Enrollment
199
High
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899000830
Motivation High School
5900 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143 · (215) 400-7930 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
196 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 51 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 60 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 66 | 33% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
4.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.2% | 4.8% |
| 2023-24 | 38.5% | 10.8% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Motivation High School
Motivation High School's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motivation High School this school | 199 | 98.5% | 22.6% |
| Parkway Northwest Philadelphia | 238 | 91.6% | 24.0% |
| Vaux HS: A Big Picture School Philadelphia | 284 | 98.9% | 10.7% |
| Multicultural Academy CS Philadelphia | 254 | 96.1% | 42.0% |
| Urban Pathways 6-12 CS Pittsburgh | 325 | 94.8% | 10.8% |
| YouthBuild Phila CS Philadelphia | 271 | 94.5% | N/A |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Motivation High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #518 of 576 | #28 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.8% | #590 of 626 ▼ 42 | #53 of 67 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #469 of 626 ▲ 74 | #28 of 67 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 199 | #605 of 713 | #66 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #166 of 619 | #31 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -50.9% | #2 of 373 | #2 of 35 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
199
-196 (-50%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 210
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 21.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 199 | 14.9 | 13.3:1 | 98% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 237 | 19.7 | 12.0:1 | 99% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 16.6 | 20.0:1 | 99% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 18 | 21.9:1 | 99% (392) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 17.5 | 23.1:1 | 100% (405) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 8 | 41.8:1 | 100% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 210 | 13 | 16.1:1 | 37% (77) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Motivation High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 51% (405 to 199); teachers down 15% (17.5 to 14.9).
About Motivation High School
Motivation High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Enrolled students number 199 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students each.
A total of 220 schools make up Philadelphia City SD, with 116,230 students enrolled.
Black students make up 96% of enrollment at Motivation High School. Other students are 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 39% Black share among all Philadelphia County residents. Pick two students at random and there is an 8% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Motivation High School is 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.3:1. That matches the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania fairly closely. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 98%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Motivation High School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 35.4% for a school in Pennsylvania with Motivation High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Motivation High School posts 22.6%.
Among Philadelphia County residents, the median household income is $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Motivation High School is one of 309 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Anderson Add B School is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Motivation High School's average proficiency of 22.6% compares with 23.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put Motivation High School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Reported enrollment: 395 (2020-21) and 199 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Its ratio of students to teachers was 21.9:1 in 2020-21, and 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Motivation High School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Philadelphia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,579,706
Census ACS
Median income
$61,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
309
182,005 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Philadelphia
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
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- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,472 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,329 students
- MaST Community CS IICombined · 1,875 students
- First Philadelphia Preparatory CSCombined · 1,831 students
Nearby schools
- Anderson Add B School0.2 mi · 339
- Mastery CS-Harrity Campus0.5 mi · 750
- Bryant William C School0.6 mi · 338
- Longstreth William C School0.6 mi · 314
- Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy0.7 mi · 379
- Harrington Avery D School0.7 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Motivation High SchoolHow many students attend Motivation High School?
Motivation High School enrolls approximately 199 students in grades 09-12.
Is Motivation High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Motivation High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Motivation High School have?
Motivation High School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is Motivation High School?
Motivation High School reports a student body of 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 96% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Motivation High School?
Motivation High School is overseen by Philadelphia City SD in Philadelphia County.
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