R Nelson Snider High School

Summary:

R Nelson Snider High School is a public high school in Fort Wayne, Indiana, serving 1,899 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Fort Wayne Community Schools district.

The school has a relatively diverse student population, with 46.02% White, 22.7% African American, 15.75% Hispanic, and 5.21% Asian students. Academically, R Nelson Snider High School ranks 232 out of 431 Indiana high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Performance varies across student subgroups, with male, Asian, and African American students outperforming female, Hispanic, and multi-racial students. The school maintains a high four-year graduation rate of 94.3% to 95.9%, higher than nearby Wayne High School (89.6%) and South Side High School (82.8%). However, the school has a higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to state and district averages, which may be impacting its overall academic performance.

When compared to other high schools in the Fort Wayne area, R Nelson Snider High School generally performs better than lower-performing schools like Wayne High School, South Side High School, and North Side High School, but lags behind the higher-performing Carroll High School and Northrop High School. By addressing the challenges of chronic absenteeism and achievement gaps among different student subgroups, R Nelson Snider High School has the potential to improve its overall academic performance and better serve its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 4600 Fairlawn Pass
       Fort Wayne, IN  46815


(260) 467-4600

District: Fort Wayne Community Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
232nd of 431 Indiana High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,987 Help


Feeder schools for R Nelson Snider High School:

Elementary:    Adams Elementary School
    Glenwood Park Elementary School
    J Wilbur Haley Elementary School
    Robert C Harris Elementary School
Middle:    Blackhawk Middle School
    Lane Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.5 Help
Number of students:  1,915

Racial breakdown:

White:
44.3%
African American:
23.7%
Hispanic:
16.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  46.2% Help


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Compare Details R Nelson Snider High School ranks worse than 53.8% of high schools in Indiana. It also ranks first among 5 ranked high schools in the Fort Wayne Community Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.6. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at R Nelson Snider High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at R Nelson Snider High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (44.3%), African American (23.7%), Hispanic (16%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 46.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Fort Wayne Community Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at R Nelson Snider High School is 17.5, which is the highest among 5 high schools in the Fort Wayne Community Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare R Nelson Snider High School employs 109 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at R Nelson Snider High School is $9,987. 3 high schools in the Fort Wayne Community Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

R Nelson Snider High School:

SchoolDigger ranks R Nelson Snider High School 232nd of 431 Indiana public high schools. (See R Nelson Snider High School in the ranking list.)

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Fort Wayne Community Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Fort Wayne Community Schools 283rd of 381 Indiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for R Nelson Snider High School

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Rank History for all students at R Nelson Snider High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 60.84 148th 349 57.6%
2006 59.82 154th 349 55.9%
2007 58.18 167th 354 52.8%
2008 53.47 207th 360 42.5%
2009 53.80 205th 364 43.7%
2010 42.69 181st 362 50.0%
2011 34.52 258th 364 29.1%
2012 35.16 251st 373 32.7%
2013 34.70 228th 353 35.4%
2014 26.98 296th 379 21.9%
2015 34.86 291st 400 27.3%
2016 44.12 245th 394 37.8%
2017 48.05 199th 380 47.6%
2018 43.96 250th 385 35.1%
2019 44.39 225th 389 42.2%
2021 32.71 279th 388 28.1%
2022 46.05 230th 409 43.8%
2023 34.28 275th 398 30.9%
2024 44.60 232nd 431 46.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at R Nelson Snider High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 36.34 53rd 94 43.6%
2023 17.46 90th 104 13.5%
2024 28.77 75th 102 26.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at R Nelson Snider High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 44.56 30th 74 59.5%
2024 45.60 39th 94 58.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at R Nelson Snider High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 35.27 183rd 285 35.8%
2024 38.81 164th 289 43.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at R Nelson Snider High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 30.96 279th 379 26.4%
2024 36.60 246th 377 34.7%
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Rank History for Female students at R Nelson Snider High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 33.11 272nd 388 29.9%
2024 38.24 249th 392 36.5%
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Rank History for Male students at R Nelson Snider High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 33.69 265th 383 30.8%
2024 45.19 205th 392 47.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at R Nelson Snider High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 39.33 28th 44 36.4%
2023 11.69 44th 49 10.2%
2024 14.95 42nd 47 10.6%
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Rank History for African American students at R Nelson Snider High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 40.86 67th 125 46.4%
2023 33.25 71st 125 43.2%
2024 56.22 39th 132 70.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at R Nelson Snider High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 56.60 59th 164 64.0%
2023 42.72 87th 166 47.6%
2024 39.98 102nd 184 44.6%
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Rank History for White students at R Nelson Snider High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 58.12 149th 378 60.6%
2023 46.28 175th 375 53.3%
2024 61.01 95th 381 75.1%
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Data source: test scores: Indiana Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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by a student
Friday, October 22, 2021

Open Quote Consistently I have heard many things about the school, All good. I have heard from multiple teachers that this is the safest place they have ever worked and most of my experiences corroborate said evidence. The fine arts program is simply one of the best, The consistently high ranking State level marching band, Renowned jazz band, And, unlike many schools, bustling string program make this school magnificent Close Quote



Enrollment information for R Nelson Snider High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1608 424 27 27 5 n/a n/a 0 2091
1989 1536 386 24 24 2 n/a n/a 0 1972
1990 1431 359 17 31 2 n/a n/a 0 1840
1991 1365 380 28 34 2 n/a n/a 0 1809
1992 1404 384 33 35 1 n/a n/a 0 1857
1993 1466 360 36 42 2 n/a n/a 0 1906
1994 1482 333 32 48 2 n/a n/a 0 1897
1995 1445 342 41 41 4 n/a n/a 0 1873
1996 1445 342 41 41 4 n/a n/a 0 1873
1997 1412 364 38 43 3 n/a n/a 0 1860
1998 1445 368 44 37 5 n/a n/a 0 1899
1999 1461 422 44 44 5 n/a n/a 0 1976
2000 1465 411 38 44 6 n/a n/a 0 1964
2001 1422 419 43 46 8 n/a n/a 0 1938
2002 1463 462 39 58 9 n/a n/a 0 2031
2003 1463 462 39 58 9 n/a n/a 0 2031
2004 1515 472 33 62 4 n/a n/a 0 2086
2005 1495 465 31 64 3 n/a n/a 0 2058
2006 1464 474 33 78 7 n/a n/a 0 2056
2007 1432 439 29 89 8 n/a n/a 35 2032
2008 1412 446 29 94 10 n/a n/a 48 2039
2009 1341 445 26 110 13 n/a n/a 50 1985
2010 1308 462 18 128 14 n/a n/a 63 1993
2011 1314 487 25 118 13 0 78 0 2035
2012 1211 444 28 112 14 0 95 0 1904
2013 1174 414 30 116 13 0 118 0 1865
2014 1114 437 33 116 11 0 129 0 1840
2015 1085 444 32 127 9 1 132 0 1830
2016 1062 459 51 143 7 0 137 0 1859
2017 1058 425 67 147 7 0 146 0 1850
2018 1048 444 73 182 11 0 137 0 1895
2019 980 436 89 200 13 0 142 0 1860
2020 908 433 86 223 11 1 151 0 1813
2021 910 411 85 258 6 1 159 0 1830
2022 897 420 97 277 5 3 173 0 1872
2023 874 431 99 299 6 3 187 0 1899
2024 849 453 121 307 6 4 175 0 1915

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at R Nelson Snider High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2091 91.2 22.9 8.9
1989 1972 89.1 22.1 n/a
1990 1840 89.1 20.6 6.7
1991 1809 81.6 22.1 10
1992 1857 93.6 19.8 11.6
1993 1906 96.4 19.8 14.1
1994 1897 98.0 19.4 15
1995 1873 83.9 22.3 12.6
1996 1873 83.9 22.3 12.6
1997 1860 85.6 21.7 13.4
1998 1899 85.7 22.2 12.9
1999 1976 84.2 23.5 17.2
2000 1964 84.8 23.2 16
2001 1938 86.7 22.4 18.8
2002 2031 88.5 22.9 25.5
2003 2031 88.5 22.9 25.5
2004 2086 93.3 22.4 26.9
2005 2058 88.2 23.3 26.4
2006 2056 88.9 23.1 29.6
2007 2032 n/a n/a 31
2008 2039 93.2 21.9 35.9
2009 1985 92.0 21.6 38.9
2010 1993 90.4 22.0 42.2
2011 2035 87.3 23.3 45.5
2012 1904 79.0 24.1 47.7
2013 1865 118.0 15.8 49.2
2014 1840 78.0 23.5 52.3
2015 1830 78.0 23.4 49.8
2016 1859 78.0 23.8 48.6
2017 1850 83.0 22.2 46.8
2018 1895 79.0 23.9 49.2
2019 1860 79.9 23.2 41.9
2020 1813 80.0 22.6 44.8
2021 1830 81.2 22.5 47.9
2022 1872 89.3 20.9 48.1
2023 1899 89.6 21.1 50.4
2024 1915 109.0 17.5 46.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio R Nelson Snider High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2091 91.2 22.9 8.9
1989 1972 89.1 22.1 n/a
1990 1840 89.1 20.6 6.7
1991 1809 81.6 22.1 10
1992 1857 93.6 19.8 11.6
1993 1906 96.4 19.8 14.1
1994 1897 98.0 19.4 15
1995 1873 83.9 22.3 12.6
1996 1873 83.9 22.3 12.6
1997 1860 85.6 21.7 13.4
1998 1899 85.7 22.2 12.9
1999 1976 84.2 23.5 17.2
2000 1964 84.8 23.2 16
2001 1938 86.7 22.4 18.8
2002 2031 88.5 22.9 25.5
2003 2031 88.5 22.9 25.5
2004 2086 93.3 22.4 26.9
2005 2058 88.2 23.3 26.4
2006 2056 88.9 23.1 29.6
2007 2032 n/a n/a 31
2008 2039 93.2 21.9 35.9
2009 1985 92.0 21.6 38.9
2010 1993 90.4 22.0 42.2
2011 2035 87.3 23.3 45.5
2012 1904 79.0 24.1 47.7
2013 1865 118.0 15.8 49.2
2014 1840 78.0 23.5 52.3
2015 1830 78.0 23.4 49.8
2016 1859 78.0 23.8 48.6
2017 1850 83.0 22.2 46.8
2018 1895 79.0 23.9 49.2
2019 1860 79.9 23.2 41.9
2020 1813 80.0 22.6 44.8
2021 1830 81.2 22.5 47.9
2022 1872 89.3 20.9 48.1
2023 1899 89.6 21.1 50.4
2024 1915 109.0 17.5 46.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for R Nelson Snider High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $667 (8.0%) $7,662 (92.0%) $8,330
2020 $533 (6.2%) $8,043 (93.8%) $8,576
2021 $884 (9.3%) $8,603 (90.7%) $9,486
2022 $1,026 (10.3%) $8,961 (89.7%) $9,987

Data source: Indiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on R Nelson Snider High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 225th of 389 High schoolsRanks 275th of 398 High schools
 11.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (R Nelson Snider High School)32.713.9
 18.8%
   End of Course Biology (Fort Wayne Community Schools)26.215.4
 10.8%
   End of Course Biology (Indiana)38.629
 9.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students18601899
 2.1%
African American436431
 1.1%
American Indian136
 53.8%
Asian8999
 11.2%
Hispanic200299
 49.5%
Pacific Islander03
White980874
 10.8%
Two or More Races142187
 31.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients41.9%50.4%
 8.5%


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R Nelson Snider High School ranks 232nd of 431 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at R Nelson Snider High School are 44% White, 24% African American, 16% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,915 students attended R Nelson Snider High School.


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