Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0Smithfield’s public schools outscore 90% of Utah districts
On the state math tests, 54% of Smithfield’s students scored proficient, above the Utah average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving Smithfield, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Utah, not nationally.
From Utah state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Smithfield’s schools, in brief
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,100 per student, against $11,467 across Utah (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Three elementary schools, then three middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Smithfield’s grade
A: better than 90% of Utah school districts, #1 of 119 Utah towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Utah average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Smithfield, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Smithfield · depends on your address
Birch Creek School
Grades PK–6 · 766 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Summit School
Grades PK–6 · 705 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Smithfield · depends on your address
Birch Creek School
Grades PK–6 · 766 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Sunrise School
Grades K–6 · 713 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Summit School
Grades PK–6 · 705 students · 22:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Smithfield · depends on your address
Birch Creek School
Grades PK–6 · 766 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Sunrise School
Grades K–6 · 713 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Summit School
Grades PK–6 · 705 students · 22:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Smithfield · depends on your address
Birch Creek School
Grades PK–6 · 766 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Sunrise School
Grades K–6 · 713 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Summit School
Grades PK–6 · 705 students · 22:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Smithfield · depends on your address
Birch Creek School
Grades PK–6 · 766 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Sunrise School
Grades K–6 · 713 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Summit School
Grades PK–6 · 705 students · 22:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Smithfield · depends on your address
Birch Creek School
Grades PK–6 · 766 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Sunrise School
Grades K–6 · 713 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Summit School
Grades PK–6 · 705 students · 22:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Smithfield · depends on your address
Birch Creek School
Grades PK–6 · 766 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Sunrise School
Grades K–6 · 713 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Summit School
Grades PK–6 · 705 students · 22:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Smithfield · depends on your address
Birch Creek School
Grades PK–6 · 766 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Sunrise School
Grades K–6 · 713 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Summit School
Grades PK–6 · 705 students · 22:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Smithfield · depends on your address
North Cache Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 1,194 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Richmond
South Cache Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 1,143 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Hyrum
Spring Creek Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 869 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Providence
8th grade in Smithfield
Sky View High
Grades 8–12 · 1,600 students · 25:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Smithfield
Sky View High
Grades 8–12 · 1,600 students · 25:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Smithfield
Sky View High
Grades 8–12 · 1,600 students · 25:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Smithfield
Sky View High
Grades 8–12 · 1,600 students · 25:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Smithfield
Sky View High
Grades 8–12 · 1,600 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Smithfield’s public schools are run by Cache School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
How students score
Smithfield vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Utah towns that share Smithfield’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Smithfield | A | Cache |
Every school in Smithfield
7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Utah’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Smithfield’s schools
Are Smithfield’s schools good?
By Utah’s own tests, yes: the public schools Smithfield children attend outscore 90% of Utah’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #1 of 119 Utah towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Smithfield in?
Cache School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 20,286 students in 26 schools (2024–25).
Where do Smithfield kids go to high school?
Sky View High, with 1,600 students; its own test results earn a B.
What is Smithfield’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Cache School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Utah.
How much does Smithfield spend per student?
$11,100 in Cache School District (FY2024), against $11,467 across Utah. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Smithfield families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Smithfield → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Utah. Stars are from neighbors.