📍 2665 Galilee Road, Smithfield, Johnston County, 27577
West Smithfield Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Smithfield, Johnston County. The school has 438 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Johnston County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Smithfield Elementary enrolls 438 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 43 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 233 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 109 | 25% |
| White | 62 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 7.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
435 of the school's 438 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 435 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.
West Smithfield Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 10, state house district 26.
West Smithfield Elementary is one of 48 schools in Johnston County Public Schools, based in Smithfield, North Carolina. The district serves 37,320 students district-wide and employs 2,398 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 438 students, West Smithfield Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 778 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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