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Martin Luther King Elementary School

Regular School · EDISON, NJ

Martin Luther King Elementary School is a regular school school in EDISON, New Jersey, serving grades KG–05 with 591 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
591
Teachers (FTE)
45.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
13:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Asian 482 82%
Black or African American 34 6%
Hispanic/Latino 29 5%
White 27 5%
Two or more races 12 2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 5 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 0%
Total enrollment 591 280M / 311F

English Language Learners: 17 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 67.0% +41.4pp 25.6% 387
Reading Proficiency 70.0% +23.2pp 46.8% 388
Science Proficiency 55-59% 150

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+1.09 grade levels
Math
+0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
46 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
20
3.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 591 100%

Contact & Location

285 TINGLEY LANE

EDISON, NJ 08820

Phone: (732)452-2980

http://mlk.edison.k12.nj.us/

District

Edison Township School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,924

District enrollment: 16,596

NCES ID

340450003354

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD