📍 3600 W Worley, Columbia, Boone County, 65203
Smithton Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Columbia, Boone County. The school has 521 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbia 93 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Smithton Middle enrolls 521 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 10% Asian and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 325 | 62% |
| Asian | 54 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 8.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 7.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
135 of the school's 521 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 105 qualify for free lunch and 30 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.
Smithton Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-40, state senate district 19, state house district 47.
Smithton Middle is one of 36 schools in COLUMBIA 93, based in COLUMBIA, Missouri. The district serves 18,640 students district-wide and employs 1,445 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 521 students, Smithton Middle is close to the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize