The Innovation Academy at South Campus

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Smithfield, North Carolina·27577
Score
97.5/100
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#12
Among 460 North Carolina middle schools
#1
In Johnston County Public Schools
#1
In Smithfield
Top 3%
In North Carolina

Score 97.5/100: better than 97% 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
86%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 99% of them
276 students tested
Math
83%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 56%, better than 96% of them
276 students tested
Science
87%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 94% of them
91 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 Reading86.2276
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math83276
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science86.891

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
262
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
262
Typical middle school: 591
Free or reduced-price lunch
99%
Typical middle school: 95%

District and location

City
Johnston County

Contact

Address
521 Martin Luther King Dr
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, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby middle schools

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Location

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The Innovation Academy at South Campus at a glance

The Innovation Academy at South Campus is a public middle school in Smithfield, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Johnston County Public Schools. It has about 262 students (a typical North Carolina middle school has 591). About 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 95% at a typical North Carolina middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 86% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 83% 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 97.5 out of 100: better than 97% of them, ranking #12 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.