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Creative And Performing Arts High School
901 South Broad St
Philadelphia PA, 19147, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-952-2462
Ranking: 
(65 out of 626, top 10%)*
(65 out of 626, top 10%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Philadelphia City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 708 | 702 | 683 | 682 | 663 | 661 | 653 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 175 | 24.7% | 179 | 25.5% | 177 | 25.9% | 191 | 28.0% | 184 | 27.8% | 164 | 24.8% | 155 | 23.7% |
| Grade 10: | 185 | 26.1% | 178 | 25.4% | 183 | 26.8% | 189 | 27.7% | 165 | 24.9% | 153 | 23.1% | 176 | 27.0% |
| Grade 11: | 173 | 24.4% | 174 | 24.8% | 177 | 25.9% | 163 | 23.9% | 143 | 21.6% | 182 | 27.5% | 171 | 26.2% |
| Grade 12: | 175 | 24.7% | 171 | 24.4% | 146 | 21.4% | 139 | 20.4% | 171 | 25.8% | 162 | 24.5% | 151 | 23.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 207 | 29.2% | 205 | 29.2% | 197 | 28.8% | 201 | 29.5% | 188 | 28.4% | 204 | 30.9% | 216 | 33.1% |
| Female: | 501 | 70.8% | 497 | 70.8% | 486 | 71.2% | 481 | 70.5% | 454 | 68.5% | 443 | 67.0% | 429 | 65.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 32 | 4.5% | 35 | 5.0% | 34 | 5.0% | 34 | 5.0% | 27 | 4.1% | 27 | 4.1% | 29 | 4.4% |
| Hispanic: | 79 | 11.2% | 79 | 11.3% | 72 | 10.5% | 68 | 10.0% | 63 | 9.5% | 59 | 8.9% | 51 | 7.8% |
| Black: | 381 | 53.8% | 375 | 53.4% | 356 | 52.1% | 349 | 51.2% | 331 | 49.9% | 322 | 48.7% | 306 | 46.9% |
| White: | 195 | 27.5% | 189 | 26.9% | 197 | 28.8% | 218 | 32.0% | 228 | 34.4% | 246 | 37.2% | 261 | 40.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 20 | 2.8% | 21 | 3.0% | 21 | 3.1% | 11 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 321 | 45.3% | 296 | 42.2% | 680 | 99.6% | 679 | 99.6% | 660 | 99.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 4.0% | 34 | 4.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 27.23 | 20.61 | 18.96 | 15.86 | 16.03 | 16.80 | 17.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 21.6% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 22.9% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 23.1% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 26.9% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 31% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 32.6% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 31.6% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 36.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 38.2% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 37.5% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 30.1% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 27% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 30.6% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 33.1% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 35.1% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 37.3% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 38% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 42.6% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 44.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 43.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.8% | 13.2% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 14.9% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 16.3% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 15.7% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 15.5% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 38.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 67.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 72.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 70.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 64.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 64.2% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 66.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 62.6% | 82.9% |
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* Creative And Performing Arts High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.