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Smithfield Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 3200 Smithfield Church Rd, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28210

633
Pupils
17.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Smithfield Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 633 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Smithfield Elementary enrolls 633 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 37.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.

Male students
323 (51%)
Female students
310 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
37.0
Student-teacher ratio
17.1:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 23% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White24439%
Hispanic or Latino20432%
Black or African American14523%
Two or more races243.8%
Asian142.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

217 of the school's 633 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 217 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Smithfield Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 39, state house district 104.

School district: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Smithfield Elementary is one of 180 schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The district serves 147,299 students district-wide and employs 8,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 633 students, Smithfield Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 818 students per school.

147,299
District students
180
Schools
8,663
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

48%
Reading proficient
44%
Math proficient
12%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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