📍 1901 N. Front St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19122
Kensington Creative & Performing Arts HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 469 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kensington Creative & Performing Arts HS enrolls 469 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 32% Black or African American and 6.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 267 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 149 | 32% |
| White | 29 | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
468 of the school's 469 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 468 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kensington Creative & Performing Arts HS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-20, state senate district 1, state house district 175.
Kensington Creative & Performing Arts HS is one of 219 schools in Philadelphia City SD, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The district serves 120,057 students district-wide and employs 8,143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 469 students, Kensington Creative & Performing Arts HS is close to the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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