Y E Smith Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Durham, North Carolina

Y E Smith Elementary in Durham, North Carolina enrolled 358 students in 2024-25 with 22.8 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 19-28% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 25% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 15%

286 students in 2022-23, 265 students in 2023-24, 358 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.0 to 22.8.

Students enrolled at Y E Smith Elementary by school year2022-23: 286, 2023-24: 265, 2024-25: 35801002003004002022-232862023-242652024-25358
Students enrolled at Y E Smith Elementary by school year2022-23: 286, 2023-24: 265, 2024-25: 35801002003004002022-232862023-242652024-25358
Students enrolled at Y E Smith Elementary by school year2022-23: 286, 2023-24: 265, 2024-25: 35801002003004002022-232862023-242652024-25358
Students enrolled at Y E Smith Elementary by school year2022-23: 286, 2023-24: 265, 2024-25: 35801002003004002022-232862023-242652024-25358
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328627.010.6
2023-2426523.911.1
2024-2535822.815.7

15.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 68 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools

Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Y E Smith Elementary 15.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherY E Smith Elementary 15.7state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Y E Smith Elementary 15.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherY E Smith Elementary 15.7state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Y E Smith Elementary 15.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherY E Smith Elementary 15.7state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Y E Smith Elementary 15.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherY E Smith Elementary 15.7state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 142 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Y E Smith Elementary enrolled 283 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 142 of the 283 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions12
  • Chronically absent43.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.8% of students were Hispanic, 40.5% Black, 4.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic50.8%
  2. Black40.5%
  3. Two or more races4.2%
  4. White3.1%
  5. Asian1.1%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Y E Smith Elementary scored proficient or above: 19-28% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Math19‑28%41%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Durham

39 public elementary schools in Durham report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Pearsontown Elementary76513.699.6%
Research Triangle Charter71021.899.6%
Forest View Elementary66213.099.5%
Southwest Elementary63914.399.5%
Maureen Joy Charter School63111.799.2%
Lyons Farm Elementary60816.099.5%
Sandy Ridge Elementary58917.999.5%
Holt Elementary58713.999.5%

All public schools in Durham →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Y E Smith Elementary

  1. Maureen Joy Charter SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 631 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Eastway ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 331 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Y E Smith Elementary with Maureen Joy Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Durham Public Schools spends per student$15,239 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,239
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaY E Smith Elementary is the number 1,015 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,015 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.15.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Y E Smith Elementary

  1. How many students attend Y E Smith Elementary?
    358 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 286 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Durham, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Y E Smith Elementary?
    15.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Y E Smith Elementary a Title I school?
    Y E Smith Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Y E Smith Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Y E Smith Elementary scored proficient or above: 19-28% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Y E Smith Elementary in?
    Durham Public Schools, NCES district ID 3701260. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370126000573 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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