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Motivation High School
5900 Baltimore Ave
Philadelphia PA, 19143, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-492-6451
Ranking: 
(208 out of 626, top 33%)*
(208 out of 626, top 33%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Philadelphia City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 240 | 242 | 215 | 210 | 221 | 215 | 208 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 67 | 27.9% | 72 | 29.8% | 64 | 29.8% | 52 | 24.8% | 46 | 20.8% | 46 | 21.4% | 50 | 24.0% |
| Grade 10: | 76 | 31.7% | 72 | 29.8% | 47 | 21.9% | 49 | 23.3% | 57 | 25.8% | 54 | 25.1% | 65 | 31.3% |
| Grade 11: | 54 | 22.5% | 50 | 20.7% | 48 | 22.3% | 55 | 26.2% | 53 | 24.0% | 65 | 30.2% | 58 | 27.9% |
| Grade 12: | 43 | 17.9% | 48 | 19.8% | 56 | 26.0% | 54 | 25.7% | 65 | 29.4% | 50 | 23.3% | 35 | 16.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 100 | 41.7% | 79 | 32.6% | 66 | 30.7% | 73 | 34.8% | 80 | 36.2% | 70 | 32.6% | 91 | 43.8% |
| Female: | 140 | 58.3% | 163 | 67.4% | 149 | 69.3% | 137 | 65.2% | 131 | 59.3% | 136 | 63.3% | 111 | 53.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.4% | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 12 | 5.0% | 21 | 8.7% | 19 | 8.8% | 18 | 8.6% | 14 | 6.3% | 16 | 7.4% | 13 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.7% | 5 | 2.1% | 4 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.8% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 215 | 89.6% | 207 | 85.5% | 187 | 87.0% | 183 | 87.1% | 197 | 89.1% | 193 | 89.8% | 185 | 88.9% |
| White: | 4 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.9% | 8 | 3.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 237 | 98.8% | NA | NA | 81 | 37.7% | 77 | 36.7% | 73 | 33.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.86 | 19.24 | 19.89 | 15.11 | 17.00 | 15.50 | 16.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 26.9% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 31% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 32.6% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 31.6% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 36.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 38.2% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 37.5% | 60% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 33.1% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 35.1% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 37.3% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 38% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 42.6% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 44.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 43.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 13.2% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 14.9% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 16.3% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 15.7% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.6% | 15.5% | 41.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 67.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 72.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 70.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 64.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 64.2% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 66.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 62.6% | 82.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Motivation High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.