade 6 ELA fell from 9% in 2023–2024 to 6% in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking rose from the 2nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 7th percentile in 2025–2026, still below every nearby school; it awards 0 stars. One notable group result is Special Education Students: the SchoolDigger statewide ranking was at the 22nd percentile, compared with the school’s 7th-percentile overall ranking. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 6.8:1, the lowest among nearby schools, and 77% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism also declined, from 49% in 2020–2021 to 19% in 2024–2025, though the latest figure remained above the state’s 14%. With 195 students, results may shift noticeably from year to year.

195

Students ?

6.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$44,327

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1200 Bangs Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ 07712-6314

(732) 776-2559

District: Asbury Park School District

Students who attend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School usually attend:

High:

Asbury Park High School

Feeder schools for Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School:

Elementary:	Bradley Elementary School
	Thurgood Marshall Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.7%

African American:

47.7%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 36 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

New Jersey avg41%

692^nd of 743

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

603^rd of 607Asbury Park School District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	692 of 743	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	708 of 752	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	731 of 743	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	721 of 745	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	708 of 716	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.1	686 of 712	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.6	696 of 713	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.2	697 of 713	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.9	706 of 717	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.1	695 of 704	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.5	664 of 677	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.2	664 of 684	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.1	651 of 677	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.4	653 of 664	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.2	637 of 640	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.9	612 of 631	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.1	603 of 615	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.0	592 of 599	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.1	564 of 588	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.0	565 of 574	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	310 of 331	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	332 of 359	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	333 of 352	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	270 of 336	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	278 of 343	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	685 of 716	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	704 of 728	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	506 of 589	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	531 of 608	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	529 of 589	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	562 of 590	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	585 of 613	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	531 of 584	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	654 of 714	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	646 of 726	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	716 of 719	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	375 of 482	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)20th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

African American (2026)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Science100%+81 vs state

English Language Arts17%-36 vs state

Mathematics8%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)				NJSLA Mathematics (2026)				NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			NJSLA Geometry (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th 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 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Bangs Avenue	Asbury Park	07712	Monmouth County	Asbury Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2559	195	29	6.8	77.4%	5 (2.6%)	93 (47.7%)	97 (49.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.7	692^nd of 743 public middle schools	6.9%		10.2	708^th of 752 public middle schools	5.9%	16		1.1		6.2	23.8	19.2		0.0	9.1	12.6						$44,327	$1,598	$42,729
Neptune Middle School	Public	6-8	2300 Heck Avenue	Neptune	07753	Monmouth County	Neptune Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 776-2200	595	65	9.1	71.6%	66 (11.1%)	253 (42.5%)	225 (37.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.1%)	28.3	527^th of 743 public middle schools	29.1%		23.1	571^st of 752 public middle schools	24.1%	44		11.7		48.4	38.6	41.9		16.5	14.3	10.1		83.9	83.9			$20,240	$806	$19,434
Township of Ocean Intermediate School	Public	5-8	1200 West Park Avenue	Ocean	07712	Monmouth County	Township of Ocean School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 531-5630	889	94	9.4	37.3%	515 (57.9%)	91 (10.2%)	206 (23.2%)	48 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)	50.4	347^th of 743 public middle schools	53.3%		46.2	389^th of 752 public middle schools	48.3%	42	23.8	19.1	53.2	51.9	51.6	56.0	49.2	45.9	27.6	14.7	92.3	84.9	86.1			$14,722	$332	$14,390
Frank Antonides School	Public	5-8	135 Locust Avenue	West Long Branch	07764	Monmouth County	West Long Branch School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 222-5900	220	30	7.4	24.5%	151 (68.6%)	3 (1.4%)	55 (25.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.7%)	68.5	206^th of 743 public middle schools	72.3%		75.1	158^th of 752 public middle schools	79.0%	48	25.0	22.2	57.1	52.5	45.0	68.3	58.9	64.4	53.4	43.2		100.0	100.0			$24,146	$226	$23,920
Long Branch Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Indiana Avenue	Long Branch	07740	Monmouth County	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 229-5533	1,142	107	10.6	81.6%	223 (19.5%)	126 (11.0%)	748 (65.5%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.9%)	17.9	619^th of 743 public middle schools	16.7%		17.2	633^rd of 752 public middle schools	15.8%	14		3.7		26.1	41.0	31.9		16.0	10.8	10.0	80.5	82.6	81.2	56.0	56.0	$16,543	$863	$15,680
Wall Intermediate School	Public	6-8	2801 Allaire Road	Wall	07719	Monmouth County	Wall Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 556-2500	755	84	9.0	14.2%	624 (82.6%)	17 (2.3%)	78 (10.3%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.4%)	79.7	119^th of 743 public middle schools	84.0%		79.2	133^rd of 752 public middle schools	82.3%	14		22.6		66.7	71.2	71.4		55.7	68.0	48.9	100.0	98.7	99.0	94.8	94.8	$17,024	$253	$16,771
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Grant Avenue	Eatontown	07724	Monmouth County	Eatontown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-5013	270	30	9.0	50.0%	106 (39.3%)	31 (11.5%)	90 (33.3%)	20 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.5%)	43.3	403^rd of 743 public middle schools	45.8%		48.2	369^th of 752 public middle schools	50.9%	34		9.9		50.0	59.8	42.6		32.3	35.2	13.1		90.0	92.0			$18,859	$700	$18,159
Maple Place Middle School	Public	5-8	2 Maple Place	Oceanport	07757	Monmouth County	Oceanport School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 229-0267	256	27	9.3	8.2%	223 (87.1%)	6 (2.3%)	19 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	83.6	91^st of 743 public middle schools	87.8%		82.8	102^nd of 752 public middle schools	86.4%	11	30.4	42.4	55.0	67.2	75.1	77.3	68.1	57.4	53.6	44.4		84.2	88.9	90.9	90.9	$22,447	$659	$21,788
Tinton Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	674 Tinton Avenue	Tinton Falls	07724	Monmouth County	Tinton Falls School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 542-0775	443	52	8.5	26.0%	281 (63.4%)	31 (7.0%)	79 (17.8%)	26 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	67.2	217^th of 743 public middle schools	70.8%		70.5	194^th of 752 public middle schools	74.2%	23		29.7		61.2	60.3	56.4		38.1	48.3	36.0		97.3	97.5			$19,480	$496	$18,984
Markham Place School	Public	5-8	95 Markham Place	Little Silver	07739	Monmouth County	Little Silver Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 741-7112	309	39	7.9	—	279 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	95.6	16^th of 743 public middle schools	97.8%		95.2	6^th of 752 public middle schools	99.2%	10	43.0	43.6	76.4	81.0	98.3	93.1	77.8	94.9	91.5	83.3	90.9	100.0	97.2			$17,346	$141	$17,205

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