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Smithfield Middle

Q: Is Smithfield Middle a good school?

Yes. Smithfield Middle ranks in the top 7.5% of Virginia middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Smithfield Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended Smithfield Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Smithfield Middle?

Students at Smithfield Middle are 52% White, 28% African American, 10% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Smithfield Middle attend?

Students who attend Smithfield Middle usually go on to attend Smithfield High

Public Grades 7-8

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 93% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Smithfield Middle serves 565 students in grades 7 and 8 in Smithfield, Virginia, as part of Isle of Wight County Public Schools, a top-rated district ranked 14th among 131 in Virginia. Smithfield Middle has earned a 5-star rating and now ranks 31st among 416 Virginia middle schools — a remarkable climb from 129th just two years ago.

Academically, Smithfield Middle is the clear standout in its region, outperforming nearby schools like John Yeates Middle, B.T. Washington Middle, and Georgie D. Tyler Middle. The school posts 100% proficiency in Algebra I, 75.69% in 8th-grade math compared to the state average of 46.86%, and leads the area in 8th-grade reading and science. Success extends across all student groups — every demographic subgroup ranks in at least the top quarter of Virginia schools, and disabled student outcomes have jumped from the 36th to the 80th percentile in just two years.

Class sizes have improved, with the student-teacher ratio dropping to 12.5, and per-student spending of $9,531 is lower than several neighboring schools that post weaker results. The main concern is chronic absenteeism: at 18.6%, it remains above the district rate of 12.7% and the state rate of 14.8%, though it has improved substantially from 23% last year. With its rapid upward trajectory and strong results across every subject, Smithfield Middle has become one of Virginia's top middle schools — and continued improvement in attendance would make its position even more secure.

565

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,531

Per pupil spending ?

30.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14175 Turner Drive
Smithfield, VA 23430

(757) 365-4100

District: Isle of Wight County Public Schools

Students who attend Smithfield Middle usually attend:

High:

Smithfield High

Feeder schools for Smithfield Middle:

Elementary:	Carrollton Elementary
	Hardy Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.7%

African American:

27.8%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (82% vs 70% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Virginia middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg80%

Virginia avg70%

31^st of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Isle of Wight County Public Schools

14^th of 131Isle of Wight County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	82.1	31 of 416	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	76.7	70 of 419	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	129 of 417	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	116 of 422	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	122 of 415	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	112 of 419	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	197 of 424	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	172 of 413	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.2	155 of 415	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.8	81 of 409	80.2%	★★★★☆
2015	74.7	59 of 412	85.7%	★★★★☆
2014	71.4	71 of 416	82.9%	★★★★☆
2013	64.5	93 of 416	77.6%	★★★★☆
2012	65.8	83 of 413	79.9%	★★★★☆
2011	64.2	103 of 413	75.1%	★★★★☆
2010	59.3	140 of 408	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.4	164 of 390	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.2	145 of 391	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.4	92 of 387	76.2%	★★★★☆
2006	50.5	183 of 383	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.5	109 of 340	67.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	35 of 297	88.2%	★★★★☆
2025	76.1	42 of 297	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	123 of 299	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	87 of 298	70.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	58 of 292	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	33.8	181 of 281	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	139 of 278	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	32 of 409	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	77.5	51 of 403	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	100 of 407	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	107 of 411	74.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	85.3	25 of 283	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	69.8	77 of 279	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	77 of 272	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	45 of 275	83.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	69 of 401	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	66.4	115 of 403	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	172 of 402	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	40 of 410	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	75.1	80 of 404	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	137 of 407	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	121 of 409	70.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	28 of 125	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	20 of 130	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	6 of 123	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	57.3	53 of 114	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	41 of 249	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	53.0	114 of 244	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	64 of 237	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	80 of 231	65.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	79.9	29 of 400	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	78.1	42 of 400	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	124 of 396	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	96 of 402	76.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile~ school

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

African American (2026)88th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)84th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2026)80th percentile-12 vs school

Military Connected (2026)78th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+5 vs state

Civics and Economics87%+12 vs state

English Reading82%+9 vs state

Science82%+17 vs state

Mathematics74%+25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)		SOL Algebra I (2026)			SOL Mathematics (2026)					SOL Science (2026)		SOL Earth Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)					SOL World History I (2026)	SOL Civics and Economics (2026)		SOL VA Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Geometry 7th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 6th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL World History I 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Smithfield Middle	Public	7-8	14175 Turner Drive	Smithfield	23430	Isle of Wight County	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 365-4100	565	45	12.5	30.1%	292 (51.7%)	157 (27.8%)	48 (8.5%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.6%)	82.1	31^st of 416 public middle schools	92.5%		76.7	70^th of 419 public middle schools	83.3%	39		496.0		515.0	100.0				72.6	75.7		81.6	≥ 50%				79.1	86.0	< 50%		86.8		$9,531	$406	$9,126
Westside Elementary	Public	4-6	800 Main Street	Smithfield	23430	Isle of Wight County	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 357-3021	682	48	14.1	38.7%	357 (52.3%)	195 (28.6%)	52 (7.6%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (10.1%)								(n/a)						82.7	71.6	81.5			68.6			77.7	72.9	83.8						68.8	$9,302	$331	$8,971
John Yeates Middle	Public	6-8	4901 Bennetts Pasture Rd	Suffolk	23435	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 923-4105	509	51	9.9	69.5%	215 (42.2%)	183 (36.0%)	40 (7.9%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (10.8%)	76.7	61^st of 416 public middle schools	85.3%		71	113^th of 419 public middle schools	73.0%	52		100.0	≥ 50%	100.0	100.0			80.3	50.0	58.2		77.3				78.3	90.6	85.6		88.1			$10,855	$592	$10,263
Crittenden Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6158 Jefferson Ave	Newport News	23605	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 591-4900	781	69	12.3	98.3%	60 (7.7%)	552 (70.7%)	100 (12.8%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (6.5%)	11.1	393^rd of 416 public middle schools	5.5%		13.3	386^th of 419 public middle schools	7.9%	7		88.6		97.7	95.7			56.2	12.9	17.7		29.9	97.6			52.8	54.1	45.8			43.2		$10,632	$447	$10,185
Homer L. Hines Middle	Public	6-8	561 McLawhorne Dr	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 591-4878	846	54	15.6	97.3%	133 (15.7%)	454 (53.7%)	151 (17.8%)	15 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	86 (10.2%)	19.5	367^th of 416 public middle schools	11.8%		27.3	337^th of 419 public middle schools	19.6%	30		98.2		100.0	71.0			56.2	23.4	19.2		55.9				59.9	57.0	53.9			57.7		$9,185	$517	$8,669
Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle	Public	6-8	1 Minton Dr	Newport News	23606	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 591-4862	1,087	73	15.0	97.7%	345 (31.7%)	354 (32.6%)	252 (23.2%)	26 (2.4%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	102 (9.4%)	36.1	308^th of 416 public middle schools	26.0%		32.5	313^th of 419 public middle schools	25.3%	5	≥ 50%	93.6		100.0	94.7			72.8	34.8	48.2		61.0	≥ 50%			68.1	58.9	62.2			65.4		$10,215	$341	$9,874
Huntington Middle	Public	6-7	5800 Marshall Ave	Newport News	23605	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 928-6846	292	38	7.7	99.0%	9 (3.1%)	238 (81.5%)	23 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	2.7	411^th of 416 public middle schools	1.2%		2.8	412^th of 419 public middle schools	1.7%	1								31.8	18.1							40.0	47.2						$12,208	$173	$12,034
Colonel Fred Cherry Middle	Public	6-8	7401 Burbage Drive	Suffolk	23435	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 925-6752	736	63	11.7	68.8%	165 (22.4%)	408 (55.4%)	69 (9.4%)	20 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (9.5%)	56.7	190^th of 416 public middle schools	54.3%		55.3	201^st of 419 public middle schools	52.0%	11		100.0		100.0	99.0			70.0	56.0	57.0		69.4				66.4	74.8	76.4		72.7			$7,997	$202	$7,796
King's Fork Middle	Public	6-8	350 Kings Fork Rd.	Suffolk	23434	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 923-5246	986	72	13.6	68.8%	170 (17.2%)	670 (68.0%)	78 (7.9%)	11 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	52 (5.3%)	29.6	330^th of 416 public middle schools	20.7%		31	320^th of 419 public middle schools	23.6%	10		100.0		100.0	97.5			62.2	44.0	30.5		42.7	≥ 50%			64.5	72.7	61.5		59.8			$7,904	$196	$7,708
B.T. Washington Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3700 Chestnut Ave	Newport News	23607	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 928-6860	413	27	15.7	100.2%	108 (26.2%)	215 (52.1%)	30 (7.3%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.3%)	75.7	69^th of 416 public middle schools	83.4%		65.5	141^st of 419 public middle schools	66.3%	72		96.5		100.0	100.0			87.3	48.7	61.1		76.5				89.3	77.5	84.6			85.3		$10,066	$00	$10,066

Frequently Asked Questions about Smithfield Middle

What high school do graduates of Smithfield Middle attend?

Students who attend Smithfield Middle usually go on to attend Smithfield High

Is Smithfield Middle a good school?

Yes. Smithfield Middle ranks in the top 7.5% of Virginia middle schools.

How many students attend Smithfield Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended Smithfield Middle.

What district is Smithfield Middle in?

Isle of Wight County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Smithfield Middle?

Students at Smithfield Middle are 52% White, 28% African American, 10% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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