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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
851 E 28 Th Street
Paterson, NJ 07513
Phone
(973) 321-0300
District
PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
PASSAIC COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
647
Classroom Teachers
59

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

1

(10 is best)

Better than 3.2% of NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S. info

1

(10 is best)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Complex School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
52%
24%
49%
15%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
53%
17%
56%
12%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
51%
12%
57%
7%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
47%
34%
54%
15%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
10%
52%
17%
61%
2%
42%
10%
52%
17%
61%
2%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
17%
52%
22%
61%
12%
44%
17%
52%
22%
61%
12%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
14
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 18 2.8%
Kindergarten 51 7.9%
Grade 1 45 7.0%
Grade 2 54 8.3%
Grade 3 53 8.2%
Grade 4 55 8.5%
Grade 5 63 9.7%
Grade 6 70 10.8%
Grade 7 51 7.9%
Grade 8 70 10.8%
Total 647 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.0% 5.2% 42.8%
Black 30.9% 21.1% 15.2%
Hispanic 66.0% 68.1% 31.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 5.6% 10.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 84.9% 74.6% 37.1%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 81.0% 72.4% 32.4%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 3.9% 2.2% 4.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 145,710 9,288,994
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 16,721.6 1,258
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.9% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.8% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.5% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.5% 27.5%
65 OR OLDER 11.3% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 45,046 3,272,054
Single Parent Households With Children 24.0% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 74.8% 90.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 11.1% 40.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.2% 25.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 9.8% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.0% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.3% 14.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.9% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.9% 9.9%
$15,000 or less 18.8% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,713 $268,464,000 43.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,612 $65,459,000 10.6%
Staff $1,115 $27,946,000 4.5%
General Administration $308 $7,728,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,106 $27,709,000 4.5%
Operation $1,877 $47,025,000 7.6%
Transportation $470 $11,779,000 1.9%
Other $393 $9,850,000 1.6%
Total Support $7,881 $197,496,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,101 $152,873,000 24.7%
Total Expenditures $24,695 $618,833,000 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,128 $15,710,354,000 49.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,167 $3,060,054,000 9.6%
Staff $768 $1,083,625,000 3.4%
General Administration $407 $574,582,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,028 $1,451,598,000 4.5%
Operation $1,938 $2,736,501,000 8.6%
Transportation $777 $1,096,518,000 3.4%
Other $505 $712,711,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,590 $10,715,589,000 33.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,948 $5,573,392,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $22,666 $31,999,335,000 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,069 $358,201,987,000 50.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $716 $36,303,849,544 5.1%
Staff $569 $28,839,133,000 4.1%
General Administration $233 $11,807,269,000 1.7%
School Administration $680 $34,450,660,000 4.8%
Operation $1,094 $55,418,509,000 7.8%
Transportation $494 $25,019,268,456 3.5%
Other $430 $21,796,799,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,216 $213,635,488,000 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,767 $140,198,177,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $14,052 $712,035,652,000 100.0%

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