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Y E Smith Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Durham, Durham County. The school has 286 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Durham Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Y E Smith Elementary enrolls 286 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 27.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 41% Black or African American and 3.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 140 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 118 | 41% |
| White | 10 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 7 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
283 of the school's 286 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 283 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Y E Smith Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 20, state house district 31.
Y E Smith Elementary is one of 56 schools in Durham Public Schools, based in Durham, North Carolina. The district serves 31,865 students district-wide and employs 2,368 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 286 students, Y E Smith Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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