Martin Luther King High School

Martin Luther King High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
6100 Stenton Ave,  Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia City School District
3.2
3.8
498 Students
C-
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
William C. Wade, Ed.s.
Student Teacher Ratio
11:1
Average SAT Score
980
Math Proficiency
5%
Reading Proficiency
10%
Average GPA
3.06
Graduation Rate
47%

Niche Grade

C-
Academics
B-
Teachers
C-
College Prep
C
Administration
C+
Resources/Facilities
B-
Clubs and Activities
B
Sports
B-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.06
Reading Proficiency
10%
Math Proficiency
5%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
11:1
Teachers
44
Full Time Teachers
44
Teachers in First or Second Year
14.3%
College Prep
Average SAT
980
Math
490
Verbal
500
Number of AP Courses
1
AP Pass Rate
27.8%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Very Low
Other AP Enrollment
Very Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Very High
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
264:1

Student Diversity

Male
58.6%
Female
41.4%
Black
94%
Hispanic
3.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
Two or more races
<1%
White
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Temple University 47 Students
Drexel University 30 Students
Community College of Philadelphia 29 Students
Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg 26 Students
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania 23 Students
Penn State 21 Students
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 19 Students
Delaware State University 16 Students
University of Pittsburgh 15 Students
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania 15 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 19 Students
Nursing 18 Students
Psychology 15 Students
Biology 10 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 5 Students
Culinary Arts and Food Service 5 Students
Physical Therapy 4 Students
English 4 Students
Cosmetology 4 Students
Arts 4 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.2 38 Reviews
2.0 Junior
10/25/2024
Theres nothing good about this school but the JROTC program. This program has helped me get somewhere so far.
4.0 Senior
1/10/2024
My experience and Martin Luther King has been good. Im a honor roll student and have all honor classes. I'm thankful to have teachers that understand and are willing to help downside is sometimes the class can get really loud in this hard to understand the teacher. Part is I would change. having more programs partnerships, take trips in to different colleges to better prepare you for them.
5.0 Alum
12/8/2020
I graduated MLK when it wasn't really popular. I had a great array of activities and several opportunities afforded to me because of the effort of the teachers and staff. I was active in everything from year book to Future Nurses. They were some of the best years of my life.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.8 10 Reviews
5.0 parent
11/4/2022
Martin Luther King High School is a neighborhood public high school located in East Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States at the intersection of stenton Avenue and Haines Street
4.0 other
8/5/2013
I am a student at King High school, and I must say it is not full of violence, but of course it's gonna have a fight or two. I had a choice to leave King but I said no I want to go back, I been there since I was in the 9th grade and I will be a Junior this September I couldn't leave the school that...
5.0 parent
11/5/2008
3.0 student
9/19/2008

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