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Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School

Public Grades 9-12

644^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 13% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School is a public high school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 808 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District, which is ranked 549 out of 613 districts in the state.

Academically, Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Michigan high schools, with low performance on standardized tests. In 2024-2025, only 12% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to the state average of 34.9% and the district average of 12.4%. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 74.2% to 86.5% in recent years, below the state average, and its dropout rate has been as high as 16.6%, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Southeastern High School, Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine, and Cass Technical High School, Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School performs significantly worse academically. The nearby Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School and University Preparatory Science and Math PSAD High School also outperform Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, its resources and support for teachers may need to be further evaluated to address the academic performance issues.

976

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,961

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3200 E Lafayette St
Detroit, MI 48207-3812

(313) 494-7373

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Feeder schools for Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School:

Elementary:

Chrysler Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.8%

Two or more races:

0.5%

Hispanic:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2019 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓86% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2019

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (21% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Michigan average (12% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg25%

Michigan avg44%

644^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 10 pts since 2019

From bottom 2% (2019) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 17High Schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District

549^th of 613Detroit Public Schools Community District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	644 of 739	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	688 of 743	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	696 of 735	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	650 of 666	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	99 of 192	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.6	149 of 188	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	150 of 170	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	127 of 147	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	153 of 254	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	592 of 629	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	609 of 619	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	596 of 611	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	550 of 554	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	606 of 710	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	541 of 635	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	606 of 654	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	578 of 614	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	520 of 532	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	589 of 755	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	564 of 628	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	582 of 633	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	575 of 611	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	531 of 543	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	632 of 707	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)48th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing31%-25 vs state

Social Studies19%-23 vs state

Science12%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School	Public	9-12	3200 E Lafayette St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7373	976	41	23.8	75.5%	1 (0.1%)	964 (98.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	12.6	644^th of 739 public high schools	12.9%		7.8	688^th of 743 public high schools	7.4%	44	30.7		12.0	19.2	$18,961	$2,508	$16,453
University Preparatory Science and Math PSAD High School	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	2664 Franklin St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 393-9166	452	20	22.6	68.1%	4 (0.9%)	442 (97.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	13	642^nd of 739 public high schools	13.1%		10.6	663^rd of 743 public high schools	10.8%	21	33.3	8.3	15.0	17.0	$14,645	$3,217	$11,428
Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3403 Saint Aubin St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 877-9381	419	20	20.5	59.2%	2 (0.5%)	393 (93.8%)	14 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	26.2	529^th of 739 public high schools	28.4%		31.7	497^th of 743 public high schools	33.1%	32	38.0	6.0	30.0	29.0	$11,655	$2,727	$8,928
WAY Michigan	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	407 E Fort St	Detroit	48226	Wayne County	WAY Michigan	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(734) 494-2106	156	9	17.1	82.7%	79 (50.6%)	51 (32.7%)	20 (12.8%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)					$13,948	$2,856	$11,092
Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine	Public	9-12	571 Mack Ave	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-1805	191	13	14.6	81.2%	6 (3.1%)	170 (89.0%)	6 (3.1%)	7 (3.7%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.3	713^th of 739 public high schools	3.5%		12.8	650^th of 743 public high schools	12.5%	63	11.8			14.3	$28,224	$2,084	$26,141
Cass Technical High School	Public	9-12	2501 2nd Ave	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 263-2000	2,493	104	24.0	62.3%	52 (2.1%)	1,829 (73.4%)	353 (14.2%)	229 (9.2%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.2%)	60.8	266^th of 739 public high schools	64.0%		68.8	185^th of 743 public high schools	75.1%	81	76.0	36.2	19.0	44.0	$16,103	$1,646	$14,456
Detroit School of Arts	Public	9-12	123 Selden St	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-6000	523	36	14.6	70.9%	15 (2.9%)	488 (93.3%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	11.9	647^th of 739 public high schools	12.4%		23.2	573^rd of 743 public high schools	22.9%	74	34.2		8.0	16.1	$23,415	$3,080	$20,335
Pathways Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	11340 E Jefferson Ave	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Pathways Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 209-3803	140	5	28.0	90.7%	1 (0.7%)	136 (97.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$15,467	$1,200	$14,268
Detroit Public Safety Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1250 Rosa Parks Blvd	Detroit	48216	Wayne County	Detroit Public Safety Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 965-6916	156	8	19.2	82.7%	0 (0.0%)	155 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.7	696^th of 739 public high schools	5.8%		4.8	722^nd of 743 public high schools	2.8%	26			11.8	9.1	$13,748	$4,480	$9,269
Southeastern High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3030 Fairview St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 866-4500	602	34	17.7	92.4%	3 (0.5%)	588 (97.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	6.5	701^st of 739 public high schools	5.1%		3.8	731^st of 743 public high schools	1.6%	30	18.1		12.2	11.3	$19,611	$2,451	$17,160

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School

Is Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School a good school?

Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School ranks in the bottom 12.9% of Michigan high schools.

How many students attend Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 976 students attended Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School?

Students at Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School are 99% African American.

What schools feed into Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School?

Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chrysler Elementary School

What district is Martin Luther King Junior Senior High School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

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