School for Creative and Performing Arts

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]

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School for Creative and Performing Arts
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Address
108 W. Central Parkway Cincinnati , Ohio United States
Coordinates	39°6′38″N 84°30′36″W
Information
School type	Public Magnet school College-Preparatory Fine Arts
Motto	"Find Your Voice"
Opened	1973
School district	Cincinnati Public Schools
Principal	Michael Owens[1]
Grades	Kindergarten–12
Age range	5–17
Enrollment	1,396[2] (2014-15)
Campus	Urban
Nickname	Raiders[3]
Website	www.scpa.cps-k12.org

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.