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Enrollment
669
Elementary
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY·NCES 010207000296
South Smiths Station Elementary School
80 Brown Road, Smiths Station, AL 36877 · (334) 664-4062 · Lee County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL669 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Alabama public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
283 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 49 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 103 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (103).
Student demographics
46%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
77.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
44.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 South Smiths Station Elementary School
South Smiths Station Elementary School's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Smiths Station Elementary School this school | 669 | 42.3% | 60.4% |
| Lake View Elementary School McCalla | 744 | 41.5% | 43.6% |
| Warrior Elementary School Warrior | 612 | 43.0% | 60.0% |
| Wacoochee Elementary School Salem | 574 | 42.9% | 63.3% |
| Daphne Elementary School Daphne | 671 | 44.1% | 67.2% |
| Margaret Elementary Margaret | 707 | 44.8% | 60.7% |
Matched among Alabama elementary 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 South Smiths Station Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #179 of 626 | #8 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #264 of 626 | #12 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #139 of 626 | #7 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 669 | #124 of 709 | #5 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #116 of 655 | #8 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #346 of 658 | #24 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.3% | #559 of 696 | #14 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #179 of 364 | #7 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
669
-45 (-6%) vs 2020
-49% since 2000-01, when it was 1,320
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 669 | 44 | 15.2:1 | 42% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 659 | 44 | 15.0:1 | 60% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 61% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 714 | 46 | 15.5:1 | 44% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 762 | 48 | 15.9:1 | 53% (405) |
| 2015-16 | 698 | 41 | 17.0:1 | 52% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 1,343 | 58 | 23.2:1 | 49% (663) |
| 2000-01 | 1,320 | 71 | 18.6:1 | 38% (508) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Smiths Station Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (762 to 669); teachers down 8% (48 to 44).
About South Smiths Station Elementary School
South Smiths Station Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Smiths Station, Alabama. The school has 669 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students, which makes this school 39% larger than average.
South Smiths Station Elementary School sits within Lee County, which has 13 schools and 9,026 students.
The share of White students at South Smiths Station Elementary School is 71%, a majority. Other students are 15% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at South Smiths Station Elementary School are from different groups.
South Smiths Station Elementary School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.2:1. The school's 15.2:1 compares with an average of 17.0:1 for elementary schools in Alabama. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 42%.
On the allk12 Grade, South Smiths Station Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 62% of Alabama public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For South Smiths Station Elementary School, the prediction is 53.2% and the result is 60.4%.
In the surrounding county, Lee County, the median household earns about $65,824 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting South Smiths Station Elementary School, Lee County has 41 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Smiths Station Junior High School is closest at about 0.2 miles. South Smiths Station Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 45.9% proficiency; South Smiths Station Elementary School posts 60.4%.
South Smiths Station Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
From 714 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 669 by 2024-25.
The allk12 page for South Smiths Station Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Smiths Station Junior High SchoolMiddle · 910 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
Other schools in Smiths Station
- Smiths Station High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Smiths Station Junior High SchoolMiddle · 910 students
- West Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · 811 students
- East Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · 785 students
- Smith Station Freshman CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Smiths Station Junior High School0.2 mi · 910
- East Smiths Station Elementary School0.5 mi · 785
- West Smiths Station Elementary School1.0 mi · 811
- Smiths Station High School1.5 mi · 1,588
- Lakewood Elementary School4.3 mi · 455
- Lakewood Primary School4.3 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About South Smiths Station Elementary SchoolHow large is South Smiths Station Elementary School?
South Smiths Station Elementary School enrolls approximately 669 students in grades PK-06.
Is South Smiths Station Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Smiths Station Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at South Smiths Station Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at South Smiths Station Elementary School.
How diverse is South Smiths Station Elementary School?
South Smiths Station Elementary School reports a student body of 71% White, 8% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is South Smiths Station Elementary School in?
South Smiths Station Elementary School is part of Lee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.