Enrollment
209
High
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMDEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340264001384
Creative Arts High School
1875 Park Blvd, CAMDEN, NJ 08103 · (856) 966-6267 · Camden County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL209 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of New Jersey public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
7.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
98 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 54 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 50 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 23% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
17.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -9.2pp since 2023
Math
6.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.7% | 6.1% |
| 2023-24 | 26.9% | 3.5% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-27.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Creative Arts High School
Creative Arts High School's state test result (13.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Arts High School this school | 209 | 46.9% | 13.0% |
| Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School CAMDEN | 179 | 57.0% | 12.0% |
| Camden Big Picture Learning Academy CAMDEN | 150 | 49.3% | 8.4% |
| Camden High School CAMDEN | 425 | 54.4% | 3.7% |
| Bard Early College High School NEWARK | 395 | 62.5% | 36.5% |
| Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts PATERSON | 258 | 59.7% | 8.4% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Creative Arts High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #359 of 397 | #19 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.1% | #357 of 400 ▲ 17 | #20 of 24 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #360 of 395 ▼ 5 | #21 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 209 | #388 of 442 | #22 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.1:1 | #5 of 388 | #1 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #226 of 389 | #18 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.9% | #159 of 405 | #11 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.4% | #4 of 200 | #2 of 13 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
209
-81 (-28%) vs 2020
-78% since 1990-91, when it was 930
Student : Teacher
7.1:1
was 6.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 209 | 29.5 | 7.1:1 | 47% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 202 | 31 | 6.5:1 | 50% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 202 | 40 | 5.0:1 | 54% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 42 | 6.9:1 | 63% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 39.3 | 8.8:1 | 55% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 34 | 11.0:1 | 60% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 284 | 34 | 8.3:1 | 79% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 448 | 61 | 7.3:1 | 93% (417) |
| 1990-91 | 930 | 78 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creative Arts High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (345 to 209); teachers down 25% (39.3 to 29.5).
About Creative Arts High School
Creative Arts High School is a very small high school that serves part of CAMDEN, New Jersey. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 209 students. High schools in New Jersey average about 929 students, which makes this school 78% below average.
Besides Creative Arts High School, Camden City School District runs 15 other schools. The district enrolls 5,871 students.
The largest group at Creative Arts High School is Black students, at 58%. Other students are 40% Hispanic. By comparison, Camden County residents are about 19% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
Teacher count: 29.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 7.1:1. The average for high schools in New Jersey, 12.7:1, is higher. Roughly 47% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Creative Arts High School lands at D, ahead of 5% of New Jersey public high schools.
Creative Arts High School is 27.5 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
In Camden County, median household income comes to about $88,755, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Camden County counts 158 public schools with about 82,104 students.
Creative Arts High School's nearest public school is Camden Big Picture Learning Academy (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 11.5%; Creative Arts High School's is 13.0%, ranking 2nd of 7.
Creative Arts High School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 209, compared with 290 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Creative Arts High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Camden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
527,257
Census ACS
Median income
$88,755
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
82,104 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Camden City School District
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- Octavius V. Catto Community Family SchoolElementary · 593 students
Nearby schools
- Camden Big Picture Learning Academy0.0 mi · 150
- Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School0.0 mi · 179
- Camden High School0.0 mi · 425
- Forest Hill School0.1 mi · 339
- Martha F. Wilson Early Childhood Development Center0.2 mi · 306
- Thomas H. Dudley Family School0.6 mi · 549
Frequently asked questions
About Creative Arts High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Creative Arts High School?
Creative Arts High School enrolls approximately 209 students in grades 09-12.
Is Creative Arts High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Creative Arts High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Creative Arts High School?
Approximately 7.1:1 students per teacher at Creative Arts High School.
How diverse is Creative Arts High School?
Creative Arts High School reports a student body of 0% White, 40% Hispanic, 58% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Creative Arts High School?
Creative Arts High School is overseen by Camden City School District in Camden County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.