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How has Harold W Smith School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
719
Elementary
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLENDALE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4271)·NCES 040342000266
Harold W Smith School
6534 N 63RD AVE, GLENDALE, AZ 85301 · (623) 237-4003 · Maricopa County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL719 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Arizona public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 27% smaller than its 8th grade class (98).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingMath
19.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -9.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Arizona average is about 38 of 100. Math scores are down about 9 points since 2017.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.0% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 22.0% | 23.0% |
| 2017-18 | 20.0% | 28.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Harold W Smith School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #780 of 1,072 ▲ 86 | #479 of 646 ▲ 57 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #922 of 1,072 ▲ 49 | #567 of 646 ▲ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 719 | #185 of 1,223 | #140 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #903 of 991 | #569 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #827 of 1,007 | #545 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #523 of 721 | #334 of 456 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
719
+223 (+45%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 761
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 719 | 33 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 34.5 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 772 | 26.5 | 29.1:1 | 98% (756) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 30 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 798 | 42.5 | 18.8:1 | 98% (781) |
| 2015-16 | 898 | 46 | 19.5:1 | 99% (891) |
| 2010-11 | 897 | 47 | 19.1:1 | 99% (887) |
| 2000-01 | 875 | 42 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 761 | 38 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harold W Smith School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (798 to 719); teachers down 22% (42.5 to 33).
About Harold W Smith School
Harold W Smith School is a high-enrollment elementary school serving families in GLENDALE, Arizona. It educates 719 students in kindergarten through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Arizona is about 451 students.
Glendale Elementary District (4271) has 8,580 students in 14 schools, and Harold W Smith School is one of those schools.
At Harold W Smith School, Hispanic students make up 83% of the student body. After that, the student body is 8% Black, 4% White, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Maricopa County, the Hispanic share is about 31%. Harold W Smith School has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Harold W Smith School is 33 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 21.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Arizona is 17.0:1, lower than at this school.
Measured against Arizona public elementary schools, Harold W Smith School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Maricopa County has these Census figures: median household income is about $89,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Harold W Smith School is among the 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County.
The school nearest to Harold W Smith School is Glendale High School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Within five miles of Harold W Smith School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Harold W Smith School enrolled 496 in 2020-21 and 719 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 21.8:1, from 16.5:1.
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Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Glendale Elementary District (4271)
- Horizon SchoolElementary · 856 students
- Challenger Middle SchoolElementary · 839 students
- William C Jack SchoolElementary · 811 students
- Bicentennial South SchoolElementary · 729 students
- Desert SpiritElementary · 682 students
- Glendale American SchoolElementary · 678 students
Other schools in GLENDALE
- Mountain Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,823 students
- Sandra Day O'Connor High SchoolHigh · 2,658 students
- Copper Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,182 students
- Apollo High SchoolHigh · 2,152 students
- Independence High SchoolHigh · 1,907 students
- Ironwood High SchoolHigh · 1,804 students
Nearby schools
- Glendale High School0.5 mi · 1,734
- Challenger Middle School0.9 mi · 839
- Desert Garden Elementary School0.9 mi · 205
- Crown Point High School0.9 mi · 55
- Glendale Landmark School1.0 mi · 651
- Glendale Elementary Online (G.E.O.) Learning1.0 mi · 25
Frequently asked questions
About Harold W Smith SchoolHow many students attend Harold W Smith School?
Harold W Smith School enrolls approximately 719 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Harold W Smith School serve?
Harold W Smith School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harold W Smith School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harold W Smith School is approximately 21.8:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harold W Smith School?
At Harold W Smith School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 83% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Harold W Smith School public or private?
Harold W Smith School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Glendale Elementary District (4271).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.