Martin Luther King High School | |
Streetaddress: | 9301 Wood Road |
Zipcode: | 92508 |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 33.8833°N -137°W |
Established: | 1999 |
Superintendent: | Renee Hill |
Ceeb: | 052567 |
Principal: | Leann Iacuone [1] |
Grades: | 9-12 |
Staff: | 119.60 (FTE)[2] |
Ratio: | 25.68 |
Enrollment: | 2,800 (2023-24) |
Mascot: | Wolf |
Nickname: | Wolves |
Motto: | The strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack. |
Newspaper: | The King Courier |
Campus Size: | 55 acres (22 ha) |
Colors: | Navy Scarlet Silver |
Accreditation: | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
Martin Luther King High School, also known as King High School, is a 4-year public high school in Riverside, California.
Martin Luther King High School opened in 1999 and was the first high school to be built in Riverside, California since Arlington High School’s opening in 1973. The first year enrollment was 858 students in grades 9 and 10. Martin Luther King High School added grade 11 in 2000 and grade 12 in 2001. Its first class graduated in 2002. Its first four-year class (students who attended Martin Luther King High School for all four years of their high school career) graduated in 2003.
In 2022, the student body was 40 percent hispanic, 36 percent white, 11.5 percent Asian and 7.5 percent black. The student body scored above district and state averages on assessments.[3]
The following Advanced Placement (AP) classes are offered: