Creative and Performing Arts High School
Encyclopedia
Creative Arts High School was first opened in 1999 in Camden, New Jersey
, and started with a freshman class of under 50 students, operating as part of the Camden City Public Schools
. It is one of three magnet school
s in Camden, along with Brimm Medical Arts High School
and Met East High School. As of fall 2007, it hosts around 190 students in grades 9-12.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 175 students and 34.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 5.1.
The school was the 196th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 187th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
as a Bronze Medal school winner in its ranking of "Best High Schools 2008".
Camden, New Jersey
The city of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey. It is located across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 77,344...
, and started with a freshman class of under 50 students, operating as part of the Camden City Public Schools
Camden City Public Schools
Camden City Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from the city of Camden, New Jersey, United States...
. It is one of three magnet school
Magnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...
s in Camden, along with Brimm Medical Arts High School
Brimm Medical Arts High School
Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School is a four-year magnet public high school with a "break the mold" vision focused directly on medicine, dentistry, nursing, allied health professions and other ancillary health care areas...
and Met East High School. As of fall 2007, it hosts around 190 students in grades 9-12.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 175 students and 34.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 5.1.
The school was the 196th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey...
magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 187th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Awards and recognition
Creative and Performing Arts High School was selected by U.S. News & World ReportU.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
as a Bronze Medal school winner in its ranking of "Best High Schools 2008".
Screening process
Each year around May, about 100 students are chosen out of the applicants to audition for the school. Out of those 100, around 40 students are chosen. These students are chosen based on their elementary school academic record, a test taken during the audition process, and their overall audition in the fields of Instrumental and Vocal music, Dramatics, Creative Writing, Visual Arts, Dance, and Costume Design.External links
- Creative Arts High School Web Site
- Camden City Public Schools
- Data for the Camden City Public Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...