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Oscar Smith Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2500 Rodgers St
Chesapeake, VA 23324
Phone
(757) 494-7590
District
Chesapeake City Public Schools
County
CHESAPEAKE CITY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
958
Classroom Teachers
88

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

3

(10 is best)

Better than 25.6% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Oscar Smith Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
52%
65%
61%
70%
42%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
59%
64%
66%
70%
52%
58%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
63%
65%
60%
70%
65%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 295 30.8%
Grade 7 347 36.2%
Grade 8 316 33.0%
Total 958 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 15.3% 48.1% 48.2%
Black 67.8% 34.5% 23.2%
Hispanic 16.5% 13.5% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 3.4% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.6% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 89.8% 44.7% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 89.8% 42.6% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 2.1% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 249,377 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 736.8 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.4% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.3% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.4% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 13.8% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 91,368 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 10.2% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.3% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 35.8% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.5% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.7% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.9% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.6% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.1% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.8% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 5.3% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,089 $329,790,000 57.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $517 $21,064,000 3.7%
Staff $923 $37,613,000 6.6%
General Administration $128 $5,218,000 0.9%
School Administration $666 $27,134,000 4.8%
Operation $1,138 $46,384,000 8.1%
Transportation $636 $25,932,000 4.6%
Other $206 $8,385,000 1.5%
Total Support $4,212 $171,730,000 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,671 $68,133,000 12.0%
Total Expenditures $13,973 $569,653,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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