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William Smith High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

400 Airport Blvd, Aurora, CO 80011 · (303) 364-8715 · Part of Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J

Aurora’s School Grade B better than 59% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
410
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about William Smith High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8.5% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Aurora kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–824 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12William Smith High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

400 Airport Blvd, Aurora

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 995
Grade 1094
Grade 11100
Grade 12121
Enrollment over time
378’20
375’21
380’22
386’23
410’24

Up 8.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 78%White 10%Black 6%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about William Smith High School from Aurora families.

Other schools in Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J

The district →
Aurora Central Campus
Other · Grades PK–12 · Aurora
D
2,468 students18:1
Edna and John W. Mosley P-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Aurora
C−
994 students17:1
Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Aurora
C+
960 students20:1
Del Mar Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Aurora
D−
950 students20:1
Harmony Ridge P-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Aurora
D
894 students20:1
Murphy Creek K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Aurora
B+
855 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Aurora’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.