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Dr Martin Luther King Junior School Complex

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1282nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 4% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

Dr Martin Luther King Junior School Complex serves 544 students in prekindergarten through grade 8 in Atlantic City, in the Atlantic City School District. Its 2025–2026 proficiency averages were below state, district and nearby-school averages in English Language Arts (ELA), math and science. Chronic absenteeism is also high: 46% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, compared with 37% districtwide and 14% statewide. The central concern is that academic results are low across all three tested subjects, rather than being limited to one area.

The school’s clearest bright spot against local peers is grade 8 math: 18% of students were proficient, above the district’s 14% and the nearby-school average of 14%. Only Richmond Avenue School and Chelsea Heights School had higher grade 8 math results. Across all tested grades, however, the school averaged 21% in ELA, 11% in math and 3% in science. Those results were below nearby-school averages of 32%, 21% and 9%, respectively, as well as state averages of 51%, 40% and 23%. ELA was below nearby schools in every grade from 3 through 8, and math was below them in grades 3 through 7. Absenteeism was the third-highest among the nine same-district schools listed; only New York Avenue School and Uptown School Complex had higher rates.

Results have improved modestly in ELA and math since 2022–2023, but not consistently: the averages moved from 19% to 21% in ELA and from 7% to 11% in math, while science fell from 5% to 3%. The school remains well below the state, with its math gap still about 30 percentage points. SchoolDigger ranked it at the 4th statewide percentile with 0 stars in 2025–2026; it was third-lowest among the nine same-district schools listed. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 10.3, within the nearby-school range of 8.7–10.5, and 91% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well the school serves Hispanic students was notably higher than its overall standing, at the 23rd percentile versus the 4th; its special education ranking fell from the 17th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 2nd in 2025–2026.

544
Students ?
10.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$24,514
Per pupil spending ?
91.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 1700 Marmora Avenue
       Atlantic City, NJ  08401

(609) 343-7380

District: Atlantic City School District


Students who attend Dr Martin Luther King Junior School Complex usually attend:

High:    Atlantic City High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
66.5%
Hispanic:
28.5%
Two or more races:
2.8%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Jersey average (14% vs 43% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 14% New Jersey)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school14%
District avg22%
New Jersey avg43%
Elementary school
1,282nd of 1,331
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 4%▼ down 5 pts since 2016
From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
634th of 743
New Jersey public middle schools ?
Bottom 15%▼ down 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 9Elementary Schools in the Atlantic City School District
544th of 607Atlantic City 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
20266.91282 of 13313.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20255.31321 of 13471.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.01269 of 13385.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.01293 of 13423.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.31238 of 13458.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.11249 of 13175.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.01268 of 13606.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.91261 of 13536.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20176.61279 of 13525.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201610.01224 of 13469.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201515.11172 of 135713.6%★☆☆☆☆
20144.81292 of 13635.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20137.01269 of 13677.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20122.51323 of 13632.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201116.81184 of 136012.9%★☆☆☆☆
20108.01256 of 13547.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200910.51219 of 13469.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20089.01233 of 13387.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200713.51189 of 132910.5%★☆☆☆☆
200610.71185 of 13149.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20057.11213 of 13036.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20043.81236 of 12984.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200320.9976 of 120418.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202618.4388 of 43410.6%★☆☆☆☆
202512.7405 of 46312.5%★☆☆☆☆
202420.0408 of 46913.0%★☆☆☆☆
202316.6422 of 4638.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.4426 of 49413.8%★☆☆☆☆
202124.4386 of 45615.4%★☆☆☆☆
201927.1423 of 52219.0%★☆☆☆☆
201828.8371 of 51728.2%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202222.0419 of 48914.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
20268.71245 of 13115.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.71253 of 13265.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.81155 of 131712.3%★☆☆☆☆
20239.71209 of 13188.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.11191 of 132610.2%★☆☆☆☆
20217.21268 of 12901.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.61177 of 133111.6%★☆☆☆☆
20188.11230 of 13337.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202629.1767 of 99122.6%★☆☆☆☆
20253.4970 of 10326.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.8814 of 98917.7%★☆☆☆☆
202320.4803 of 98218.2%★☆☆☆☆
202225.3717 of 95324.8%★☆☆☆☆
202125.4737 of 89617.7%★☆☆☆☆
201931.2626 of 89930.4%★★☆☆☆
201815.1752 of 87013.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202610.6972 of 10023.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.8994 of 10232.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.5772 of 93917.8%★☆☆☆☆
201818.8848 of 94210.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
20267.11261 of 13063.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20255.51267 of 13183.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.51250 of 13134.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.91250 of 13154.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.41187 of 132410.3%★☆☆☆☆
202112.81132 of 129712.7%★☆☆☆☆
20198.61229 of 13357.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.61203 of 13349.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202611.8948 of 9702.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.5988 of 10233.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.3792 of 95817.3%★☆☆☆☆
202218.8789 of 94916.9%★☆☆☆☆
202115.6784 of 8689.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.5777 of 100722.8%★☆☆☆☆
201818.3820 of 100118.1%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202616.2634 of 74314.7%★☆☆☆☆
20259.1722 of 7524.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.6635 of 74314.5%★☆☆☆☆
202315.2648 of 74813.4%★☆☆☆☆
202216.4635 of 74514.8%★☆☆☆☆
202111.0601 of 6527.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.8673 of 7459.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.3651 of 7169.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201716.5594 of 71216.6%★☆☆☆☆
201620.7577 of 71319.1%★☆☆☆☆
201519.4580 of 71318.7%★☆☆☆☆
201414.7609 of 71715.1%★☆☆☆☆
201320.0570 of 70419.0%★☆☆☆☆
201227.1541 of 67720.1%★☆☆☆☆
201118.5577 of 68415.6%★☆☆☆☆
201012.8590 of 67712.9%★☆☆☆☆
20095.5620 of 6646.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20085.7595 of 6407.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20072.8607 of 6313.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20064.3570 of 6157.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20052.8568 of 5995.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20044.4548 of 5886.8%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202629.4246 of 33125.7%★☆☆☆☆
202519.3305 of 35915.0%★☆☆☆☆
202428.1263 of 35225.3%★☆☆☆☆
202330.7268 of 36125.8%★☆☆☆☆
202232.2250 of 35629.8%★★☆☆☆
202127.4231 of 29120.6%★☆☆☆☆
201923.4273 of 32616.3%★☆☆☆☆
201832.0227 of 32630.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202617.6604 of 71615.6%★☆☆☆☆
202511.7668 of 7288.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.9580 of 71719.1%★☆☆☆☆
202313.5646 of 72010.3%★☆☆☆☆
202214.7646 of 72611.0%★☆☆☆☆
202111.8578 of 6257.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.9658 of 7036.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.2630 of 6807.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202637.9359 of 58939.0%★★☆☆☆
202515.5551 of 6089.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202440.6343 of 58941.8%★★☆☆☆
202352.4231 of 58760.6%★★★☆☆
202260.7173 of 59170.7%★★★★☆
202139.0273 of 48043.1%★★☆☆☆
201920.3439 of 52416.2%★☆☆☆☆
201811.0473 of 5046.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202624.0504 of 59014.6%★☆☆☆☆
202512.0592 of 6133.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202428.6441 of 58424.5%★☆☆☆☆
202226.2413 of 54924.8%★☆☆☆☆
201912.2472 of 54112.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202616.6617 of 71413.6%★☆☆☆☆
20257.9716 of 7261.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.7640 of 71911.0%★☆☆☆☆
202318.7591 of 71817.7%★☆☆☆☆
202220.2585 of 73019.9%★☆☆☆☆
202112.7575 of 6359.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.7617 of 69711.5%★☆☆☆☆
201812.8605 of 67510.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202620.6427 of 48211.4%★☆☆☆☆
202425.5411 of 51019.4%★☆☆☆☆
202224.7436 of 53518.5%★☆☆☆☆
201917.7455 of 4927.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.5465 of 4711.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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
Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile+19 vs school
English Language Learner (2022)14th percentile+6 vs school
African American (2026)11th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2026)5th percentile~ school
Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Middle school
Hispanic (2026)39th percentile+24 vs school
African American (2026)26th percentile+11 vs school
Female (2026)16th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school
Male (2026)14th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts21%-30 vs state
Mathematics11%-30 vs state
Science3%-20 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 544 students attended Dr Martin Luther King Junior School Complex.

Students at Dr Martin Luther King Junior School Complex are 67% African American, 28% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Dr Martin Luther King Junior School Complex usually go on to attend:

High : Atlantic City High School

Dr Martin Luther King Junior School Complex ranks in the bottom 3.7% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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