Smithfield Middle

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Smithfield, North Carolina·27577
Score
14.7/100
Compare Smithfield Middle with another school
#393
Among 460 North Carolina middle schools
#12
In Johnston County Public Schools
#2
In Smithfield
Top 86%
In North Carolina

Score 14.7/100: better than 14% of North Carolina middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
41%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 21% of them
624 students tested
Math
35%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 56%, better than 14% of them
623 students tested
Science
47%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 10% of them
213 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading40.7624
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math35.3623
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science46.9213

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
530
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
530
Typical middle school: 591
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
Johnston County

Contact

Address
1455 Buffalo Rd
Smithfield, NC 27577

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby middle schools

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Location

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Smithfield Middle at a glance

Smithfield Middle is a public middle school in Smithfield, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Johnston County Public Schools. It has about 530 students (a typical North Carolina middle school has 591).

In 2025-26 state tests, 41% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 35% in math (similar schools: 56%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina middle schools, it scores 14.7 out of 100: better than 14% of them, ranking #393 of 460. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.