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Smoky Hill High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

16100 East Smoky Hill Road, Aurora, CO 80015 · (720) 886-5300 · Part of Cherry Creek School District 5

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

Directions
Students
2,297
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Smoky Hill High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher

On the path

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

6–824 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Smoky Hill High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts54%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

16100 East Smoky Hill Road, Aurora

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9600
Grade 10575
Grade 11578
Grade 12544
Enrollment over time
2,208’20
2,133’21
2,252’22
2,281’23
2,297’24

Up 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 34%Hispanic 33%Black 16%Two or more races 10%Asian 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Smoky Hill High School from Aurora families.

Other schools in Cherry Creek School District 5

The district →
Village East Community Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
D
821 students16:1
Altitude Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
A
758 students17:1
Eastridge Community Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
C−
716 students15:1
Ponderosa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
C−
634 students18:1
Holly Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Denver
C+
633 students15:1
Buffalo Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Aurora
B+
632 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.