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Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

1700 Marmora Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401 · (609) 343-7380 · Part of Atlantic City School District

Atlantic City’s School Grade D better than 8% of New Jersey school districts

Students
544
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Atlantic City kids: Atlantic City High School

On the path

Where Atlantic City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Dr Martin Luther King Jr School ComplexYou are here
9–12Atlantic City High School1,731 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency3%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts20%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

1700 Marmora Avenue, Atlantic City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K59
Kindergarten55
Grade 165
Grade 249
Grade 363
Grade 444
Grade 558
Grade 651
Grade 755
Grade 845
Enrollment over time
543’20
545’21
516’22
538’23
544’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 67%Hispanic 28%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%White <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex from Atlantic City families.

Other schools in Atlantic City School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Atlantic City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.