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Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School
1901 North Front St
Philadelphia PA, 19122, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-291-4700
Ranking: 
(613 out of 626, bottom 2%)*
(613 out of 626, bottom 2%)*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: | 23 | 24 | 31 | 42 | 37 | 31 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 446 | 424 | 442 | 546 | 505 | 488 | 522 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 140 | 31.4% | 113 | 26.7% | 110 | 24.9% | 111 | 20.3% | 132 | 26.1% | 145 | 29.7% | 239 | 45.8% |
| Grade 10: | 120 | 26.9% | 110 | 25.9% | 100 | 22.6% | 160 | 29.3% | 130 | 25.7% | 157 | 32.2% | 121 | 23.2% |
| Grade 11: | 101 | 22.6% | 83 | 19.6% | 110 | 24.9% | 133 | 24.4% | 149 | 29.5% | 107 | 21.9% | 97 | 18.6% |
| Grade 12: | 85 | 19.1% | 118 | 27.8% | 122 | 27.6% | 142 | 26.0% | 94 | 18.6% | 79 | 16.2% | 65 | 12.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 242 | 54.3% | 220 | 51.9% | 222 | 50.2% | 260 | 47.6% | 236 | 46.7% | 209 | 42.8% | 258 | 49.4% |
| Female: | 204 | 45.7% | 204 | 48.1% | 220 | 49.8% | 286 | 52.4% | 260 | 51.5% | 270 | 55.3% | 259 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 272 | 61.0% | 265 | 62.5% | 273 | 61.8% | 313 | 57.3% | 290 | 57.4% | 262 | 53.7% | 258 | 49.4% |
| Black: | 118 | 26.5% | 119 | 28.1% | 119 | 26.9% | 174 | 31.9% | 165 | 32.7% | 166 | 34.0% | 186 | 35.6% |
| White: | 46 | 10.3% | 36 | 8.5% | 44 | 10.0% | 53 | 9.7% | 46 | 9.1% | 50 | 10.2% | 71 | 13.6% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 443 | 99.3% | 421 | 99.3% | 439 | 99.3% | 543 | 99.5% | 502 | 99.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.10 | 17.36 | 14.35 | 13.01 | 13.59 | 15.70 | 18.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.6% | 31% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.8% | 32.6% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.4% | 31.6% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.6% | 36.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 38.2% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 37.5% | 60% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.3% | 35.1% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.1% | 37.3% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.5% | 38% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | 42.6% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 44.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 43.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.4% | 13.2% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.5% | 14.9% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 16.3% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.7% | 15.7% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 15.5% | 41.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 72.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 70.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 64.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 30% | 64.2% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.3% | 66.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 62.6% | 82.9% |
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* Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.