Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School

www.trentonk12.org/Kingelementary_home.aspx

568 Students

Middle School 7th - 8th

School Overview

Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School is a public middle school and part of the Trenton Public School District school district, located in Trenton, NJ with 568 students offering grade levels from 07 to 08. Student demographics can be found below.

With 45 teachers, Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School has a student/teacher ratio of about 12.6:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.

568

Total Students

45.0

Full-Time Teachers

12.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

86.8%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School
Demographic	Student Count
White	3
Hispanic	369
Black	194
Asian	1
Pacific Islander	1

Hispanic
369 (65.0 %)
Black
194 (34.2 %)
White
3 (0.5 %)
Asian
1 (0.2 %)
Pacific Islander
1 (0.2 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	New
School Level:	Middle School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Trenton Public School District
Phone:	(609)656-4900
Website:	http://www.trentonk12.org/Kingelementary_home.aspx
Grade Range:	7th - 8th
Total Students:	568
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	45.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	12.6
NSLP Participation:¹	No
Qualified Free Lunch:	468
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	25

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 7 256

Grade 8 254

Ungraded 58