Smithfield Middle School, Isle of Wight County, VA

Smithfield Middle School phone & mascot

Phone: (757) 365-4100
Mascot: Panthers
Principal: Chelsea Kulp
Address: 14175 Turner Dr, Smithfield, VA 23430

Official school website ↗

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.

8.2 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 81.6% across all subjects — 80th percentile statewide.

7.5 · Academic progress

85% of students showed growth in reading and 82% in math — 72th percentile.

4.7 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 13.3% — better attendance than 41% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 7.3 for 2025–26, compared with 6.1 for 2024–25 — up 1.2.

Test scores by subject

Percent of students passing Virginia SOL tests, 2025–26.

This school Virginia average

Algebra I

100%state 86%

Civics & Econ

87%state 73%

Grade 8 Science

82%state 66%

Grade 7 Mathematics

73%state 60%

Grade 8 Mathematics

76%state 62%

Grade 7 English Reading

79%state 73%

Grade 8 English Reading

86%state 74%

Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profiles — SOL pass rates, 2025–26.

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 7.3/10 — above the state average among Virginia's 337 public middle schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is up from 6.1 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 81.6%, with standout results in Grade 8 Science (82% vs a 66% state average) and Civics & Econ (87% vs a 73% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 85% of students showed growth in English reading and 82% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 13.3%, compared with the 11.9% 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.
Academic progress (30%): Virginia's growth rates — the share of students who showed year-over-year growth in English reading and in math — ranked statewide.
Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
What changed for 2025–26: Virginia retired the accreditation “combined rate” we used for academic progress in 2024–25, so progress now uses the state's student growth rates. Virginia publishes no growth measure for high schools, so their 20% now goes to attendance. The year-over-year comparison at the top uses the score we published for 2024–25; part of a school's change can come from this method update.
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 (2025–26) · 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: 590 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 13:1
Classroom teachers: 45.12 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510201000874

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

82%

Mathematics

79%

Science

82%

History & Social Sci.

86%

Attendance

2025-2026

13.3% 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, enrollmentSOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
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 2025-2026 (Virginia DOE SOL, attendance, enrollment); 2024-2025 (NCES staffing); accreditation SY2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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