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Arts Coursetaking (2025-26)


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 97.4 99.2 97.5 99.4 97.7 96.6 67.9 77.2 67.8 57.3 46.5 46.8 59.0 77.6 41,775
American Indian or Alaska Native 100.0 100.0 100.0 87.5 100.0 100.0 77.8 64.3 44.4 60.0 87.5 71.4 66.7 78.8 113
Asian 86.1 99.5 99.5 100.0 98.7 96.7 85.3 95.8 85.2 61.2 44.5 47.9 67.3 79.4 3,453
Black or African American 97.9 98.6 94.9 99.3 96.0 93.2 65.5 71.5 61.3 60.6 45.7 46.4 58.3 74.5 12,146
Hispanic or Latino 98.6 99.3 97.9 99.3 98.3 98.2 70.0 73.7 66.8 55.4 47.2 45.7 55.9 77.2 18,641
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 97.0 98.6 99.3 100.0 97.9 94.4 63.8 81.9 65.7 60.6 49.0 50.5 62.6 81.3 1,572
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 80.0 66.7 100.0 25.0 80.0 50.0 33.3 40.0 74.5 51
White 97.9 100.0 99.3 99.8 98.7 98.5 56.2 87.1 75.8 50.5 45.9 50.3 66.0 83.4 5,799
High Needs 97.2 99.2 97.1 99.3 97.4 96.1 69.4 74.0 65.9 58.0 47.7 47.4 58.0 77.7 34,287
English Learners 96.5 99.2 96.9 99.1 98.1 95.8 68.0 67.1 65.0 60.7 51.6 43.4 49.9 80.6 13,857
Low Income 97.4 99.0 96.9 99.2 97.3 95.9 69.6 73.6 65.6 58.1 47.4 47.5 58.2 77.1 29,890
Students with Disabilities 95.3 97.7 96.5 98.3 96.8 95.1 70.3 66.7 65.1 57.7 55.3 54.3 57.3 79.6 10,344
Female 97.8 99.3 97.8 99.8 97.6 96.7 69.5 77.8 68.1 58.3 47.4 48.1 60.9 78.2 20,091
Male 97.1 99.1 97.3 99.1 97.9 96.5 66.6 76.7 67.6 56.3 45.6 45.4 57.2 77.1 21,649

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 3,198 3,321 3,200 3,319 3,247 2,813 1,929 2,251 1,986 1,831 1,504 1,569 2,257 32,425 41,775
American Indian or Alaska Native 12 9 9 7 5 2 7 9 4 9 7 5 4 89 113
Asian 174 220 206 249 223 207 215 277 231 194 130 163 251 2,740 3,453
Black or African American 885 886 814 895 856 745 504 631 500 597 490 522 724 9,049 12,146
Hispanic or Latino 1,350 1,482 1,449 1,504 1,485 1,276 904 913 927 805 682 663 953 14,393 18,641
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 163 138 133 123 141 118 74 95 69 60 48 49 67 1,278 1,572
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 1 5 2 6 4 2 3 1 4 2 1 2 38 51
White 609 585 584 539 531 461 223 323 254 162 145 166 256 4,838 5,799
High Needs 2,574 2,781 2,688 2,819 2,701 2,309 1,652 1,797 1,568 1,512 1,247 1,243 1,751 26,642 34,287
English Learners 1,401 1,560 1,495 1,373 1,169 826 486 468 516 554 441 364 517 11,170 13,857
Low Income 2,167 2,317 2,232 2,392 2,340 1,996 1,430 1,572 1,386 1,367 1,126 1,127 1,583 23,035 29,890
Students with Disabilities 824 887 865 884 923 804 538 489 456 421 399 351 391 8,232 10,344
Female 1,542 1,626 1,533 1,597 1,533 1,352 960 1,054 940 926 728 779 1,146 15,716 20,091
Male 1,655 1,693 1,664 1,721 1,714 1,458 969 1,196 1,045 904 773 783 1,108 16,683 21,649

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