Students are selected on the basis of their potential for a career in the creative workforce. Of the 1,000 or so 8th and 9th graders who audition every year, about 115 are accepted for enrollment.

We are one of the top five public performing arts high schools in the country, and we combine a rigorous college prep program with pre-professional training in the arts. We offer programs in dance, film, music, stage design and production, theatre, and the visual arts.

We are a public, urban high school that is part of Baltimore City Public School System. Additionally, 33 percent of our support is raised privately through our fundraising partner, the BSA Foundation.

Our high school graduation rate is close to 100 percent, and our six-year college graduation rate is 81 percent, well above the national average.