📍 2500 Rodgers St, Chesapeake, Chesapeake city, 23324
Oscar Smith Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Chesapeake, Chesapeake city. The school has 958 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chesapeake City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oscar Smith Middle enrolls 958 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 88 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Black or African American, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 600 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 146 | 15% |
| White | 135 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 73 | 7.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
860 of the school's 958 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 860 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Oscar Smith Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VA-30, state senate district 5, state house district 77.
Oscar Smith Middle is one of 48 schools in Chesapeake City Public Schools, based in Chesapeake, Virginia. The district serves 40,607 students district-wide and employs 2,946 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 958 students, Oscar Smith Middle is close to the district average of about 846 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large