| Creative and Performing Arts High School | |
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| Location | |
| 1701 South 6th Street Camden, NJ 08104 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Magnet public high school |
| School district | Camden City Public Schools |
| Principal | Byron Dixon |
| Faculty | 34.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 175 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 5.1[1] |
| Information | 856-966-8955 |
| Website | School website |
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.[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.[2]
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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".[3]
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.
Core members of the school's administration are: