Motivation HS

Located at 5900 Baltimore Ave, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Motivation HS is a rural-scale four-year high school that serves 199 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Philadelphia City SD. That puts it 73% below the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Motivation HS is one of 220 schools operated by Philadelphia City SD, a district that serves 116,230 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Motivation HS lists that 96% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Motivation HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Philadelphia County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,953 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), Motivation HS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Anderson Add B Sch, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Motivation HS. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Motivation HS ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 23.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Motivation HS's enrollment has shrank 51% since 2018, when it stood at 405 (now 199). Over the same period, the Black share grew from 91% to 96%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Motivation HS typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.