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Lee County

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At a glance

68^thof 139 Alabama districts▼ 3

Better than 51% of Alabama districts

Elementary 7 Middle 2 High 5Grades PK, KG-12

2410 Society Hill Road
Opelika, AL 36804·(334) 705-6000·All Alabama district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 51.1% of districts

Schools

9,026

Students

Top rankedWacoochee Elementary School138^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Beulah Elementary School up 107 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Loachapoka High School 10.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

1★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Lee County School District in eastern Alabama serves about 8,986 students across 13 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 4 high schools, and currently holds a 3-star rating, ranking 68th out of 139 districts in the state.

For parents, the standout schools in the district are Wacoochee Elementary School and Beauregard High School. Wacoochee Elementary ranks in the 80th percentile statewide with a 4-star rating, and its students significantly outperform state averages in math—62.65% of 3rd graders and 62.86% of 4th graders are proficient, compared to state averages around 44% and 42%. Beauregard High School ranks in the 69th percentile, boasts a 92.9% graduation rate, and has the lowest chronic absenteeism among high schools at just 8.9%. On the other end, Loachapoka High School and Loachapoka Elementary School are the district's biggest challenges, both earning 1-star ratings. Loachapoka High has an 81.4% graduation rate and critically low test scores—only 6.12% of 11th graders are proficient in science, versus a 36.17% state average. Interestingly, Loachapoka High receives the highest per-student funding in the district ($20,320), yet produces the lowest results, highlighting that money alone doesn't solve the challenges of high poverty (84.12% free/reduced lunch).

A few patterns stand out across the district. There's a notable middle school math crisis: at Smiths Station Junior High School, 6th-grade math proficiency is 45.65%, but it plummets to 17.36% in 7th grade, and Sanford Middle School shows a similar cliff, dropping from 44.8% to 6.15%. Meanwhile, English language arts is a clear strength, with South Smiths Station Elementary School achieving 86.84% proficiency in 5th-grade English. Beulah Elementary School is a turnaround story, jumping from the 33rd to 59th percentile in two years. Chronic absenteeism doesn't always align with performance—Smiths Station High School has the highest rate (17.4%) despite being the district's top-ranked high school, while Loachapoka Elementary has low absenteeism (8.7%) despite poor test scores.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)							Summative Assessment Science (2026)			Summative Assessment English (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Beauregard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Lee Road 431	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6011	783	56	13.9	53.8%	502 (64.1%)	128 (16.3%)	88 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.3%)	66.4	226^th of 686 public elementary schools	67.1%		69.3	204^th of 680 public elementary schools	70.0%	22	50.3	49.7	45.6					52.5			69.3	70.2	76.2					$9,387	$1,077	$8,294
Beulah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4747 Lee Road 270	Valley	36854	Chambers County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6021	696	45	15.4	59.2%	497 (71.4%)	98 (14.1%)	58 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)	59.3	278^th of 686 public elementary schools	59.5%		45.7	385^th of 680 public elementary schools	43.4%	107	65.0	29.7	37.0					53.1			80.0	62.5	64.8					$8,119	$1,028	$7,075
Loachapoka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	685 Lee Road 61	Loachapoka	36865	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6031	332	25	13.2	75.9%	40 (12.0%)	184 (55.4%)	95 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	24.2	524^th of 686 public elementary schools	23.6%		20.8	537^th of 680 public elementary schools	21.0%	13	18.9	13.1	18.0	25.0				24.2			64.9	32.3	59.2	46.4				$11,072	$2,664	$8,392
South Smiths Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 Brown Road	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 664-4062	669	44	15.2	42.3%	478 (71.4%)	100 (14.9%)	52 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	72	176^th of 686 public elementary schools	74.3%		73.1	166^th of 680 public elementary schools	75.6%	10	60.0	38.2	35.5					63.2			80.0	76.3	86.8					$8,525	$1,070	$7,439
East Smiths Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	171 Mill Creek Drive	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 664-4061	785	53	14.8	48.2%	492 (62.7%)	151 (19.2%)	69 (8.8%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.3%)	67.5	217^th of 686 public elementary schools	68.4%		72.6	170^th of 680 public elementary schools	75.0%	47	41.4	57.0	43.9					50.9			79.6	75.4	72.8					$8,737	$1,212	$7,508
Beauregard High School	Public	9-12	7343 Al Highway 51	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 705-6010	533	44	12.1	53.5%	312 (58.5%)	133 (25.0%)	57 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	62	117^th of 380 public high schools	69.2%		67.6	102^nd of 374 public high schools	72.7%	15							27.6			42.9							27.9	$11,085	$1,327	$9,742
Beulah High School	Public	6-12	4848 Lee Road 270	Valley	36854	Chambers County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 705-6020	535	38	14.0	55.5%	366 (68.4%)	105 (19.6%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	47.5	184^th of 380 public high schools	51.6%		62.2	123^rd of 374 public high schools	67.1%	61				24.7	21.4	12.4	15.8		23.7	40.8				51.8	64.8	37.5	23.7	$12,948	$1,038	$11,894
Loachapoka High School	Public	7-12	685 Lee Road 61	Loachapoka	36865	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6030	277	26	10.6	84.1%	16 (5.8%)	191 (69.0%)	63 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	16.1	333^rd of 380 public high schools	12.4%		33.4	237^th of 374 public high schools	36.6%	96					10.5	12.1	14.3		18.2	6.1					23.7	39.4	10.4	$20,320	$4,726	$15,572
Sanford Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Lee Road 11	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6040	533	34	15.5	60.4%	317 (59.5%)	109 (20.5%)	56 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.6%)	41.6	261^st of 443 public middle schools	41.1%		42.6	258^th of 439 public middle schools	41.2%	3				44.8	6.2	12.8			45.7					58.7	42.5	52.8		$9,340	$1,200	$8,124
West Smiths Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Stringer Weeks Road	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 664-4050	811	54	15.0	42.0%	516 (63.6%)	141 (17.4%)	86 (10.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.6%)	71.1	185^th of 686 public elementary schools	73.0%		69.9	195^th of 680 public elementary schools	71.3%	10	49.6	46.0	66.1					65.0			63.4	66.0	85.3					$9,088	$851	$8,220
Smiths Station High School	Public	9-12	4228 Panther Parkway	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 664-4060	1,588	102	15.6	39.0%	1,002 (63.1%)	315 (19.8%)	138 (8.7%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	122 (7.7%)	63.6	110^th of 380 public high schools	71.1%		48.8	179^th of 374 public high schools	52.1%	69							25.6			40.5							33.9	$9,552	$615	$8,921
Smiths Station Junior High School	Public	6-8	1100 Mullin Road	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 664-4070	910	54	16.8	43.7%	598 (65.7%)	166 (18.2%)	81 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (6.8%)	56.2	182^nd of 443 public middle schools	58.9%		55.6	176^th of 439 public middle schools	59.9%	6				45.7	17.4	20.2			52.5					60.3	60.4	55.6		$8,582	$830	$7,735
Wacoochee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Lee Road 254	Salem	36874	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 664-4072	574	36	15.9	42.9%	428 (74.6%)	70 (12.2%)	42 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	77.2	138^th of 686 public elementary schools	79.9%		77.5	137^th of 680 public elementary schools	79.9%	1	62.7	62.9	47.6					62.9			74.7	66.7	83.3					$8,808	$813	$7,979
Lee County Learning Center	Public	6-12	5630 Lee Road 145	Salem	36874	Lee County	Lee County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 664-4080	0																		(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Opelika City	4.88 mi	10	81^st
Auburn City	5.29 mi	14	14^th
Russell County	9.45 mi	8	94^th
Macon County	17.19 mi	6
Phenix City	19.63 mi	13	82^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.