📍 1455 Buffalo Rd, Smithfield, Johnston County, 27577
Smithfield Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Smithfield, Johnston County. The school has 501 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Johnston County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Smithfield Middle enrolls 501 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 33% Black or African American and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 251 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 165 | 33% |
| White | 67 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
498 of the school's 501 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 482 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Smithfield Middle 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 28.
Smithfield Middle 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 501 students, Smithfield Middle 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