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2024
Arts Coursetaking (2023-24) For a full list of courses and subjects, see the arts course list.
Arts Coursetaking by Percent
Student Group
K %
01 %
02 %
03 %
04 %
05 %
06 %
07 %
08 %
09 %
10 %
11 %
12 %
All Grades %
Total Students #
All Students
92.7
95.9
93.9
91.8
99.1
98.8
81.7
87.1
87.4
17.3
13.3
22.2
33.9
49.5
3,318
Female
92.9
94.7
94.2
92.1
100.0
100.0
88.5
85.8
88.9
17.4
13.1
22.4
32.1
48.1
1,897
Male
92.6
97.2
95.7
91.5
98.4
97.8
74.7
88.9
84.9
17.2
12.7
21.3
36.7
51.3
1,412
Low Income
93.5
96.6
93.0
92.1
98.8
98.1
80.5
85.8
84.0
17.3
12.8
24.4
34.8
51.1
2,052
High Needs
91.5
96.7
93.8
91.5
98.9
98.3
79.6
86.3
84.4
17.2
12.6
24.4
33.1
50.1
2,364
LEP English language learner
100.0
88.9
92.3
88.9
100.0
100.0
93.3
91.7
100.0
18.4
11.1
38.5
38.5
65.0
197
Students with disabilities
71.4
100.0
90.0
81.0
96.6
95.1
65.9
78.4
83.3
20.5
18.0
21.8
30.3
43.8
803
American Indian or Alaskan Native
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
33.3
0.0
33.3
64.3
14
Asian
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
85.7
90.0
100.0
12.5
9.1
36.4
41.7
62.3
106
African American/Black
81.8
92.9
90.9
91.7
100.0
100.0
85.7
95.0
84.6
12.7
14.9
38.9
38.5
55.9
340
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino
100.0
100.0
100.0
80.0
100.0
100.0
94.1
73.7
85.2
20.8
11.8
13.2
30.8
51.3
267
White
100.0
100.0
94.4
93.9
98.2
100.0
72.8
85.3
90.0
18.1
15.7
22.4
34.5
47.2
1,753
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
66.7
6
Hispanic or Latino
90.5
91.7
90.9
90.0
100.0
94.9
87.5
92.5
81.6
16.4
8.0
18.0
29.4
48.9
832
Arts Coursetaking by Count
Student Group
K #
01 #
02 #
03 #
04 #
05 #
06 #
07 #
08 #
09 #
10 #
11 #
12 #
All Grades #
Total Students #
All Students
51
71
93
78
116
160
156
216
285
93
68
103
151
1,641
3,318
Female
26
36
49
35
55
72
85
127
184
52
39
67
86
913
1,897
Male
25
35
44
43
61
88
71
88
101
41
27
35
65
724
1,412
Low Income
43
56
66
58
83
101
95
139
168
66
38
64
72
1,049
2,052
High Needs
43
59
76
65
94
116
109
151
190
74
44
76
87
1,184
2,364
LEP English language learner
2
8
12
8
13
9
14
22
21
7
2
5
5
128
197
Students with disabilities
5
7
18
17
28
39
29
40
55
34
24
26
30
352
803
American Indian or Alaskan Native
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
9
14
Asian
1
1
9
5
4
7
6
9
12
2
1
4
5
66
106
African American/Black
9
13
10
11
14
14
24
19
33
7
7
14
15
190
340
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino
7
10
9
4
11
16
16
14
23
10
4
5
8
137
267
White
15
25
34
31
54
83
59
122
153
49
46
60
97
828
1,753
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1
1
1
1
0
0
4
6
Hispanic or Latino
19
22
30
27
33
37
49
49
62
24
10
20
25
407
832
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