Martin Luther King Elementary School
5205 Ludlow St
Piscataway NJ, 08854, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-699-1563
Ranking: (798 out of 1,847, top 43%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 5
School District: Piscataway 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: | 37 | NA | NA | 38 | 32 | 36 | 44 | 30 | ||||||
Total Students: | 505 | 532 | 551 | 503 | 514 | 536 | 527 | |||||||
Grade 4: | 253 | 50.1% | 241 | 45.3% | 269 | 48.8% | 252 | 50.1% | 242 | 47.1% | 263 | 49.1% | 260 | 49.3% |
Grade 5: | 234 | 46.3% | 260 | 48.9% | 254 | 46.1% | 233 | 46.3% | 257 | 50.0% | 256 | 47.8% | 240 | 45.5% |
Ungraded: | 18 | 3.6% | 31 | 5.8% | 28 | 5.1% | 18 | 3.6% | 15 | 2.9% | 17 | 3.2% | 27 | 5.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 254 | 50.3% | 257 | 48.3% | 272 | 49.4% | 255 | 50.7% | 278 | 54.1% | 292 | 54.5% | 279 | 52.9% |
Female: | 251 | 49.7% | 275 | 51.7% | 279 | 50.6% | 248 | 49.3% | 236 | 45.9% | 244 | 45.5% | 244 | 46.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 185 | 36.6% | 180 | 33.8% | 198 | 35.9% | 189 | 37.6% | 179 | 34.8% | 187 | 34.9% | 166 | 31.5% |
Hispanic: | 65 | 12.9% | 81 | 15.2% | 68 | 12.3% | 54 | 10.7% | 50 | 9.7% | 54 | 10.1% | 65 | 12.3% |
Black: | 133 | 26.3% | 148 | 27.8% | 154 | 27.9% | 140 | 27.8% | 161 | 31.3% | 172 | 32.1% | 174 | 33.0% |
White: | 112 | 22.2% | 112 | 21.1% | 127 | 23.0% | 118 | 23.5% | 121 | 23.5% | 123 | 22.9% | 122 | 23.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 85 | 16.8% | 107 | 20.1% | 107 | 19.4% | 67 | 13.3% | 71 | 13.8% | 65 | 12.1% | 55 | 10.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 4.6% | 50 | 9.4% | 45 | 8.2% | 26 | 5.2% | 34 | 6.6% | 23 | 4.3% | 34 | 6.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.72 | NA | NA | 14.54 | 15.72 | 14.28 | 10.90 | 17.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 83.8% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 86.4% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.7% | 87.3% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.6% | 84.4% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 84.2% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 83.9% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.1% | 65.0% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.4% | 60.5% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 68.5% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 65.9% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 65.7% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.6% | 71.5% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.0% | 73.3% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 85.5% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 86.4% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 84.6% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 83.9% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 77.2% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 82.7% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 83.0% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 84.8% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 84.8% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 82.2% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 86.2% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 81.7% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 82.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.4% | 93.2% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 97% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 93.3% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 95.0% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 92.0% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 91.7% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.0% | 67.0% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 71.9% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 69.0% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67.5% | 66.2% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74.7% | 71.0% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.7% | 71.5% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 90.9% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79.9% | 81.0% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 79.5% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 86.6% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 88.5% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.6% | 89.7% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.9% | 88.5% | 79.9% |
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* Martin Luther King Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.