Smithton Middle

Summary:

Smithton Middle is a public middle school in Columbia, Missouri, serving 521 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Columbia 93 school district, which is ranked 159 out of 386 districts in the state.

Smithton Middle consistently outperforms the district and state in standardized test scores, particularly in mathematics and science. The school's White and Gifted and Talented student populations excel, ranking among the top middle schools in Missouri. However, the school faces challenges in addressing performance gaps for other student subgroups, such as Asian, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities or low socioeconomic status. Smithton Middle has also seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates, though they remain higher than the desired target.

Compared to nearby schools in the Columbia 93 district, Smithton Middle generally outperforms its peers, such as Oakland Middle, West Middle, and John B. Lange Middle. However, John Warner Middle School, another Columbia 93 district school, consistently outperforms Smithton Middle in several areas.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 3600 W Worley
       Columbia, MO  65203-4679


(573) 214-3260

District: Columbia 93

SchoolDigger Rank:
133rd of 451 Missouri Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,045 Help


Students who attend Smithton Middle usually attend:

High:    David H. Hickman High

Feeder schools for Smithton Middle:

Elementary:    Fairview Elementary
    Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary
    Midway Heights Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  11.7 Help
Number of students:  532

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.9%
African American:
11.5%
Asian:
11.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  31.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Smithton Middle ranks better than 70.5% of middle schools in Missouri. It also ranks 4th among 7 ranked middle schools in the Columbia 93 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.57. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (63.9%), Asian (11.5%), African American (11.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 31.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Smithton Middle is 11.7. 3 middle schools in the Columbia 93 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Smithton Middle is $16,045, which is the 3rd highest among 7 middle schools in the Columbia 93 School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Smithton Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Smithton Middle 133rd of 451 Missouri public middle schools. (See Smithton Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Columbia 93:

SchoolDigger ranks Columbia 93 159th of 386 Missouri school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Smithton Middle

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Rank History for all students at Smithton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 76.51 75th 619 87.9%
2007 74.50 85th 624 86.4%
2008 73.19 93rd 624 85.1%
2009 72.24 112th 601 81.4%
2010 70.65 136th 614 77.9%
2011 64.26 200th 625 68.0%
2012 67.44 170th 623 72.7%
2013 66.32 180th 649 72.3%
2014 55.38 287th 633 54.7%
2015 57.99 221st 585 62.2%
2016 57.19 180th 435 58.6%
2017 55.74 245th 568 56.9%
2018 53.21 247th 552 55.3%
2019 53.71 255th 587 56.6%
2021 59.44 176th 454 61.2%
2022 69.12 114th 459 75.2%
2023 62.29 155th 459 66.2%
2024 65.57 133rd 451 70.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Smithton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.46 36th 79 54.4%
2019 30.28 72nd 98 26.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Smithton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 70.74 7th 68 89.7%
2023 83.42 4th 68 94.1%
2024 33.93 52nd 72 27.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Smithton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 38.58 116th 192 39.6%
2024 39.61 107th 194 44.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Smithton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.97 332nd 422 21.3%
2019 28.34 392nd 482 18.7%
2021 26.42 310th 371 16.4%
2022 34.02 262nd 365 28.2%
2023 37.53 256th 382 33.0%
2024 43.68 211th 378 44.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Smithton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.00 128th 162 21.0%
2019 55.82 83rd 204 59.3%
2021 61.45 49th 195 74.9%
2022 35.94 121st 187 35.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Smithton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.47 76th 104 26.9%
2019 46.66 90th 121 25.6%
2021 31.79 34th 44 22.7%
2022 47.67 31st 44 29.5%
2024 76.06 5th 45 88.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Smithton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.45 27th 32 15.6%
2019 29.54 27th 38 28.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Smithton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.08 101st 129 21.7%
2022 35.79 98th 148 33.8%
2023 41.44 86th 153 43.8%
2024 44.75 70th 144 51.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Smithton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.96 87th 96 9.4%
2019 40.89 81st 130 37.7%
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Rank History for White students at Smithton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.39 113th 479 76.4%
2019 67.11 114th 527 78.4%
2021 62.62 115th 376 69.4%
2022 74.29 71st 381 81.4%
2023 68.95 89th 385 76.9%
2024 73.99 79th 379 79.2%
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Data source: test scores: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 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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Data source: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Smithton Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 664 122 39 12 1 n/a n/a 0 838
1996 664 122 39 12 1 n/a n/a 0 838
1997 719 124 47 14 2 n/a n/a 0 906
1998 745 124 46 7 4 n/a n/a 0 926
1999 758 110 52 9 4 n/a n/a 0 933
2000 712 122 48 21 2 n/a n/a 0 905
2001 667 122 39 20 0 n/a n/a 0 848
2002 722 138 67 34 2 n/a n/a 0 963
2003 722 138 67 34 2 n/a n/a 0 963
2004 693 150 57 29 3 n/a n/a 0 932
2005 665 148 57 38 4 n/a n/a 0 912
2006 667 173 68 45 4 n/a n/a 0 957
2007 669 148 76 37 0 n/a n/a 0 930
2008 636 145 70 14 1 n/a n/a 0 866
2009 628 167 66 15 2 n/a n/a 0 878
2010 620 162 78 32 9 n/a n/a 0 901
2011 607 126 72 35 2 0 51 0 893
2012 621 132 87 44 2 0 46 0 932
2013 620 132 72 50 4 0 40 0 918
2014 482 95 71 54 4 0 42 0 748
2015 452 105 69 54 4 3 45 0 732
2016 477 87 63 63 2 3 52 0 747
2017 454 104 57 49 1 2 46 0 713
2018 448 110 59 53 3 1 49 0 723
2019 442 118 57 50 3 0 48 0 718
2020 479 101 61 52 2 1 55 0 751
2021 397 67 56 31 2 2 46 0 601
2022 350 48 46 31 2 0 43 0 520
2023 325 53 54 41 2 0 46 0 521
2024 340 61 61 38 0 0 32 0 532

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 Smithton Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 838 52.9 15.8 n/a
1996 838 52.9 15.8 n/a
1997 906 59.9 15.1 16
1998 926 64.7 14.3 13.7
1999 933 65.4 14.3 17.6
2000 905 67.3 13.4 19.9
2001 848 66.6 12.7 19.7
2002 963 73.2 13.2 22.9
2003 963 73.2 13.2 22.9
2004 932 71.4 13.1 24.2
2005 912 72.7 12.5 23.9
2006 957 72.0 13.3 26.2
2007 930 70.9 13.1 23.1
2008 866 77.3 11.2 25.2
2009 878 75.7 11.6 24.7
2010 901 72.9 12.3 26.6
2011 893 68.4 13.0 30.1
2012 932 66.8 13.9 30.2
2013 918 63.9 14.3 30
2014 748 55.3 13.5 38.5
2015 732 55.0 13.3 40.6
2016 747 54.0 13.8 37.9
2017 713 57.2 12.4 36
2018 723 56.3 12.8 36
2019 718 56.9 12.6 36.2
2020 751 60.2 12.4 34.6
2021 601 50.4 11.9 31.9
2022 520 45.1 11.5 28.3
2023 521 42.6 12.2 25.9
2024 532 45.2 11.7 31.4

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 Smithton Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 838 52.9 15.8 n/a
1996 838 52.9 15.8 n/a
1997 906 59.9 15.1 16
1998 926 64.7 14.3 13.7
1999 933 65.4 14.3 17.6
2000 905 67.3 13.4 19.9
2001 848 66.6 12.7 19.7
2002 963 73.2 13.2 22.9
2003 963 73.2 13.2 22.9
2004 932 71.4 13.1 24.2
2005 912 72.7 12.5 23.9
2006 957 72.0 13.3 26.2
2007 930 70.9 13.1 23.1
2008 866 77.3 11.2 25.2
2009 878 75.7 11.6 24.7
2010 901 72.9 12.3 26.6
2011 893 68.4 13.0 30.1
2012 932 66.8 13.9 30.2
2013 918 63.9 14.3 30
2014 748 55.3 13.5 38.5
2015 732 55.0 13.3 40.6
2016 747 54.0 13.8 37.9
2017 713 57.2 12.4 36
2018 723 56.3 12.8 36
2019 718 56.9 12.6 36.2
2020 751 60.2 12.4 34.6
2021 601 50.4 11.9 31.9
2022 520 45.1 11.5 28.3
2023 521 42.6 12.2 25.9
2024 532 45.2 11.7 31.4

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 Smithton Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $292 (2.3%) $12,580 (97.7%) $12,871
2020 $270 (2.1%) $12,597 (97.9%) $12,867
2021 $553 (3.9%) $13,722 (96.1%) $14,275
2022 $502 (3.1%) $15,542 (96.9%) $16,045

Data source: Missouri Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Smithton Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 255th of 587 Middle schoolsRanks 155th of 459 Middle schools
 9.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Smithton Middle)46.139.1
 7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Columbia 93)47.442
 5.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)42.543.7
 1.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Smithton Middle)45.745.1
 0.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Columbia 93)47.940.3
 7.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)45.937.5
 8.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Smithton Middle)3839.7
 1.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Columbia 93)37.235.7
 1.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)3839.5
 1.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Smithton Middle)44.135.8
 8.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Columbia 93)41.435
 6.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)43.637.3
 6.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Smithton Middle)25.135.2
 10.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Columbia 93)21.824.3
 2.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)2930
 1%
8th Grade Science (Smithton Middle)43.738.7
 5%
   8th Grade Science (Columbia 93)45.734.8
 10.9%
   8th Grade Science (Missouri)43.737.8
 5.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Smithton Middle)49.648.3
 1.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Columbia 93)4742.1
 4.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)47.342.7
 4.6%
End of Course Algebra I (Smithton Middle)83.883.5
 0.3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Columbia 93)4534.1
 10.9%
   End of Course Algebra I (Missouri)45.341.5
 3.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students718521
 27.4%
African American11853
 55.1%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian5754
 5.3%
Hispanic5041
 18%
Pacific Islander00
White442325
 26.5%
Two or More Races4846
 4.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients36.2%25.9%
 10.3%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 532 students attended Smithton Middle.

Students who attend Smithton Middle usually go on to attend David H. Hickman High

Students at Smithton Middle are 64% White, 11% African American, 11% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Smithton Middle ranks 133rd of 451 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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