Martin Luther King Elementary School
285 Tingley Ln
Edison NJ, 08820, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-452-2980
Ranking: (192 out of 1,847, top 10%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Edison Township School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 43 | 41 | 45 | 32 | 49 | 49 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 605 | 569 | 558 | 573 | 598 | 581 | 579 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 52 | 8.6% | 49 | 8.6% | 55 | 9.9% | 55 | 9.6% | 88 | 14.7% | 85 | 14.6% | 90 | 15.5% |
Grade 1: | 92 | 15.2% | 92 | 16.2% | 92 | 16.5% | 95 | 16.6% | 86 | 14.4% | 98 | 16.9% | 87 | 15.0% |
Grade 2: | 102 | 16.9% | 99 | 17.4% | 96 | 17.2% | 91 | 15.9% | 106 | 17.7% | 90 | 15.5% | 114 | 19.7% |
Grade 3: | 119 | 19.7% | 99 | 17.4% | 98 | 17.6% | 113 | 19.7% | 87 | 14.5% | 116 | 20.0% | 101 | 17.4% |
Grade 4: | 115 | 19.0% | 98 | 17.2% | 114 | 20.4% | 89 | 15.5% | 119 | 19.9% | 102 | 17.6% | 78 | 13.5% |
Grade 5: | 103 | 17.0% | 113 | 19.9% | 93 | 16.7% | 118 | 20.6% | 103 | 17.2% | 80 | 13.8% | 104 | 18.0% |
Ungraded: | 22 | 3.6% | 19 | 3.3% | 10 | 1.8% | 12 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.5% | 5 | 0.9% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 309 | 51.1% | 288 | 50.6% | 286 | 51.3% | 296 | 51.7% | 298 | 49.8% | 297 | 51.1% | 284 | 49.1% |
Female: | 296 | 48.9% | 281 | 49.4% | 272 | 48.7% | 277 | 48.3% | 300 | 50.2% | 284 | 48.9% | 291 | 50.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 459 | 75.9% | 419 | 73.6% | 406 | 72.8% | 398 | 69.5% | 420 | 70.2% | 379 | 65.2% | 379 | 65.5% |
Hispanic: | 25 | 4.1% | 23 | 4.0% | 17 | 3.0% | 21 | 3.7% | 17 | 2.8% | 20 | 3.4% | 16 | 2.8% |
Black: | 51 | 8.4% | 48 | 8.4% | 51 | 9.1% | 57 | 9.9% | 56 | 9.4% | 73 | 12.6% | 72 | 12.4% |
White: | 62 | 10.2% | 69 | 12.1% | 77 | 13.8% | 93 | 16.2% | 105 | 17.6% | 108 | 18.6% | 112 | 19.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 79 | 13.1% | 70 | 12.3% | 58 | 10.4% | 72 | 12.6% | 63 | 10.5% | 73 | 12.6% | 66 | 11.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 2.1% | 16 | 2.8% | 22 | 3.9% | 11 | 1.9% | 17 | 2.8% | 18 | 3.1% | 16 | 2.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.14 | 13.91 | 12.35 | 17.91 | 12.20 | 10.80 | 16.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.2% | 86.7% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 89.5% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 90.1% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.5% | 91.0% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 99.0% | 94.3% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 78.7% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 74.6% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 78.7% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.1% | 83.2% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.7% | 85.4% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 83.2% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 88.0% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 90.3% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 94.3% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 93.3% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 87.1% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 89.1% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.7% | 89.3% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 91.6% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 89.7% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 89.9% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.9% | 91.8% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 89.3% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 89.0% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 86.0% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 90.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 73.7% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.5% | 78% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 76.7% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 73.0% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.4% | 78.8% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.7% | 78.8% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 81.3% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 86% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 89.2% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.0% | 89.4% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.0% | 92.8% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.1% | 83.5% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 89.7% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 89.9% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 85.7% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 88.2% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 87.2% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 89.6% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 89.1% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 92.1% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 99.0% | 94.2% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.5% | 98.2% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 96.9% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 99.1% | 96.7% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 96.5% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 95.0% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 74.8% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 82.0% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 77.5% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.0% | 79.9% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 75.1% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 81.5% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.0% | 93.2% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.7% | 87.0% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 90.6% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 89.9% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 93.3% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 92.7% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 91.9% | 79.9% |
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* Martin Luther King Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.