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Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School
401411 Brunswick Ave
Trenton NJ, 08638, Mercer County
Phone: 609-656-4791
Ranking: 
(1,841 out of 1,847, bottom 0%)*
(1,841 out of 1,847, bottom 0%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Trenton City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | |||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 52 | 55 | 47 | 40 | ||||
| Total Students: | 558 | 729 | 473 | 461 | ||||
| Kindergarten: | 51 | 9.1% | 85 | 11.7% | 29 | 6.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 1: | 121 | 21.7% | 80 | 11.0% | 63 | 13.3% | 56 | 12.1% |
| Grade 2: | 101 | 18.1% | 82 | 11.2% | 50 | 10.6% | 64 | 13.9% |
| Grade 3: | 93 | 16.7% | 82 | 11.2% | 52 | 11.0% | 51 | 11.1% |
| Grade 4: | 77 | 13.8% | 79 | 10.8% | 50 | 10.6% | 47 | 10.2% |
| Grade 5: | 70 | 12.5% | 70 | 9.6% | 39 | 8.2% | 41 | 8.9% |
| Ungraded: | 45 | 8.1% | 36 | 4.9% | 69 | 14.6% | 34 | 7.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||
| Male: | 282 | 50.5% | 359 | 49.2% | 238 | 50.3% | 236 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 276 | 49.5% | 370 | 50.8% | 235 | 49.7% | 225 | 48.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 141 | 25.3% | 110 | 15.1% | 58 | 12.3% | 58 | 12.6% |
| Black: | 408 | 73.1% | 611 | 83.8% | 408 | 86.3% | 395 | 85.7% |
| White: | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 493 | 88.4% | 634 | 87.0% | 387 | 81.8% | 266 | 57.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 3.8% | 48 | 6.6% | 31 | 6.6% | 28 | 6.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.73 | 13.25 | 10.15 | 11.53 | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 19.8% | 31.5% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 26.4% | 33.7% | 66.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28.9% | 44.0% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25.6% | 42.0% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15.2% | 21.0% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15.9% | 17.3% | 59.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.6% | 35.7% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30.5% | 40.5% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.8% | 67.1% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 64.3% | 89.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35.2% | 49.5% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16.4% | 38.2% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 15.6% | 23.3% | 66.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 33.8% | 36.0% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 13.8% | 18.6% | 61.0% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 13.9% | 20.8% | 65.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 10.2% | 21.2% | 63.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 13.7% | 19.9% | 63.5% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.4% | 43.9% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.4% | 42.9% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 15.8% | 26.4% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37.4% | 39.8% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.8% | 35.9% | 79.0% |
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* Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.