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A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des

Q: Is A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des a good school?

A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des ranks in the bottom 3.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des.

Q: What is the racial makeup of A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des?

Students at A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des are 63% African American, 18% Hispanic, 11% White, 8% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des attend?

Students who attend A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des usually go on to attend: Middle : Williston Middle High : New Hanover High

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

1439^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des is a K-5 elementary school in Wilmington, NC, serving 342 students in the New Hanover County Schools district. The A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des ranks in the bottom 5% of North Carolina elementary schools—1439th out of 1,492, with 0 stars. Test scores are dramatically below district and state averages in nearly every grade and subject. In 2025-2026, for example, only 25% of 4th graders scored proficient in math, compared with 67.2% across the district, and reading proficiency ranged from just 21.4% to 32.4% in grades 3-5. Science is the strongest subject, with 50% of 5th graders passing, but that still trails the state average of 67.7%.

The school serves an extremely high-poverty community: more than 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That challenge is shared by neighboring schools, however, and some achieve much better results. The International School at Gregory, about a mile away, serves an almost identical low-income population (99.4%) yet ranks in the 53rd percentile statewide. Chronic absenteeism is a striking difference: 32.4% of Snipes students are chronically absent, versus 23.8% district-wide and just 15.1% at the International School at Gregory. Forest Hills Global Elementary, another nearby high-poverty school, also ranks meaningfully higher than Snipes despite facing similar circumstances.

There are a few encouraging signs. In 2025-2026, special education students performed at the 30th percentile statewide—well above the school's overall 4th percentile and a notable improvement over prior years. The 2022-2023 school year also showed what's possible when Snipes reached the 17th percentile, though those gains faded in subsequent years. For parents considering this school, the picture is clear: students face significant academic and attendance hurdles. But the success of nearby schools serving similar populations demonstrates that improvement is achievable, and reducing chronic absenteeism would likely be the most powerful step toward better outcomes.

342

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2150 Chestnut Street
Wilmington, NC 28405

(910) 251-6175

District: New Hanover County Schools

Students who attend A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des usually attend:

Middle:	Williston Middle
High:	New Hanover High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.2%

Hispanic:

17.5%

White:

10.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (34% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg65%

North Carolina avg61%

1,439^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

84^th of 246New Hanover County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.5	1439 of 1492	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	1353 of 1490	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1375 of 1505	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1246 of 1502	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1426 of 1514	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	1333 of 1489	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1395 of 1473	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1352 of 1434	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.8	1395 of 1429	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	1371 of 1425	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.3	1376 of 1440	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.3	1328 of 1390	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.6	1355 of 1403	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.0	1376 of 1388	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.7	1327 of 1381	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.3	1335 of 1363	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.6	1340 of 1354	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.4	1268 of 1324	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.3	1150 of 1293	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.7	1120 of 1276	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	868 of 903	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	789 of 918	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	768 of 924	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.2	528 of 933	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	772 of 927	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	685 of 896	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	808 of 949	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	855 of 927	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	18.6	819 of 878	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	1387 of 1447	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	1365 of 1451	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1311 of 1455	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1181 of 1459	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1321 of 1458	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1375 of 1440	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1304 of 1424	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1302 of 1405	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	552 of 710	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	875 of 961	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	926 of 951	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	21.0	24 of 30	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	1360 of 1434	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	1151 of 1437	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1233 of 1450	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	965 of 1437	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1158 of 1366	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	1015 of 1329	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1240 of 1361	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1216 of 1332	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	1285 of 1451	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	1163 of 1450	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1336 of 1464	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1193 of 1461	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1402 of 1464	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1199 of 1444	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	1394 of 1430	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1351 of 1413	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	568 of 815	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.9	703 of 821	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	665 of 801	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	433 of 1172	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	777 of 1183	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)63rd percentile+54 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile+27 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)22nd percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2019)20th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

African American (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science50%-18 vs state

Mathematics36%-28 vs state

Reading27%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des	Public, Magnet	K-5	2150 Chestnut Street	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 251-6175	342	27	12.7	99.1%	37 (10.8%)	216 (63.2%)	60 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	8.5	1439^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.6%		14.6	1353^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	9.2%	86	50.0	25.0	29.6				32.4	21.4	25.9				50.0		$15,103	$2,324	$12,779
R Freeman School of Engineering	Public, Magnet	K-5	2601 Princess Place Drive	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 251-6011	241	22	10.8	98.8%	7 (2.9%)	170 (70.5%)	44 (18.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.5%)	0.9	1492^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	0.0%		1.1	1488^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.1%	4	13.5	9.8	21.1				9.6	21.4	15.8				34.2		$16,676	$2,332	$14,344
Forest Hills Global Elementary	Public	K-5	602 Colonial Drive	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 251-6190	340	32	10.7	99.1%	43 (12.6%)	146 (42.9%)	130 (38.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	22.6	1234^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.3%		13.5	1373^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	7.9%	139	45.2	59.3	64.4				14.3	38.9	28.8				44.1		$14,096	$1,993	$12,103
The International School at Gregory	Public, Magnet	K-8	1106 Ann St	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 251-6185	514	37	13.7	99.4%	171 (33.3%)	114 (22.2%)	198 (38.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	51.8	700^th of 1492 public elementary schools	53.1%		58.3	594^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.1%	106	43.9	51.7	69.8	65.3	60.5	79.3	40.4	48.3	69.8	67.3	73.7	75.9	79.2	79.3	$18,192	$1,517	$16,675
Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington	Public, Charter	K-5	507 N 6th Street	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 763-1976	140	6	23.3	85.7%	24 (17.1%)	74 (52.9%)	25 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.1%)	17.9	1320^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.5%		32.9	1038^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.3%	282	47.4	33.3	45.5				26.3	53.3	45.5				45.5
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	813 Nixon Street	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 251-6150	162	7	30.3	94.4%	6 (3.7%)	146 (90.1%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	1.1	1490^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.1%		1	1489^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.1%	1	5.9	534.9	15.4	535.2	6.3	< 5%	5.9	30.0	537.4	537.9	6.3	25.0	334.1	50.0
Wilmington Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	134 Cinema Drive	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	Wilmington Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 799-6776	91	12	7.7		9 (9.9%)	65 (71.4%)	11 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.6%)	2.8	1487^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.3%		28.6	1108^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.6%	379	8.3	18.2	16.7	7.1	38.5		25.0	27.3	33.3	21.4	61.5		33.3
Lake Forest Academy	Public	K-8	1802 S 15th Street	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 772-2515	45	14	3.2	93.3%	14 (31.1%)	21 (46.7%)	3 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.3%)								(n/a)															$44,023	$483	$43,539
Wilmington School of the Arts	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-7	1306 Floral Pkwy	Wilmington	28406	New Hanover County	Wilmington School of the Arts	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(910) 399-3712	297	20	14.7	58.2%	192 (64.6%)	26 (8.8%)	32 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.7%)	38 (12.8%)	61.7	553^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	62.9%		51	730^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.0%	177	62.2	66.0	51.2	55.6	50.0		66.7	72.3	68.3	66.7	54.5		63.4
Edwin A Alderman Elementary	Public	K-5	2025 Independence Blvd	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2031	255	22	11.4	98.8%	108 (42.4%)	89 (34.9%)	32 (12.5%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	12.1	1395^th of 1492 public elementary schools	6.5%		12.1	1392^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	6.6%	3	35.9	31.8	35.0				41.0	31.8	32.5				57.5		$14,178	$1,969	$12,209

Frequently Asked Questions about A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des

What schools do graduates of A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des attend?

Students who attend A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des usually go on to attend:

Middle : Williston Middle
High : New Hanover High

What district is A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des in?

New Hanover County Schools

What is the racial makeup of A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des?

Students at A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des are 63% African American, 18% Hispanic, 11% White, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des.

Is A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des a good school?

A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des ranks in the bottom 3.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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