Is Smoky Hill High School a good school?

Smoky Hill High School ranks 154 th of 221 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Smoky Hill High School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 2,133 students attended Smoky Hill High School.

What is the racial makeup of Smoky Hill High School?

Students at Smoky Hill High School are 40% White, 28% Hispanic, 18% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What schools feed into Smoky Hill High School?

Smoky Hill High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Cimarron Elementary School Elementary : Independence Elementary School Elementary : Indian Ridge Elementary School Elementary : Mission Viejo Elementary School Elementary : Sagebrush Elementary School Middle : Laredo Middle School

Smoky Hill High School in Aurora CO

Performance Trends

Compare Details Smoky Hill High School ranks worse than 69.7% of high schools in Colorado. It also ranks 5^th among 6 ranked high schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.82. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Smoky Hill High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (39.8%), Hispanic (27.6%), African American (17.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Smoky Hill High School is 19, which is the 4^th best among 6 high schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5. (See more...)

Compare Smoky Hill High School employs 111.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Smoky Hill High School is $12,386, which is the 4^th highest among 6 high schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5.

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Smoky Hill High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Smoky Hill High School 154^th of 221 Colorado public high schools. (See Smoky Hill High School in the ranking list.)

Cherry Creek School District No. 5:

SchoolDigger ranks Cherry Creek School District No. 5 25^th of 102 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Smoky Hill High School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CO State Percentile
2004	72.44	78^th	279	72.0%
2005	69.31	80^th	280	71.4%
2006	70.72	80^th	286	72.0%
2007	67.26	98^th	298	67.1%
2008	70.19	93^rd	301	69.1%
2009	65.09	113^th	310	63.5%
2010	65.00	123^rd	327	62.4%
2011	63.84	133^rd	337	60.5%
2012	59.64	144^th	334	56.9%
2013	64.38	126^th	349	63.9%
2014	64.16	124^th	369	66.4%
2015	48.69	107^th	292	63.4%
2016	56.89	61^st	255	76.1%
2017	30.05	162^nd	256	36.7%
2018	60.77	132^nd	388	66.0%
2019	58.25	151^st	411	63.3%
2021	29.60	142^nd	210	32.4%
2022	26.82	154^th	221	30.3%

Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Outstanding teachers and IB program! School is diverse and an overall great environment for all students. Close Quote

by a student
Thursday, April 11, 2019

Amazing school, I am proud to be able to such an accepting environment. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Smoky Hill High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	2204	131	66	77	7	n/a	n/a	2485
1989	2152	136	70	75	7	n/a	n/a	2440
1990	2226	143	83	74	6	n/a	n/a	2532
1991	1905	133	91	65	7	n/a	n/a	2201
1992	1907	140	108	81	8	n/a	n/a	2244
1993	1819	141	115	84	12	n/a	n/a	2171
1994	1873	131	141	116	8	n/a	n/a	2269
1995	2192	165	212	141	5	n/a	n/a	2715
1996	2192	165	212	141	5	n/a	n/a	2715
1997	2393	192	233	172	7	n/a	n/a	2997
1998	2500	223	249	166	13	n/a	n/a	3151
1999	2409	233	248	155	15	n/a	n/a	3060
2000	2303	214	253	150	21	n/a	n/a	2941
2001	2190	231	256	173	18	n/a	n/a	2868
2002	2047	295	250	223	16	n/a	n/a	2831
2003	2047	295	250	223	16	n/a	n/a	2831
2004	1906	339	245	232	11	n/a	n/a	2733
2005	1822	356	236	246	8	n/a	n/a	2668
2006	1708	356	220	268	21	n/a	n/a	2573
2007	1591	387	206	275	24	n/a	n/a	2483
2008	1556	441	180	300	21	n/a	n/a	2498
2009	1421	470	196	286	20	n/a	n/a	2393
2010	1400	485	189	280	20	n/a	n/a	2374
2011	1278	393	179	359	17	11	87	2324
2012	1192	393	166	326	17	7	91	2192
2013	1085	375	170	338	13	4	102	2087
2014	1075	391	170	366	13	13	121	2149
2015	1015	366	164	406	13	10	126	2100
2016	960	353	166	435	13	9	108	2044
2017	920	383	162	486	15	6	114	2086
2018	923	374	151	479	14	10	120	2071
2019	873	362	154	490	14	7	124	2024
2020	905	394	150	531	20	12	148	2160
2021	927	383	143	567	18	13	157	2208
2022	848	379	134	588	13	14	157	2133

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 Smoky Hill High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	2485	135.2	18.3	n/a
1989	2440	137.3	17.7	1.5
1990	2532	143.8	17.6	1.9
1991	2201	135.0	16.3	1.9
1992	2244	128.1	17.5	3
1993	2171	125.3	17.3	2.3
1994	2269	122.7	18.5	3.7
1995	2715	136.7	19.9	3.4
1996	2715	136.7	19.9	3.4
1997	2997	156.8	19.1	3.3
1998	3151	170.5	18.5	3.8
1999	3060	173.0	17.7	2.9
2000	2941	164.8	17.8	5.7
2001	2868	149.3	19.2	4.7
2002	2831	141.5	20.0	7.1
2003	2831	141.5	20.0	7.1
2004	2733	141.1	19.4	10.4
2005	2668	142.4	18.7	12.9
2006	2573	141.3	18.2	15.9
2007	2483	136.5	18.2	19.3
2008	2498	137.2	18.2	21.5
2009	2393	129.6	18.5	23.2
2010	2374	128.3	18.4	25.4
2011	2324	124.1	18.7	27.3
2012	2192	117.5	18.6	27.3
2013	2087	124.1	16.8	27.1
2014	2149	123.6	17.3	27.4
2015	2100	108.0	19.4	35.8
2016	2044	105.0	19.4	35.8
2017	2086	108.6	19.2	37.4
2018	2071	104.3	19.8	40.8
2019	2024	104.2	19.4	40.4
2020	2160	108.1	19.9	42
2021	2208	101.1	21.8	42.6
2022	2133	111.7	19.0	39.2

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

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Student/Teacher Ratio Smoky Hill High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	2485	135.2	18.3	n/a
1989	2440	137.3	17.7	1.5
1990	2532	143.8	17.6	1.9
1991	2201	135.0	16.3	1.9
1992	2244	128.1	17.5	3
1993	2171	125.3	17.3	2.3
1994	2269	122.7	18.5	3.7
1995	2715	136.7	19.9	3.4
1996	2715	136.7	19.9	3.4
1997	2997	156.8	19.1	3.3
1998	3151	170.5	18.5	3.8
1999	3060	173.0	17.7	2.9
2000	2941	164.8	17.8	5.7
2001	2868	149.3	19.2	4.7
2002	2831	141.5	20.0	7.1
2003	2831	141.5	20.0	7.1
2004	2733	141.1	19.4	10.4
2005	2668	142.4	18.7	12.9
2006	2573	141.3	18.2	15.9
2007	2483	136.5	18.2	19.3
2008	2498	137.2	18.2	21.5
2009	2393	129.6	18.5	23.2
2010	2374	128.3	18.4	25.4
2011	2324	124.1	18.7	27.3
2012	2192	117.5	18.6	27.3
2013	2087	124.1	16.8	27.1
2014	2149	123.6	17.3	27.4
2015	2100	108.0	19.4	35.8
2016	2044	105.0	19.4	35.8
2017	2086	108.6	19.2	37.4
2018	2071	104.3	19.8	40.8
2019	2024	104.2	19.4	40.4
2020	2160	108.1	19.9	42
2021	2208	101.1	21.8	42.6
2022	2133	111.7	19.0	39.2

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 Smoky Hill High School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$177 (1.4%)	$12,209 (98.6%)	$12,386

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Smoky Hill High School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 151^st of 411 High schools	Ranks 154^th of 221 High schools	32.9%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	2024	2208	9.1%
African American	362	383	5.8%
American Indian	14	18	28.6%
Asian	154	143	7.1%
Hispanic	490	567	15.7%
Pacific Islander	7	13	85.7%
White	873	927	6.2%
Two or More Races	124	157	26.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	40.4%	42.6%	2.2%

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	Sagebrush Elementary School
Middle:	Laredo Middle School