Smithfield Middle School phone & mascot
- Phone
- (757) 365-4100
- Mascot
- Panthers
- Principal
- Chelsea Kulp
- Address
- 14175 Turner Dr, Smithfield, VA 23430
Score breakdown
Compared against all 337 Virginia public middle schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.
SOL pass rate of 79.2% across all subjects — 74th percentile statewide.
Virginia's accreditation combined rate for English and Math, which credits schools for student growth — 53th percentile.
Chronic absenteeism of 23.0% — better attendance than 15% of peers statewide.
Smithfield Middle School & its school zone
Smithfield Middle School is a public middle school in Isle of Wight County, VA 23430, part of Isle of Wight County Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Smithfield Middle School are shopping this Isle of Wight County school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Isle of Wight County middle school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 6.1/10 — around the state average among Virginia's 337 public middle schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2024–25.
The school's overall SOL pass rate is 79.2%. Virginia's accreditation measures — which credit schools for student growth, not just pass rates — come in at 81% for English and 83% for Math. Chronic absenteeism is 23.0%, compared with the 15.2% state median for middle schools.
For house hunters comparing Isle of Wight County school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Smithfield Middle School. School zoning and attendance boundaries can change between school years — always verify a specific address's assignment directly with Isle of Wight County Public Schools before making a housing decision based on school zone.
How the VaHome School Score works
- Test scores (50%): the school's SOL pass rate across all subjects, ranked against every Virginia public school of the same level.
- Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
- Academic progress (30%): Virginia's accreditation combined rate for English and Math, which gives schools credit for students showing growth.
- The weighted statewide percentile maps to a score from 1.0 to 10.0: score = 1 + 9 × percentile. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.
- Every input is public data from the Virginia Department of Education, refreshed each school year. No opinions, no black box — you can check our math.
Data: Virginia Department of Education School Quality Profiles (2024–2025) · NCES. VaHome is not affiliated with VDOE, NCES, or GreatSchools.
At a glance
- School district
- Isle of Wight County Public Schools
- Grades served
- 7-8
- School type
- Regular public school
- Enrollment
- 565 students (2024-2025)
- Student–teacher ratio
- 13:1
- Classroom teachers
- 45.12 FTE
- Accreditation
- Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
- NCES school ID
- 510201000874
Academic performance
SOL pass rates · 2024-2025Attendance
2024-202523.04% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).
About Smithfield Middle School
Smithfield Middle School moved into its current building on Turner Drive in 2005. Isle of Wight County Schools' own history of Westside Elementary records that the former Westside facility "became Westside once again in 2005 with the opening of a new Smithfield Middle School," marking the year the present campus opened. Details of the school's earlier organization before the 2005 building are not documented on the division's public pages.
Today Smithfield Middle School is Isle of Wight County Public Schools' grade 7-8 school for the Smithfield attendance area, located at 14175 Turner Drive next to Smithfield High School (14171 Turner Drive), which it feeds. Federal NCES data for 2024-2025 list 565 students and 45.12 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.5 students per teacher, in a rural-fringe locale. The school's website highlights athletics, chorus, clubs, KidWind Regionals and Girls on the Run among student activities, and the state rated it Fully Accredited for 2025-2026.
Data sources
- Virginia School Quality Profiles — Smithfield Middle ↗ — Accreditation, SOL pass rates, graduation/dropout, advanced diplomas, chronic absenteeism, AP/dual enrollment, CTE credentials, principal, address, enrollment2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data — Smithfield Middle (510201000874) ↗ — NCES school ID, grade span 7-8, total students 565, classroom teachers FTE 45.12, student/teacher ratio 12.52, school type (Regular school), locale (Rural, Fringe 41), address, phone2024-2025 (directory 2025-2026 preliminary)
- Smithfield Middle School official website (IWCS) ↗ — Website URL, address, phone/fax, principal (Kulp), Facebook handle @PantherSharpSMS (mascot), student activities (athletics, chorus, clubs, KidWind Regionals, Girls on the Run)2026 (accessed 2026-08-15)
- Westside Elementary School — History of Westside (IWCS) ↗ — Opening year of the current Smithfield Middle School building (2005)accessed 2026-08-15
- Wikipedia — Smithfield High School ↗ — Smithfield Middle School (grades 7-8) listed as feeder school; high school address 14171 Turner Drive (adjacent campus)accessed 2026-08-15
Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (NCES CCD and Virginia School Quality Profiles); accreditation 2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.
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