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What advice would you give to incoming students at Smith Elementary School?
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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000407
Smith Elementary School
3590 JASMINE STREET, DENVER, CO 80207 · (720) 424-4000 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Colorado 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
406 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 96 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · 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
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
21.0%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
14.3%
CO avg 36.1% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | 14.3% |
| 2023-24 | 22.3% | 18.3% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
12.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 13% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Smith Elementary School
Smith Elementary School's state test result (19.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Elementary School this school | 457 | 88.8% | 19.9% |
| Cheltenham Elementary School DENVER | 373 | 85.3% | 11.4% |
| University Prep - Steele St. DENVER | 334 | 89.2% | 23.7% |
| Vanguard Classical School - West DENVER | 380 | 83.4% | 17.4% |
| Oakland Elementary DENVER | 352 | 85.5% | 16.1% |
| Jewell Elementary School AURORA | 493 | 85.8% | 21.6% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Smith Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #769 of 931 | #64 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #821 of 940 ▼ 86 | #77 of 108 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #810 of 946 ▼ 35 | #73 of 109 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #304 of 1,056 | #40 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #470 of 896 | #60 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #303 of 896 | #47 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #48 of 983 | #21 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.0% | #72 of 200 | #12 of 45 |
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
457
+73 (+19%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 457 | 29.3 | 15.6:1 | 89% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 30.1 | 15.5:1 | 85% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 28.8 | 14.6:1 | 85% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 31 | 12.4:1 | 86% (329) |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 31 | 12.7:1 | 90% (356) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 94% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 32 | 13.6:1 | 98% (427) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 82% (387) |
| 1990-91 | 549 | 26 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smith Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (394 to 457); teachers down 6% (31 to 29.3).
About Smith Elementary School
Smith Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in DENVER, Colorado. It enrolls 457 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 21% bigger than the 379-student average for elementary schools in Colorado.
Across its 198 schools, Denver Public Schools enrolls 90,471 students. Smith Elementary School is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at Smith Elementary School is Hispanic: 61%. The remaining shares are 26% Black, 7% White, and 4% multiracial. Denver County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Smith Elementary School scores 55%.
The school has 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.6 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1, 1.0 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Smith Elementary School, 89% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Denver County is 63%.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Smith Elementary School outscored 38%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 12.8% for Smith Elementary School. The school posts 19.9%, 7.0 points above the prediction.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Denver County show that the median household earns about $94,718 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Denver County, 206 public schools serve about 91,233 students.
Hallett Academy, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 56.2%; Smith Elementary School's is 19.9%, ranking 7th of 8.
Locale data from NCES put Smith Elementary School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 19%, from 384 to 457. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 12.4:1 to 15.6:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Smith Elementary School, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Denver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Denver Public Schools
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Other schools in DENVER
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Other Smith Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 9 states are named Smith Elementary. Smith Elementary School is the 14th largest of the 21.
- Smith Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 730 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 650 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolFRISCO, TX · 642 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolSPRING, TX · 624 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolPRINCETON, TX · 623 students
Nearby schools
- Hallett Academy0.5 mi · 250
- Stedman Elementary School0.9 mi · 447
- McAuliffe International School0.9 mi · 1,329
- Swigert International School1.1 mi · 673
- Odyssey School of Denver1.3 mi · 318
- Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy1.4 mi · 89
Frequently asked questions
About Smith Elementary SchoolHow large is Smith Elementary School?
Smith Elementary School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Smith Elementary School serve?
Smith Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Smith Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Smith Elementary School.
How diverse is Smith Elementary School?
Smith Elementary School reports a student body of 7% White, 61% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Smith Elementary School in?
Smith Elementary School is part of Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.