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Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

3200 E Lafayette St, Detroit, MI 48207 · (313) 494-7373 · Part of Detroit Public Schools Community District

Detroit’s School Grade C− better than 17% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
976
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 24 students per teacher

On the path

Where Detroit kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–869 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Martin Luther King Jr Senior High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 47.9%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Michigan’s 2,812 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3200 E Lafayette St, Detroit

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9334
Grade 10276
Grade 11210
Grade 12156
Enrollment over time
955’20
807’21
821’22
808’23
976’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 99%Two or more races <1%Hispanic <1%White <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School from Detroit families.

Other schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District

The district →
Earhart ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Detroit
D−
1,002 students22:1
Munger ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Detroit
C−
954 students19:1
John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Detroit
D−
879 students18:1
Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Detroit
D−
876 students21:1
Ronald Brown Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Detroit
D
834 students18:1
Bates Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Detroit
B+
773 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Michigan’s other public schools; Detroit’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.