Saint Martin de Porres High School (Detroit)

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St. Martin de Porres High School
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Saint Martin de Porres High School (Detroit)
13436 Grove Ave
Detroit, Michigan 48235
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Type Private, Co-educational
Closed2005 [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment275 (in 2005) [2]
Color(s)Blue and Gold   
Athletics conferenceDetroit Catholic High School League
Nickname Eagles
AccreditationMichigan Association of Non-Public Schools

Detroit St. Martin de Porres High School (short form: "Detroit DePorres", "DePorres", or "DP") was a co-educational college preparatory school in Detroit, Michigan and belonged to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit.

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St. Martin de Porres was a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) and competed athletically in the Catholic High School League (CHSL).

School demographics

St. Martin de Porres was co-educational and had an enrollment 275 students in 2005. [3] The student body was 100% African-American in 2005. [4] There were an average of 24.8 classroom teachers [5] and the student-teacher ratio was 11.08 [6] in 2005.

Athletic accomplishments

St. Martin de Porres holds the MHSAA state record for the most state titles in boys track with fifteen (as of 2015). [7]

The Eagles have the most football state titles on any CHSL school with twelve (as of 2015). [8]

St. Martin de Porres has won seven state championships in boys basketball. [9]

Eagle teams have won three girls track state championships. [10] The girls also have won two basketball state championships. [11]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "A History of Detroit Area Catholic League High Schools". Archived from the original on June 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ "St Martin de Porres High School - Detroit, Michigan". Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
  3. ↑ "St Martin de Porres High School - Detroit, Michigan". Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
  4. ↑ "St Martin de Porres High School - Detroit, Michigan". Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
  5. ↑ http://schools.privateschoolsrep ort.com/Michigan/Detroit/StMartinDePorresHighSch.html
  6. ↑ "St Martin de Porres High School - Detroit, Michigan". Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Team Champions | Boys Track & Field | MHSAA Sports". Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Yearly Champions | Football | MHSAA Sports".
  9. ↑ "Yearly Champions | Boys Basketball | MHSAA Sports". Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  10. ↑ "MHSAA: Records-Girls Track & Field Champions".
  11. ↑ "Yearly Champions | Girls Basketball | MHSAA Sports". Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  12. ↑ Negele Knight, Negele Knight profile, basketballreference.com, access date 01-03-2009

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