Pennsylvania public high school · Philadelphia City School District

Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School

1901 N. Front St, Philadelphia, PA 19122. 27.9% of graduates (Class of 2023) enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report).

27.9%Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report) (Class of 2023)26.6 pts below Pennsylvania (median school) (54.5%)
68.8%4-year graduation rate (2024-25 Future Ready PA Index)23.6 pts below Pennsylvania (92.4%)
19.3%12th graders who took AP or IB (2024-25)
0%12th graders who took college courses (dual credit)
88.2%Students from low-income families
510Students enrolled (2024-25)
Our read

27.9% of graduates enrolled in college, 27 points below the Pennsylvania figure of 54.5%.

The path from Kensington Creative & Performing Arts

How Pennsylvania measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2023

    Enrolled in college 27.9%Military 8.1%Working in Pennsylvania 33.7%Other or not found 44.2%

    Share of graduates from two years before the 2024-25 report (Class of 2023) who enrolled in higher education, as reported in the Future Ready PA Index. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.

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    What those choices lead to

    Pennsylvania does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Pennsylvania performs.

    College type in PennsylvaniaCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities3045%$17,430$71,762$24,500
    Public 2-year and community colleges1628%$9,366$45,812$12,250
    Private nonprofit colleges7068%$25,740$66,572$26,000

    Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Pennsylvania colleges.

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    Colleges closest to Kensington Creative & Performing Arts

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Temple University1.3 mi73%$23,058$71,027
    Community College of Philadelphia2.0 mi23%$11,751$44,885
    Rutgers University-Camden2.1 mi61%$15,732$80,490
    Strayer University-Pennsylvania2.3 mi40%—$44,016
    Thomas Jefferson University2.4 mi71%$25,555$78,311
    Moore College of Art and Design2.5 mi55%$44,587$44,219

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Penn Treaty School (0.5 mi, 37.3% to college) · Kensington Health Sciences (0.6 mi, 51.1% to college) · Kensington High School (0.6 mi, 34.3% to college) · The U School: Innovative Lab (0.7 mi, 35.6% to college) · Bodine William W High School (0.9 mi, 74.6% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Philadelphia City School District's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

MeasureKensington Creative & Performing ArtsPhiladelphia City School DistrictPennsylvania
Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report)27.9%50.5%54.5% (median school)
Graduation rate68.8%—92.4%

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Quick answers

What percent of Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School graduates go to college?
27.9% of the Class of 2023 at Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report), compared with 54.5% for the median school in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.
What is the graduation rate at Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School?
Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School has a four-year graduation rate of 68.8%. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.