Motivation High School

Motivation High School
Address
5900 Baltimore Avenue Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19153 United States
Information
Type	Magnet high school
School district	The School District of Philadelphia
NCES District ID	4218990
NCES School ID	421899000830
Principal	Rennu Teli-Johnson
Teaching staff	19.70 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Mixed
Enrollment	237 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	12.03 [1]
Campus type	Urban
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. ^[2] Motivation is a liberal arts preparatory school. ^{[3] [4]}

External links

• Philadelphia portal
• Pennsylvania portal
• Schools portal

• Motivation High School Website
• Motivation High School: School Profile

Notes

1. "Motivation HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
2. Matheson, Kathy (March 7, 2013). "4 Philadelphia schools saved, 23 closing after SRC vote". WPVI-TV . Retrieved March 21, 2017.
3. Hill, Chanel (April 16, 2013). "Motivation High lives up to its name". The Philadelphia Tribune . Retrieved April 18, 2022.
4. "Motivation High cultivates high achievers". The Philadelphia Tribune . February 17, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2022.

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