Samuel Josiah Atkinson House · Photo: Kathryn Meyer · CC BY-SA 3.0Smithtown’s public schools
Yadkin County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Smithtown. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Smithtown’s schools, in brief
School by school
6 of Smithtown’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Fall Creek Elementary places highest (better than 77%); Starmount Middle lowest (40%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Eight elementary schools serve Smithtown, graded from C+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Forbush Middle, Starmount Middle and Boonville Elementary. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Smithtown, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Smithtown · depends on your address
Forbush Middle
Grades 6–8 · 598 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in East Bend
Starmount Middle
Grades 6–9 · 502 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Boonville
Boonville Elementary
Grades PK–12 · 365 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Boonville
7th grade in Smithtown · depends on your address
Forbush Middle
Grades 6–8 · 598 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in East Bend
Starmount Middle
Grades 6–9 · 502 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Boonville
Boonville Elementary
Grades PK–12 · 365 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Boonville
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Yadkin County Schools.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Smithtown vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Smithtown’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Smithtown | — | Yadkin County Schools |
Every school in Smithtown
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Smithtown’s schools
Are Smithtown’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Smithtown. Yadkin County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Smithtown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Smithtown in?
Yadkin County Schools.
Where do Smithtown kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Forbush Middle, Starmount Middle and Boonville Elementary.
Parents talk
What Smithtown families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Smithtown → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.