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Alumni: what's one memory from Smiths Station Junior High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
910
Middle
DISTRICT 722 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY·NCES 010207000796
Smiths Station Junior High School
1100 MULLIN ROAD, Smiths Station, AL 36877 · (334) 664-4070 · Lee County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL910 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Alabama public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
398 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 440 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 470 | 52% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
20.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Smiths Station Junior High School
Smiths Station Junior High School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Station Junior High School this school | 910 | 43.7% | 39.8% |
| Saraland Middle SchoolAdams Campus Saraland | 789 | 44.9% | 74.1% |
| Brookwood Middle School Vance | 738 | 48.8% | 27.3% |
| Meridianville Middle School Hazel Green | 1,100 | 45.2% | 46.1% |
| Bragg Middle School Gardendale | 731 | 45.8% | 47.7% |
| Sipsey Valley Middle School Buhl | 575 | 46.4% | 42.9% |
Matched among Alabama middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Smiths Station Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #135 of 260 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #155 of 260 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #110 of 260 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 910 | #22 of 265 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #79 of 244 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #108 of 246 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #208 of 264 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #124 of 151 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
910
-30 (-3%) vs 2020
+87% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 19.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 910 | 54 | 16.9:1 | 44% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 921 | 52 | 17.7:1 | 54% (493) |
| 2022-23 | 934 | 51 | 18.3:1 | 57% (533) |
| 2020-21 | 940 | 49 | 19.2:1 | 36% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 948 | 49 | 19.4:1 | 52% (496) |
| 2015-16 | 959 | 47 | 20.4:1 | 48% (461) |
| 2010-11 | 916 | 49 | 18.7:1 | 45% (411) |
| 2000-01 | 851 | 44 | 19.3:1 | 35% (295) |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 18 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smiths Station Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (948 to 910); teachers up 10% (49 to 54).
About Smiths Station Junior High School
Smiths Station Junior High School is a large middle school in Smiths Station, Alabama, administered by Lee County. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 910 students in grades 7 through 8. The average for middle schools in Alabama is about 508 students, so this school is 79% larger than average.
Lee County (13 schools, 9,026 students) runs Smiths Station Junior High School.
A majority of students at Smiths Station Junior High School, 66%, are White. Other reported shares: 18% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. That is close to the 66% White share among all Lee County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Smiths Station Junior High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
The count of teachers at Smiths Station Junior High School is 54 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.9:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Alabama is 17.9:1, higher than at this school. Around 44% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Smiths Station Junior High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Smiths Station Junior High School is 12.4 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.8% actual, 52.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Alabama.
Within Lee County, median household income is about $65,824, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Lee County number 41 and enroll about 24,812.
Nearby, South Smiths Station Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Smiths Station Junior High School places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Smiths Station Junior High School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 3%, from 940 to 910. The number of students per teacher fell from 19.2 to 16.9 over 4 years.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,134
Census ACS
Median income
$65,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
24,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lee County
- Smiths Station High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- West Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · 811 students
- East Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · 785 students
- Beauregard Elementary SchoolElementary · 783 students
- Beulah Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
- South Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · 669 students
Other schools in Smiths Station
- Smiths Station High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- West Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · 811 students
- East Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · 785 students
- South Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · 669 students
- Smith Station Freshman CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- South Smiths Station Elementary School0.2 mi · 669
- East Smiths Station Elementary School0.4 mi · 785
- West Smiths Station Elementary School1.0 mi · 811
- Smiths Station High School1.5 mi · 1,588
- Lakewood Elementary School4.2 mi · 455
- Lakewood Primary School4.3 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Smiths Station Junior High SchoolHow large is Smiths Station Junior High School?
Smiths Station Junior High School enrolls approximately 910 students in grades 07-08.
Is Smiths Station Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Smiths Station Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Smiths Station Junior High School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Smiths Station Junior High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Smiths Station Junior High School?
At Smiths Station Junior High School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 9% Hispanic, 18% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Smiths Station Junior High School?
Smiths Station Junior High School is overseen by Lee County in Lee County.
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