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Saint Martin de Porres High School (Detroit)

Coordinates: 42°24′56″N 83°10′41″W / 42.41563°N 83.17792°W / 42.41563; -83.17792
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St. Martin de Porres High School
Location
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13436 Grove Ave
Detroit, Michigan 48235
Information
TypePrivate, Co-educational
Closed2005[2]
Grades912
Enrollment275 (in 2005)[1]
Color(s)Blue and Gold   
Athletics conferenceDetroit Catholic High School League
NicknameEagles
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.

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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "St Martin de Porres High School - Detroit, Michigan". Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  2. ^ http://dignitas.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341f704253ef015436db7206970c-pi [bare URL image file]
  3. ^ "St Martin de Porres High School - Detroit, Michigan". Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  4. ^ "St Martin de Porres High School - Detroit, Michigan". Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  5. ^ http://schools.privateschoolsrep ort.com/Michigan/Detroit/StMartinDePorresHighSch.html
  6. ^ "St Martin de Porres High School - Detroit, Michigan". Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  7. ^ "Team Champions | Boys Track & Field | MHSAA Sports". Archived from the original on 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  8. ^ "Yearly Champions | Football | MHSAA Sports".
  9. ^ "Yearly Champions | Boys Basketball | MHSAA Sports". Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  10. ^ "MHSAA: Records-Girls Track & Field Champions".
  11. ^ "Yearly Champions | Girls Basketball | MHSAA Sports". Archived from the original on 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  12. ^ Negele Knight, Negele Knight profile, basketballreference.com, access date 01-03-2009

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