Impact of COVID-19 on Smithfield Middle
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 601st of 737 Middle schools | Ranks 573rd of 784 Middle schools | 8.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Smithfield Middle) | 32.2 | 28.7 | 3.5% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Johnston County Public Schools) | 51.9 | 54.7 | 2.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 52.3 | 6.5% |
6th Grade Reading (Smithfield Middle) | 42.2 | 30.5 | 11.7% |
6th Grade Reading (Johnston County Public Schools) | 55.5 | 48.1 | 7.4% |
6th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 60 | 49.3 | 10.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Smithfield Middle) | 39.7 | 34.6 | 5.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Johnston County Public Schools) | 51.8 | 55 | 3.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.4 | 50.1 | 8.3% |
7th Grade Reading (Smithfield Middle) | 43.8 | 34.6 | 9.2% |
7th Grade Reading (Johnston County Public Schools) | 52.8 | 52.9 | 0.1% |
7th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 50.2 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Smithfield Middle) | 33.5 | 35 | 1.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Johnston County Public Schools) | 45.9 | 45.1 | 0.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 52.6 | 44.8 | 7.8% |
8th Grade Reading (Smithfield Middle) | 50.5 | 45.6 | 4.9% |
8th Grade Reading (Johnston County Public Schools) | 50.4 | 51.5 | 1.1% |
8th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 55.6 | 51 | 4.6% |
8th Grade Science (Smithfield Middle) | 70.1 | 67.5 | 2.6% |
8th Grade Science (Johnston County Public Schools) | 77.5 | 72.9 | 4.6% |
8th Grade Science (North Carolina) | 78.6 | 70.3 | 8.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 629 | 501 | 20.3% |
African American | 191 | 165 | 13.6% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 9 | 2 | 77.8% |
Hispanic | 291 | 251 | 13.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 113 | 67 | 40.7% |
Two or More Races | 23 | 15 | 34.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 79% | 99.4% | 20.4% |