2150 Chestnut Street, Wilmington, New Hanover County, 28405
A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wilmington, New Hanover County. The school has 377 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Hanover County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des enrolls 377 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Black or African American, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 229 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 16% |
| White | 51 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 8.2% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
374 of the school's 377 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 374 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-70, state senate district 9, state house district 18.
A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des is one of 42 schools in New Hanover County Schools, based in Wilmington, North Carolina. The district serves 25,155 students district-wide and employs 1,734 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 377 students, A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des is smaller than the district average of about 599 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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