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Enrollment
540
Combined
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280294000582
Smithville School
60017 HWY 23, SMITHVILLE, MS 38870 · (662) 651-4276 · Monroe County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
263 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 45 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 31 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 25% larger than its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.2%
MS avg 45.9% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
78.8%
MS avg 52.8% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.2% | 78.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 74.1% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.9%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Smithville School
Smithville School's state test result (73.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithville School this school | 540 | 48.7% | 73.5% |
| Ingomar Attendance Center NEW ALBANY | 678 | 50.0% | 72.6% |
| West Union Attendance Center MYRTLE | 660 | 57.6% | 82.6% |
| Hatley School AMORY | 905 | 58.2% | 66.1% |
| West Lincoln School BROOKHAVEN | 636 | 61.2% | 74.7% |
| Nanih Waiya Attendance Center Louisville | 517 | 59.6% | 64.3% |
Matched among Mississippi K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Smithville School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #3 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #2 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #3 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #19 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #9 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.2% | #27 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.7% | #29 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
540
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 611
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 540 | 48.1 | 11.2:1 | 49% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 567 | 43.9 | 12.9:1 | 47% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 42.6 | 12.7:1 | 99% (537) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 99% (531) |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 36.3 | 14.5:1 | 53% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 41 | 13.9:1 | 55% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 591 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 58% (343) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 17 | 17.3:1 | 50% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 611 | 30 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smithville School.
About Smithville School
Smithville School, located in SMITHVILLE, Mississippi, is a medium-sized combined-grade school. Its 540 students are spread across kindergarten through 12.
Monroe County School District enrolls 2,002 students in 3 schools, including Smithville School.
At Smithville School, White students make up 92% of the student body. Other students are 6% multiracial. By comparison, Monroe County residents are about 67% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Smithville School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 14%.
Federal data list 48.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Smithville School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.2:1. Combined schools in Mississippi average about 11.8:1, a similar figure. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 49%. For comparison, public schools in Monroe County average 69%.
The model predicts 69.9% for a school in Mississippi with Smithville School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Smithville School posts 73.5%.
Monroe County has these Census figures: median household income is about $51,866, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Smithville School is among the 13 public schools in Monroe County.
The closest public school, East Amory Elementary, is about 6.9 miles from Smithville School. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Smithville School is 1st on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Smithville School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 534 in 2020-21 and 540 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.2:1, from 14.8:1.
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Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,747
Census ACS
Median income
$51,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,387 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monroe County School District
- Hatley SchoolCombined · 905 students
- Hamilton SchoolElementary · 557 students
- MONROE CO ADVANCED LEARNING CENTERHigh
- MONROE CO VOC TECHHigh
Nearby schools
- East Amory Elementary6.9 mi · 314
- Hatley School6.9 mi · 905
- Amory High School7.1 mi · 444
- Amory Middle School8.1 mi · 348
- West Amory Elementary School9.0 mi · 355
- Itawamba Agricultural High School10.5 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About Smithville SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Smithville School?
Smithville School enrolls approximately 540 students in grades KG-12.
Is Smithville School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Smithville School is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Smithville School have?
Smithville School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
How diverse is Smithville School?
Smithville School reports a student body of 92% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Smithville School public or private?
Smithville School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Monroe County School District.
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