Smithfield Middle

Summary:

Smithfield Middle is a high-performing public middle school located in North Richland Hills, Texas, serving 821 students in grades 6-8. As part of the Birdville Independent School District, Smithfield Middle consistently ranks among the top 5% of middle schools in the state, with exceptional academic outcomes and equitable performance across diverse student subgroups.

Smithfield Middle's students significantly outperform their peers at the district and state levels on STAAR assessments, with proficiency rates that are 20-30 percentage points higher in most subjects and grade levels. The school also boasts a more racially diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with a higher percentage of White, Hispanic, and Asian students. Notably, Smithfield Middle excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking in the top 5-15% of Texas middle schools for female students, male students, and students from different racial/ethnic backgrounds, as well as English Language Learners and students with special needs.

While Smithfield Middle's performance is exceptional, the nearby schools within the same Birdville ISD generally have lower academic achievement, higher dropout rates, and higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This highlights the relative strength of Smithfield Middle compared to its peers, even within the same district. Factors such as the school's low student-teacher ratio, relatively low percentage of economically disadvantaged students, and high levels of funding may contribute to its outstanding success.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 8400 Main St
       North Richland Hills, TX  76182-4199


(817) 547-5000

District: Birdville Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
85th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,287 Help


Students who attend Smithfield Middle usually attend:

High:    Birdville High School

Feeder schools for Smithfield Middle:

Elementary:    Smithfield Elementary
    W A Porter Elementary
    Walker Creek Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  806

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.4%
Hispanic:
20.2%
African American:
6.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  30.1% Help


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Compare Details Smithfield Middle ranks better than 96.4% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks first among 7 ranked middle schools in the Birdville Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.57. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (63.4%), Hispanic (20.2%), African American (6.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 30.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Birdville Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Smithfield Middle is 15.3. 4 middle schools in the Birdville Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Smithfield Middle is $8,287, which is the lowest among 7 middle schools in the Birdville Independent School District (Isd)!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Smithfield Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Smithfield Middle 85th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Smithfield Middle in the ranking list.)

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Birdville Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Birdville Independent School District (Isd) 450th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Smithfield Middle

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Rank History for all students at Smithfield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 72.32 318th 1573 79.8%
2005 75.18 292nd 1582 81.5%
2006 72.27 348th 1585 78.0%
2007 75.32 287th 1684 83.0%
2008 77.67 215th 1718 87.5%
2009 76.46 240th 1763 86.4%
2010 75.11 243rd 1803 86.5%
2011 76.26 211th 1895 88.9%
2012 85.40 151st 1951 92.3%
2013 84.97 139th 1973 93.0%
2014 86.20 136th 1987 93.2%
2015 87.99 102nd 2043 95.0%
2016 88.03 103rd 1987 94.8%
2017 94.65 78th 2027 96.2%
2018 95.72 63rd 2080 97.0%
2019 95.42 71st 2193 96.8%
2021 93.43 95th 2252 95.8%
2022 94.12 85th 2254 96.2%
2023 93.19 92nd 2330 96.1%
2024 93.57 85th 2361 96.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Smithfield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.93 154th 720 78.6%
2019 77.99 118th 753 84.3%
2021 90.11 36th 743 95.2%
2022 78.26 118th 813 85.5%
2023 87.20 55th 817 93.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Smithfield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.74 21st 1376 98.5%
2019 85.27 94th 1445 93.5%
2021 86.21 78th 1592 95.1%
2022 87.43 84th 1643 94.9%
2023 90.96 81st 1720 95.3%
2024 93.52 70th 1760 96.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Smithfield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.64 45th 1597 97.2%
2019 96.62 16th 1626 99.0%
2021 79.23 115th 1712 93.3%
2022 93.01 38th 1757 97.8%
2023 86.06 101st 1815 94.4%
2024 60.17 528th 1881 71.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Smithfield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.52 70th 2039 96.6%
2019 95.00 43rd 2073 97.9%
2021 86.57 106th 2172 95.1%
2022 82.53 185th 2220 91.7%
2023 90.53 87th 2251 96.1%
2024 87.98 91st 2224 95.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Smithfield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.74 51st 2008 97.5%
2019 95.29 52nd 2047 97.5%
2021 91.88 102nd 2151 95.3%
2022 92.53 90th 2221 95.9%
2023 93.08 77th 2241 96.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Smithfield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.64 314th 1430 78.0%
2019 77.66 157th 1446 89.1%
2021 81.29 134th 1501 91.1%
2022 80.20 108th 1488 92.7%
2023 77.49 148th 1481 90.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Smithfield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.11 44th 2008 97.8%
2019 92.68 62nd 2058 97.0%
2021 85.11 106th 2118 95.0%
2022 87.80 112th 2182 94.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Smithfield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.39 75th 2030 96.3%
2019 94.36 79th 2069 96.2%
2021 93.91 84th 2168 96.1%
2022 93.92 83rd 2228 96.3%
2023 92.34 99th 2245 95.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Smithfield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.78 140th 587 76.1%
2019 72.91 132nd 594 77.8%
2021 49.87 319th 589 45.8%
2022 72.49 143rd 606 76.4%
2023 71.64 160th 616 74.0%
2024 76.94 96th 612 84.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Smithfield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.96 32nd 1167 97.3%
2019 96.38 28th 1193 97.7%
2021 80.32 137th 1213 88.7%
2022 80.87 142nd 1251 88.6%
2023 85.82 115th 1273 91.0%
2024 84.54 107th 1271 91.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Smithfield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.35 68th 1895 96.4%
2019 90.41 104th 1935 94.6%
2021 85.73 148th 2043 92.8%
2022 88.95 122nd 2077 94.1%
2023 86.91 145th 2116 93.1%
2024 87.82 110th 2108 94.8%
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Rank History for White students at Smithfield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.66 86th 1673 94.9%
2019 89.19 95th 1684 94.4%
2021 86.84 101st 1700 94.1%
2022 87.79 88th 1723 94.9%
2023 87.35 113th 1749 93.5%
2024 86.09 99th 1724 94.3%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Smithfield Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 854 16 20 53 1 n/a n/a 0 944
1989 786 19 18 50 1 n/a n/a 0 874
1990 642 13 13 47 1 n/a n/a 0 716
1991 626 19 13 41 0 n/a n/a 0 699
1992 645 29 14 34 1 n/a n/a 0 723
1993 670 30 14 44 1 n/a n/a 0 759
1994 606 16 15 39 1 n/a n/a 0 677
1995 632 21 21 48 1 n/a n/a 0 723
1996 632 21 21 48 1 n/a n/a 0 723
1997 649 19 22 46 1 n/a n/a 0 737
1998 654 26 28 35 1 n/a n/a 0 744
1999 665 29 23 50 2 n/a n/a 0 769
2000 697 36 36 74 2 n/a n/a 0 845
2001 719 27 29 87 1 n/a n/a 0 863
2002 770 33 28 74 2 n/a n/a 0 907
2003 770 33 28 74 2 n/a n/a 0 907
2004 743 32 24 78 4 n/a n/a 0 881
2005 675 29 25 60 4 n/a n/a 0 793
2006 613 29 21 82 6 n/a n/a 0 751
2007 566 33 24 78 2 n/a n/a 0 703
2008 566 34 26 93 4 n/a n/a 0 723
2009 565 42 27 84 5 n/a n/a 0 723
2010 559 45 31 80 4 n/a n/a 0 719
2011 547 39 22 92 8 1 11 0 720
2012 542 36 23 123 4 2 22 0 752
2013 552 40 22 151 4 2 17 0 788
2014 571 33 24 172 4 1 27 0 832
2015 582 35 25 147 1 1 27 0 818
2016 566 36 24 130 0 1 28 0 785
2017 568 48 30 126 2 2 18 0 794
2018 578 43 30 137 3 2 26 0 819
2019 568 38 31 138 3 2 28 0 808
2020 560 47 33 155 5 1 40 0 841
2021 567 52 35 166 3 0 36 0 859
2022 550 51 40 153 4 1 27 0 826
2023 541 45 44 160 1 1 29 0 821
2024 511 51 47 163 4 1 29 0 806

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Smithfield Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 944 48.0 19.6 n/a
1989 874 n/a n/a n/a
1990 716 40.0 17.9 n/a
1991 699 40.4 17.3 n/a
1992 723 40.8 17.7 8.2
1993 759 45.0 16.9 12.6
1994 677 45.0 15.0 8
1995 723 43.9 16.5 9.5
1996 723 43.9 16.5 9.5
1997 737 45.0 16.4 8.1
1998 744 45.4 16.4 8.9
1999 769 46.1 16.7 14
2000 845 46.9 18.0 17
2001 863 43.8 19.7 13.2
2002 907 51.8 17.5 15.8
2003 907 51.8 17.5 15.8
2004 881 54.4 16.2 15.6
2005 793 55.4 14.3 15
2006 751 48.5 15.5 16.6
2007 703 47.2 14.9 15.9
2008 723 48.1 15.0 15.5
2009 723 47.9 15.1 16.6
2010 719 47.3 15.1 20.7
2011 720 44.1 16.3 22.6
2012 752 43.7 17.1 20.6
2013 788 44.9 17.5 23
2014 832 51.4 16.1 21.4
2015 818 50.0 16.3 24.1
2016 785 52.0 15.0 22.3
2017 794 51.9 15.2 20.5
2018 819 49.4 16.5 21.4
2019 808 49.9 16.1 23.1
2020 841 51.2 16.4 25.7
2021 859 52.7 16.2 27.8
2022 826 50.1 16.4 25.2
2023 821 51.9 15.8 28.4
2024 806 52.6 15.3 30.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Smithfield Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 944 48.0 19.6 n/a
1989 874 n/a n/a n/a
1990 716 40.0 17.9 n/a
1991 699 40.4 17.3 n/a
1992 723 40.8 17.7 8.2
1993 759 45.0 16.9 12.6
1994 677 45.0 15.0 8
1995 723 43.9 16.5 9.5
1996 723 43.9 16.5 9.5
1997 737 45.0 16.4 8.1
1998 744 45.4 16.4 8.9
1999 769 46.1 16.7 14
2000 845 46.9 18.0 17
2001 863 43.8 19.7 13.2
2002 907 51.8 17.5 15.8
2003 907 51.8 17.5 15.8
2004 881 54.4 16.2 15.6
2005 793 55.4 14.3 15
2006 751 48.5 15.5 16.6
2007 703 47.2 14.9 15.9
2008 723 48.1 15.0 15.5
2009 723 47.9 15.1 16.6
2010 719 47.3 15.1 20.7
2011 720 44.1 16.3 22.6
2012 752 43.7 17.1 20.6
2013 788 44.9 17.5 23
2014 832 51.4 16.1 21.4
2015 818 50.0 16.3 24.1
2016 785 52.0 15.0 22.3
2017 794 51.9 15.2 20.5
2018 819 49.4 16.5 21.4
2019 808 49.9 16.1 23.1
2020 841 51.2 16.4 25.7
2021 859 52.7 16.2 27.8
2022 826 50.1 16.4 25.2
2023 821 51.9 15.8 28.4
2024 806 52.6 15.3 30.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Smithfield Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $628 (7.7%) $7,572 (92.3%) $8,201
2020 $579 (7.1%) $7,631 (92.9%) $8,210
2021 $599 (7.2%) $7,688 (92.8%) $8,287

Data source: Texas Department of Education
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Impact of COVID-19 on Smithfield Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 71st of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 92nd of 2330 Middle schools
 0.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Smithfield Middle)5670
 14%
   6th Grade Reading (Birdville Independent School District (Isd))3551
 16%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Smithfield Middle)8575
 10%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Birdville Independent School District (Isd))5139
 12%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Smithfield Middle)7876
 2%
   7th Grade Reading (Birdville Independent School District (Isd))5156
 5%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Smithfield Middle)8781
 6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Birdville Independent School District (Isd))5445
 9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Smithfield Middle)7882
 4%
   8th Grade Reading (Birdville Independent School District (Isd))5356
 3%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Smithfield Middle)9784
 13%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Birdville Independent School District (Isd))6039
 21%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Smithfield Middle)8575
 10%
   8th Grade Science (Birdville Independent School District (Isd))5951
 8%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Smithfield Middle)5356
 3%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Birdville Independent School District (Isd))3633
 3%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Smithfield Middle)100100
   End of Course Algebra I (Birdville Independent School District (Isd))6050
 10%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students808821
 1.6%
African American3845
 18.4%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian3144
 41.9%
Hispanic138160
 15.9%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White568541
 4.8%
Two or More Races2829
 3.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients23.1%28.4%
 5.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Smithfield Middle

Students who attend Smithfield Middle usually go on to attend Birdville High School

Students at Smithfield Middle are 63% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Yes! Smithfield Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 85th of 2361 Texas middle schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 806 students attended Smithfield Middle.


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