School for Creative and Performing Arts

This article is about the school in Cincinnati, Ohio. For similarly named schools, see School of Creative and Performing Arts (disambiguation).
School for Creative and Performing Arts
Black and white logo with symbols for music, art, drama, but dance
SCPA Logo
Address
Map
108 W. Central Parkway

Cincinnati
,
Ohio

United States
Coordinates39°6′38″N 84°30′36″W / 39.11056°N 84.51000°W / 39.11056; -84.51000
Information
School type
  • Public
  • Magnet school
  • College-Preparatory
  • Fine Arts
Motto"Find Your Voice"
Opened1973
School districtCincinnati Public Schools
PrincipalMichael Owens[1]
GradesKindergarten–12
Age range5–17
Enrollment1,396[3] (2014-15)
CampusUrban
NicknameRaiders[2]
Websitewww.scpa.cps-k12.org

The School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) is a magnet arts school in Cincinnati in the US state of Ohio, and part of the Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS). SCPA was founded in 1973. Of the approximately 350 arts schools in the United States, SCPA is one of the oldest and has been cited as a model for both racial integration and for arts programs in over 100 cities.[4][5]

SCPA had three different homes in its first four years, including a makeshift campus in the Mount Adams neighborhood and another in Roselawn. In 1976, it occupied the Old Woodward High School building, on the site of one of the oldest public schools in the country. In 2009–10, the school was featured in the MTV reality series Taking the Stage, filmed at the school and featuring SCPA students. A new facility in Over-the-Rhine was championed by the late Cincinnati Pops Maestro Erich Kunzel.

  1. ^ "Ohio High School Athletic Association Member Directory". Ohio High School Athletic Association. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  2. ^ Russell, Shannon (January 17, 2002). "Surprising SCPA, 13–1, performing on court". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
  3. ^ "School For Creat & Perf Arts High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  4. ^ Vaccariello & Pyle 1993, p. 103, "... in the surprisingly well-populated world of art schools (there are over 350 of them) SCPA is one of the oldest and most prestigious".
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference case for arts schools was invoked but never defined (see the help page).