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Smithfield-Selma High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

700 M. Durwood Stephenson Park, Smithfield, NC 27577 · (919) 934-5191 · Part of Johnston County Schools

Smithfield’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
1,548
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Smithfield-Selma High

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 17.7% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Smithfield kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Smithfield-Selma HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency25%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

700 M. Durwood Stephenson Park, Smithfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9426
Grade 10422
Grade 11379
Grade 12321
Enrollment over time
1,315’20
1,413’21
1,503’22
1,551’23
1,548’24

Up 17.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 51%Black 26%White 19%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Smithfield-Selma High from Smithfield families.

Other schools in Johnston County Schools

The district →
Four Oaks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Four Oaks
C+
1,051 students16:1
Polenta Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Garner
B
1,010 students16:1
River Dell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clayton
B
981 students18:1
West View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Garner
C+
969 students16:1
McGee's Crossroads Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Angier
C+
950 students18:1
Thanksgiving Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Selma
870 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Smithfield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.