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Smithfield-Selma High

Johnston County Schools · Johnston County

Address
700 M. Durwood Stephenson Park, Smithfield, NC 27577
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370237001028
1,548
Students
86.2
Teachers (FTE)
17.9:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
58
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
41.6%
Chronically absent
51.3%
Economically disadvantaged

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Smithfield-Selma High's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Johnston County Public Schools

The area Johnston County Public Schools assigns to Smithfield-Selma High. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Johnston County Public Schools as “Johnston County Public Schools Approved Attendance Areas 25-26_26-27”, last updated 2025-09-27.

How Smithfield-Selma High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 58 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools40th percentile
Higher than 40% · rank 1,424 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools20th percentile
Higher than 20% · rank 403 of 514
Johnston County Public Schools20th percentile
Higher than 20% · rank 36 of 45

Chronic absence is lower here than at 7% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 5 points since 2014 (53 → 58). Met or exceeded expected growth in 0 of 10 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202558CNot Met58.4
202462CNot Met62.4
202361CNot Met60.7
202253DNot Met51.8
201955CNot Met56.1
201854DNot Met55.6
201759CNot Met60
201659CNot Met57
201551DNot Met50
201453DNot Met53

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Johnston County Public Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Hispanic 51.23%Black 25.71%White 18.73%Two+ Races 3.23%Asian 0.84%Native Am. 0.26%
Hispanic: 51.23% (793) Black: 25.71% (398) White: 18.73% (290) Two+ Races: 3.23% (50) Asian: 0.84% (13) Native Am.: 0.26% (4)
Hispanic51.23%
Black25.71%
White18.73%
Two+ Races3.23%
Asian0.84%
Native Am.0.26%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,548
53.81%833 Female
46.19%715 Male

Student counts for Smithfield-Selma High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,548 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 58.4%Chronically absent 41.6%
Regular attendance: 58.4% (972) Chronically absent: 41.6% (691)
Regular attendance58.4%
Chronically absent41.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,663
51.3%Economically disadvantaged
20.48%317 English learners

Student indicators for Smithfield-Selma High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,663 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 80.58%Beginning 19.42%
Experienced: 80.58% (73) Beginning: 19.42% (18)
Experienced80.58%
Beginning19.42%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 90.1 FTE
93.13%Fully licensed
6.88%Emergency or provisional
3.33%3 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Smithfield-Selma High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 90.1 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 350.8%26.8%
English II45.5%20.6%
Biology41.9%24.2%
NC Math 119.7%5%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology58.1%17.7%15.7%8.5%
English II54.5%24.9%17.5%--
NC Math 180.3%15.6%----
NC Math 349.2%24%16.4%10.4%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-6.0256.6

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers90.12
Experienced teachers72.62 (81%)
Beginning teachers17.5 (19%)
Holding a standard license83.93 (93%)
Emergency or provisional licenses6.2 (7%)
National Board certified3

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (691 of 1,663)41.6%
Economically disadvantaged51.3%
English learners making progress (of 317)11.7%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.8
Library books per student6.68
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.28

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Smithfield-Selma High report card PDF

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Smithfield-Selma High's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.