State/Public High Open

King Martin Luther HS

๐Ÿ“ 6100 Stenton Ave, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19138

498
Pupils
11.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

King Martin Luther HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 498 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 52%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Philadelphia City SD

Enrollment & staffing

King Martin Luther HS enrolls 498 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.

Male students
292 (59%)
Female students
206 (41%)
Teachers (FTE)
44.3
Student-teacher ratio
11.2:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Black or African American, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American46894%
Hispanic or Latino193.8%
Asian4<1%
Two or more races4<1%
White3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

498 of the school's 498 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 498 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Supplemental VirtualTitle I

King Martin Luther HS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-30, state senate district 4, state house district 201.

School district: Philadelphia City SD

King Martin Luther HS is one of 219 schools in Philadelphia City SD, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The district serves 120,057 students district-wide and employs 8,143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 498 students, King Martin Luther HS is close to the district average of about 548 students per school.

120,057
District students
219
Schools
8,143
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

25%
Reading proficient
52%
Graduation rate
28%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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