SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the MI proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 18%Projected 19%

Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School Doesn't Meet Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the MI proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the MI average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 7%MI 35%

English proficiency

School 36%MI 45%

Science proficiency

School 12%MI 38%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

68%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

15%

Students in at least one AP course. 6 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered6
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

6%
2%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

2%
2%

Gold marks the MI average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

D-

66.62 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

F

17.24 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

D+

28.58 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$46,259

MI average $80,476

Median home value

$210,052

MI average $234,007

Median rent

$1,052 /mo

MI average $1,189

Unemployment rate

7.0%

MI average 5.9%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 88.6%MI 91.6%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

21:1

MI average 17:1

Teachers

53

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$74,550

All teachers in Detroit Public Schools Community District.

Student to counselor ratio MI average 338:1205:1
Support staff6
Psychologists0
Nurses0
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff2

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 98%MI 96%

Experienced teachers

School 81%MI 84%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days12
Out-of-school suspension days1
Total days missed to suspension1213
Expulsions with services1
Expulsions without services1
Zero-tolerance expulsions1
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$10219 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$8.34

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

0%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

0%

Black

100%

Latino

0%

Multiracial

0%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged65%
Students with disabilities0%
English as a second language0%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Crockett Midtown High School Of Science And Medicine

  • Actual: 14%
  • Projected: 16%
  • Distance: 1.9 mi
Cass Technical High School

  • Actual: 44%
  • Projected: 37%
  • Distance: 2.3 mi
Detroit School Of Arts

  • Actual: 20%
  • Projected: 12%
  • Distance: 2.3 mi
Covenant House Academy Detroit East Site

  • Actual: 20%
  • Projected: 9%
  • Distance: 3.2 mi
University Preparatory Academy Psad High School

  • Actual: 18%
  • Projected: 10%
  • Distance: 3.3 mi
University Preparatory Art Design Middlehigh

  • Actual: 18%
  • Projected: 11%
  • Distance: 3.5 mi
Covenant House Academy Detroit Southwest Site

  • Actual: 13%
  • Projected: 11%
  • Distance: 3.8 mi
Davis Aerospace Technical High School At Golightly

  • Actual: 26%
  • Projected: 23%
  • Distance: 3.8 mi
Oakland International Academy High School

  • Actual: 24%
  • Projected: 33%
  • Distance: 4.1 mi