Kensington Creative & Performing Arts HS

High school·Grades 9-12 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania·19122
Score
7.7/100
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#548
Among 593 Pennsylvania high schools
#27
In Philadelphia City SD
#37
In Philadelphia
Top 93%
In Pennsylvania

Score 7.7/100: better than 7% of Pennsylvania high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
37%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 62%, better than 11% of them
93 students tested
Math
8%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 44%, better than 6% of them
93 students tested
Science
8%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 52%, better than 3% of them
89 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsHigh schoolKeystone36.693
MathHigh schoolKeystone7.593
ScienceHigh schoolKeystone7.989

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
499
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
499
Typical high school: 577
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Philadelphia County

Contact

Address
1901 N. Front St
Philadelphia, PA 19122

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby high schools

Straight-line distance. Check the district's attendance zones: living close to a school doesn't guarantee a place.

Location

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Kensington Creative & Performing Arts HS at a glance

Kensington Creative & Performing Arts HS is a public high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It has about 499 students (a typical Pennsylvania high school has 577).

In 2024-25 state tests, 37% in English language arts (similar schools: 62%) and 8% in math (similar schools: 44%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania high schools, it scores 7.7 out of 100: better than 7% of them, ranking #548 of 593. Its English language arts result fell by 2 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.