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Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

708^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 6% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School is a public middle school in Asbury Park, New Jersey, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 287 students. The school is part of the Asbury Park School District, which is ranked 595 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in New Jersey, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that are significantly below the state averages. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 30.9% over the past few years. Additionally, the school serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 55.05-58.6% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

In comparison, nearby schools such as Markham Place School, Maple Place Middle School, and Wall Intermediate School significantly outperform Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School in academic achievement, with proficiency rates in ELA and Math that are 2-3 times higher. These schools also have much lower chronic absenteeism rates and a smaller percentage of students from low-income families. Despite the higher per-student spending at Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School, the data suggests that the school may need to implement more comprehensive and targeted interventions to address the underlying factors contributing to the poor student outcomes.

195

Students ?

6.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,456

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2012 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (8% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 44 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg8%

New Jersey avg40%

708^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

595^th of 609Asbury 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
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
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
2025	25.4	278 of 343	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	704 of 728	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

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

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)

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts13%-44 vs state

Mathematics8%-23 vs state

Science0%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School

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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)			NJSLA Geometry (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 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	7-8	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%)	10.2	708^th of 752 public middle schools	5.9%		7.7	731^st of 743 public middle schools	1.6%	23		0.0			12.2	12.9			8.3	8.2						$22,456	$414	$22,042
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%)	23.1	571^st of 752 public middle schools	24.1%		26.5	540^th of 743 public middle schools	27.3%	31		8.9		40.3	29.8	41.7		17.5	18.8	10.0		70.6	68.6			$13,565	$585	$12,980
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%)	46.2	389^th of 752 public middle schools	48.3%		52.5	325^th of 743 public middle schools	56.3%	64	37.5	20.9	60.6	44.9	66.8	52.4	57.6	28.7	33.9	11.3		79.7	80.0	100.0	100.0	$9,710	$169	$9,541
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%)	75.1	158^th of 752 public middle schools	79.0%		80.8	118^th of 743 public middle schools	84.1%	40	52.6	32.5	62.7	56.4	63.5	82.5	57.7	54.8	55.3	69.7			100.0			$11,358	$187	$11,171
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%)	17.2	633^rd of 752 public middle schools	15.8%		15.9	646^th of 743 public middle schools	13.1%	13		2.9		30.8	32.0	31.2		18.4	14.0	9.4	69.2	79.2	74.0	76.2	76.2	$11,016	$289	$10,727
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%)	79.2	133^rd of 752 public middle schools	82.3%		81.1	116^th of 743 public middle schools	84.4%	17		21.6		72.9	73.2	77.4		60.5	62.3	52.8	100.0	94.5	96.8	95.9	95.9	$11,793	$147	$11,646
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%)	48.2	369^th of 752 public middle schools	50.9%		58.3	289^th of 743 public middle schools	61.1%	80		10.0		47.5	69.6	52.9		31.3	40.0	25.0		95.2	95.2			$17,722	$703	$17,019
Maple Place Middle School	Public	5-8	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%)	82.8	102^nd of 752 public middle schools	86.4%		80.2	121^st of 743 public middle schools	83.7%	19	41.6	30.9	75.0	87.5	85.9	76.5	58.3	57.8	68.5	28.2	100.0	78.2	84.8			$17,151	$302	$16,849
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%)	70.5	194^th of 752 public middle schools	74.2%		66.9	217^th of 743 public middle schools	70.8%	23		26.4		74.8	63.0	75.3		52.7	42.7	30.2		80.0	82.8			$12,348	$113	$12,235
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%)	95.2	6^th of 752 public middle schools	99.2%		95.4	11^th of 743 public middle schools	98.5%	5	62.0	56.1	92.4	96.6	98.9	91.6	78.5	93.2	92.9	77.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$9,993	$183	$9,810

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School

How many students attend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 195 students attended Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School.

Is Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School a good school?

Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.9% of New Jersey middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School?

Students at Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School are 50% Hispanic, 48% African American, 3% White.

What district is Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School in?

Asbury Park School District

What high school do graduates of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School attend?

Students who attend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Middle School usually go on to attend Asbury Park High School

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