Middle · Virginia

Westside Elementary

Westside Elementary, a public middle school in Smithfield, Virginia: grades 4–6, 682 students, 14.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Isle of Wight County Public Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 682
Teachers (FTE): 48.2
Students per teacher: 14.2
Grades: 4–6; Middle

More students per teacher than 69% of middle schools in Virginia

Median 13.1 · 334 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 53% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Smaller than 56% of middle schools in Virginia

Median 737 · 340 schools compared

Larger than 67% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Virginia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Virginia: 72%

74%proficient

−4.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 52% of middle schools in Virginia

Median 73% · 340 middle schools compared

682 students tested, grades 4, 5, 6 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Virginia: 66%

75%proficient

−1.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 87% of middle schools in Virginia

Median 59% · 340 middle schools compared

681 students tested, grades 4, 5, 6 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Middle · Grades 4–6
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Area: Rural area near a city
Run by: Isle of Wight County Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Isle of Wight County Public Schools.

Location

Address: 800 Main Street, Smithfield, VA 23430
Phone: (757)357-3021
City or town: Smithfield
County: Isle of Wight County

Website Quality of life in Smithfield Schools in Smithfield

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Smithfield Middle	7–8	565	12.5	80%	75%	3.5 mi
Ethel M. Gildersleeve MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,087	—	59%	49%	10.6 mi
Homer L. Hines MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	846	—	61%	41%	11.3 mi
Crittenden MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	781	—	50%	37%	11.7 mi
Georgie D. Tyler MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	368	11.5	78%	79%	12.1 mi
John Yeates MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	509	10.0	83%	68%	12.2 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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