Motivation High School

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Motivation High School
Address
Motivation High School
5900 Baltimore Avenue

,
19153

Information
Type Magnet high school
School district The School District of Philadelphia
NCES District ID4218990
NCES School ID421899000830
PrincipalRennu Teli-Johnson
Grades9–12
GenderMixed
Enrollment393 [1]
Student to teacher ratio21.47 [2]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Royal Blue and Gold   
Mascot Jaguar
Website motivationhs.philasd.org
Last updated: 18 April 2022

Motivation High School is a district-run magnet high school in Southwest Philadelphia. Originally this was an annex of John Bartram High School for over three decades as Bartram Motivation. Subsequently, the school was located in the former Thomas Buchanan Read School before being moved to the John P. Turner Middle School building in 2013. [3] Motivation is a liberal arts preparatory school. [4] [5]

Notes

  1. "NCES School Directory Information 2020-2021: Motivation High School". Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  2. "Philadelphia School District Profiles: Motivation High School" . Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  3. Matheson, Kathy (March 7, 2013). "4 Philadelphia schools saved, 23 closing after SRC vote". WPVI-TV . Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  4. Hill, Chanel (April 16, 2013). "Motivation High lives up to its name". The Philadelphia Tribune . Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. "Motivation High cultivates high achievers". The Philadelphia Tribune . February 17, 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

Coordinates: 39°56′41″N75°14′32″W / 39.9446°N 75.2422°W / 39.9446; -75.2422


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