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West Smithfield Elementary

Johnston County Schools · Johnston County

Address
2665 Galilee Road, Smithfield, NC 27577
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370237001026
494
Students
37.7
Teachers (FTE)
13.1:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
55
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
38.7%
Chronically absent
66%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

West Smithfield Elementary'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 West Smithfield Elementary. 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 West Smithfield Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 55 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools31st percentile
Higher than 31% · rank 1,643 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools33rd percentile
Higher than 33% · rank 915 of 1,419
Johnston County Public Schools7th percentile
Higher than 7% · rank 41 of 45

Chronic absence is lower here than at 11% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 12 points since 2014 (43 → 55). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202555CExceeded47.4
202455CMet48.6
202356CExceeded49
202243DMet32.3
201941DMet32.1
201845DMet36.5
201747DMet39
201648DMet42
201546DExceeded35
201443DExceeded32

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 53.44%Black 25.71%White 14.57%Two+ Races 5.67%Native Am. 0.4%Asian 0.2%
Hispanic: 53.44% (264) Black: 25.71% (127) White: 14.57% (72) Two+ Races: 5.67% (28) Native Am.: 0.4% (2) Asian: 0.2% (1)
Hispanic53.44%
Black25.71%
White14.57%
Two+ Races5.67%
Native Am.0.4%
Asian0.2%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 494
47.98%237 Female
52.02%257 Male

Student counts for West Smithfield Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 494 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 61.3%Chronically absent 38.7%
Regular attendance: 61.3% (318) Chronically absent: 38.7% (201)
Regular attendance61.3%
Chronically absent38.7%

Student Population

Students Counted: 519
66%Economically disadvantaged
22.06%109 English learners

Student indicators for West Smithfield Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 519 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 85.12%Beginning 14.88%
Experienced: 85.12% (29) Beginning: 14.88% (5)
Experienced85.12%
Beginning14.88%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 33.6 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
2.98%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for West Smithfield Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 33.6 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)46.9%25.9%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)41.6%20.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)37%20.2%

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
Mathematics (grades 3–8)58.4%21%16.4%--
Reading (grades 3–8)63%16.8%16.8%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)53.1%21%22.2%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth2.9287.3

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers33.6
Experienced teachers28.6 (85%)
Beginning teachers5 (15%)
Holding a standard license33.6 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (201 of 519)38.7%
Economically disadvantaged66%
English learners making progress (of 109)68.8%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.64
Library books per student12.06
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.13

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingYes

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

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First page of the West Smithfield Elementary report card PDF

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West Smithfield Elementary'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.