📍 150 Washington Street, Providence, Providence County, 02903
Sheila Skip Nowell is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Providence, Providence County. The school has 160 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 15%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sheila Skip Nowell enrolls 160 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 28% male and 71% female. A teaching staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 101 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 18% |
| White | 17 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
159 of the school's 160 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 159 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sheila Skip Nowell is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. 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 RI-20, state senate district 6, state house district 2.
Sheila Skip Nowell is one of 1 schools in Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy, based in Providence, Rhode Island. The district serves 187 students district-wide and employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 160 students, Sheila Skip Nowell is close to the district average of about 187 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize