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DeKalb Middle School

Regular School · Smithville, TN

DeKalb Middle School is a regular school school in Smithville, Tennessee, serving grades 06–08 with 534 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025).

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
534
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 377 71%
Hispanic/Latino 107 20%
Two or more races 28 5%
Black or African American 19 4%
Asian 1 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 534 269M / 265F

English Language Learners: 34 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Science Proficiency 27.0% 513

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)
-0.19 grade levels
Math
-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
16 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
81
15.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 534 100%

Contact & Location

1132 West Broad ST

Smithville, TN 37166

Phone: (615)597-7987

http://www.dekalbschools.net/dms/

District

DeKalb County

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,093

District enrollment: 2,938

NCES ID

470099000323

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