Martin Luther King High School (Philadelphia)
| Martin Luther King High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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6100 Stenton Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19138 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1973 |
| School district | The School District of Philadelphia |
| Principal | William Wade |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1132[1] |
| Average SAT scores (2014) | 950 |
| Average ACT scores (2014) | 13.8 |
| Website | Martin Luther King High School |
Martin Luther King High School is a neighborhood public high school located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the intersection of Stenton Avenue and Haines Street. It is a neighborhood school, meaning no application is necessary for those students that live in the Oak Lane, Chestnut Hill, Mt. Airy and Germantown sections of Philadelphia. The school opened in 1973.
As of the school year 2005-2006 it had a school population of 1,780, mostly African-American. Programs at King High include JROTC and Business and Computers Technology. Their team mascot is the cougar. Their longtime rivals were the Germantown High School Bears, until Germantown High closed in 2013 and was merged into Martin Luther King High School. Germantown students later attended King High and the merger was the subject of the 2014 documentary We Could Be King.
Standard dress code
King students are required to wear solid light-colored tops and solid dark-colored bottoms. Their Junior ROTC program was awarded the honor unit award on April 19, 2007. Their school colors are Purple and Gold.[2]
Notable alumni
- Eve, rapper
- Ready Rock C, beat boxer
- Stefon Jackson, professional basketball player
- Reggie howard, dj community activist
External links
- Martin Luther King High School
- King High School (Archive, 2001-2007)
References
- ↑ "Martin Luther King High School". Great Philly Schools. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Uniform Colors". The School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved May 1, 2015.