Smoky Hill High School

16100 East Smoky Hill Road, Aurora CO, 80015 | Cherry Creek School District 5 | 720-886-5300
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2071
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 50% 27% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 124 in Aurora
  • Ranked #0 of 2255 in Colorado
Proficiency Averages
29%Aurora
39%Colorado

Smoky Hill High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Cherry Creek School District 5" in Aurora, CO. There are a total of 2,071 students and 104 teachers at Smoky Hill High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 20 to 1.

Smoky Hill High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 50.0%, which is 27% higher than the Colorado average.

Smoky Hill High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2071
Teachers104
Student/Teacher ratio20:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment662
Taking some courses420
Taking some courses (not tests)240
Passing some courses226
Passing no courses188

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Smoky Hill High School, there are a total of 662 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 420 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All42%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School42%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All58%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School58%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Smoky Hill High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictColoradoNational
White 50.1% 55.8% 54.9% 51.1%
Black 18.2% 11.2% 4.7% 15.9%
Asian 7.9% 7.9% 3.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 17.0% 18.7% 32.6% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.6% 0.6% 0.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 5.6% 5.5% 3.5% 3.1%

Aurora demographics profile

StatisticAuroraColoradoNational
Population379,4345,758,736328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,3725691
Median age34.836.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)51%56%55%
Speak English67%83%79%
Speak Spanish20%12%13%

Education level achieved in Aurora

IndexAuroraColoradoNational
Completed 8th grade84.2%87.9%84.3%
Completed high school83.1%87.1%83.0%
Completed some college61.1%69.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree37.6%47.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors27.9%38.7%30.3%
Completed masters8.8%14.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.1%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.8%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Smoky Hill High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.