West Smithfield Elementary

Regular School · Smithfield, NC

West Smithfield Elementary is a regular school school in Smithfield, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 494 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

494

Teachers (FTE)

37.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	264	53%
Black or African American	127	26%
White	72	15%
Two or more races	28	6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	494	257M / 237F

English Language Learners: 143 (29% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	13.0% -28.9pp	41.9%	217
Reading Proficiency	16.0% -30.9pp	46.9%	218
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	74

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.31 grade levels

Math

+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

5 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

194

39.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	494	100%

Contact & Location

2665 Galilee Road

Smithfield, NC 27577

Phone: (919)989-6418

http://www.johnston.k12.nc.us/o/wses

District

Johnston County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,288

District enrollment: 37,286

Other Schools in District

View all 47 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 27577) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370237001026

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD