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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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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
601
Classroom Teachers
45

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

1

(10 is best)

Better than 3.1% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
2%
43%
2%
41%
2%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
6%
47%
10%
50%
2%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
9%
45%
10%
52%
7%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
12%
40%
15%
47%
8%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
44%
24%
54%
5%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
8%
35%
15%
54%
0%
17%
    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
14
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 27 4.5%
Kindergarten 47 7.8%
Grade 1 54 9.0%
Grade 2 45 7.5%
Grade 3 41 6.8%
Grade 4 47 7.8%
Grade 5 48 8.0%
Grade 6 60 10.0%
Grade 7 50 8.3%
Grade 8 51 8.5%
Total 601 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.8% 5.0% 40.1%
Black 27.0% 18.7% 15.1%
Hispanic 71.0% 70.6% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 5.7% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 59.6% 66.6% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 58.4% 63.4% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.2% 3.1% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 157,864 9,290,841
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 18,763.8 1,259
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.9% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.3% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.3% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.0% 26.9%
65 OR OLDER 11.5% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 49,678 3,478,355
Single Parent Households With Children 19.7% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 76.6% 90.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 12.6% 42.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.5% 32.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.0% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.9% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.1% 12.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.9% 10.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.3% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 16.3% 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,746 $316,048,000 43.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,116 $77,253,000 10.7%
Staff $958 $23,743,000 3.3%
General Administration $274 $6,794,000 0.9%
School Administration $1,125 $27,897,000 3.9%
Operation $1,750 $43,399,000 6.0%
Transportation $118 $2,937,000 0.4%
Other $774 $19,197,000 2.7%
Total Support $8,115 $201,220,000 27.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,326 $206,438,000 28.5%
Total Expenditures $29,188 $723,706,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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