SMITHFIELD MIDDLE

Set in NORTH RICHLAND HILL, Texas, SMITHFIELD MIDDLE is a reasonably sized middle school, overseen by BIRDVILLE ISD. It enrolls 798 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 24% above typical.

Within BIRDVILLE ISD, which oversees 30 schools and 22,267 students, SMITHFIELD MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, SMITHFIELD MIDDLE reports that 60% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 23% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, SMITHFIELD MIDDLE has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting SMITHFIELD MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SMITHFIELD MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.0%; this one delivers 75.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put median household earnings sit near $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which SMITHFIELD MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: SMITHFIELD EL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SMITHFIELD MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SMITHFIELD MIDDLE at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 63.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SMITHFIELD MIDDLE has decreased 3%, going from 819 students in 2018 to 798 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 71% to 60%.

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