Overview of South Smithfield Elementary:South Smithfield Elementary is a public school situated in Smithfield, NC, which is in a fringe town environment. The learner population of South Smithfield Elementary is 529, and the school serves PK-5. At South Smithfield Elementary, 34% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 27% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 78%. The learner-teacher ratio is 12:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 48% female learners and 52% male learners. The school serves 99% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 43 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at South Smithfield Elementary:

At South Smithfield Elementary, 34% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 27% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Johnston County Public Schools, 39% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 39% tested above or at that level for math.

South Smithfield Elementary did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In North Carolina, 43% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 46% tested above or at that level for math.