| Definition of Terms |
Creative & Pefrmg Arts High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Camden County, NJ |
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| Total Students |
175 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
35% /
65% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
34 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 41 students | | Grade 10 - 49 students | | Grade 11 - 40 students | | Grade 12 - 43 students | | Grade Not Listed - 2 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:5 |
1:13 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
1% |
7% |
| % Hispanic |
25% |
15% |
| % Black |
73% |
17% |
| % White |
1% |
61% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
59% |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
16% |
4% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Camden City School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
32 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
16,096 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$309,713,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$327,394,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$19,242 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$20,340 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
54% |
81% |
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- 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 schools 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.
- Awards and recognition
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Creative and Performing Arts High School was selected by U.S. News & World Report as a Bronze Medal school winner in its ranking of "Best High Schools 2008".
- Screening process
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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.
- 20/20
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In early 2007, 20/20 aired a special on Camden. One of the students it focused on was Billy Joe Marrero, a 2006 graduate of Creative Arts.
- Creative Arts Next Top Model
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Recently, a show has surfaced in the filming stages of production that is centered in this school. The show, titled Creative arts next top model is a show that uses the same format as America's Next Top Model, but in a spoofing manner.
- Administration
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Core members of the school's administration are:
- Dr. Davida L. Coe-Brockington
- External links
- Creative Arts High School Web Site
- Camden City Public Schools
- Data for the Camden City Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
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| About This Zip Code (08104) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
24,602 people |
8,215,963 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
8% |
35% |
| Population Average Age |
27 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
3.0 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$23,878
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$55,509 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.2 rooms |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
63 years old |
47 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
48% / 52% |
62% / 38% |
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