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 912
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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