Is Smith Middle School a good school?

Smith Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Alabama middle schools.

How many students attend Smith Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 426 students attended Smith Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Smith Middle School?

Students at Smith Middle School are 86% African American, 12% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Smith Middle School attend?

Students who attend Smith Middle School usually go on to attend Huffman High SchoolMagnet

Smith Middle School

Public 6-8

1124 Five Mile Rd
Birmingham, AL 35215-7216

(205) 231-5675

District: Birmingham City

SchoolDigger Rank:
429^th of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,907

Students who attend Smith Middle School usually attend:

High:

Huffman High SchoolMagnet

Feeder schools for Smith Middle School:

Elementary:	Martha Gaskins K5
	Sun Valley Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 25.0

Number of students: 426

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.9%

Hispanic:

11.7%

Two or more races:

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Smith Middle School ranks worse than 97.7% of middle schools in Alabama. It also ranks last among 8 ranked middle schools in the Birmingham City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.08. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (85.9%), Hispanic (11.7%), two or more races (1.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Smith Middle School is 25, which is the highest among 8 middle schools in the Birmingham City School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Smith Middle School is $8,907, which is the lowest among 8 middle schools in the Birmingham City School District!

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Smith Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Smith Middle School 429^th of 439 Alabama public middle schools. (See Smith Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

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Hispanic students:

Birmingham City:

SchoolDigger ranks Birmingham City 114^th of 134 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Smith Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Smith Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AL State Percentile
2004	22.16	338^th	407	17.0%
2005	26.47	330^th	415	20.5%
2006	21.97	347^th	409	15.2%
2007	23.98	340^th	412	17.5%
2008	22.14	355^th	417	14.9%
2009	41.71	272^nd	425	36.0%
2010	73.70	95^th	435	78.2%
2011	13.48	393^rd	435	9.7%
2012	29.59	337^th	436	22.7%
2013	49.31	273^rd	436	37.4%
2014	9.65	414^th	438	5.5%
2015	8.96	409^th	430	4.9%
2016	6.29	423^rd	432	2.1%
2017	7.65	410^th	432	5.1%
2018	7.06	401^st	423	5.2%
2019	6.91	421^st	437	3.7%
2021	11.21	410^th	440	6.8%
2022	8.25	423^rd	432	2.1%
2023	7.08	427^th	437	2.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Smith Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	46.08	33^rd	81	59.3%
2023	38.27	48^th	94	48.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Smith Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AL State Percentile
2017	25.61	161^st	195	17.4%
2018	20.12	201^st	223	9.9%
2019	13.75	245^th	254	3.5%
2021	25.35	233^rd	274	15.0%
2022	18.59	246^th	256	3.9%
2023	17.78	273^rd	281	2.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Smith Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AL State Percentile
2017	7.86	338^th	349	3.2%
2018	10.04	370^th	396	6.6%
2019	9.40	379^th	396	4.3%
2021	14.64	386^th	415	7.0%
2022	10.27	412^th	421	2.1%
2023	9.34	404^th	410	1.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Smith Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AL State Percentile
2017	7.57	364^th	380	4.2%
2018	6.79	378^th	392	3.6%
2019	7.34	380^th	399	4.8%
2021	10.10	405^th	415	2.4%
2022	8.11	418^th	423	1.2%
2023	7.04	413^th	417	1.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Smith Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AL State Percentile
2017	8.76	359^th	380	5.5%
2018	8.84	370^th	397	6.8%
2019	7.66	381^st	399	4.5%
2021	13.81	382^nd	418	8.6%
2022	9.73	407^th	427	4.7%
2023	8.46	409^th	419	2.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Smith Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AL State Percentile
2018	20.22	215^th	247	13.0%
2019	19.16	231^st	252	8.3%
2021	22.59	228^th	266	14.3%
2022	17.87	257^th	271	5.2%
2023	15.84	254^th	263	3.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Smith Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AL State Percentile
2019	12.99	114^th	124	8.1%
2021	14.90	147^th	154	4.5%
2022	14.65	149^th	157	5.1%
2023	16.69	152^nd	166	8.4%

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Rank History for Native American students at Smith Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	13.12	56^th	56	0.0%

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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of 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.

Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Smith Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	463	463
1989	257	178	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	436
1990	255	191	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	447
1991	249	218	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	469
1992	206	278	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	485
1993	234	341	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	576
1994	186	393	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	583
1995	87	442	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	531
1996	87	442	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	531
1997	61	471	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
1998	54	436	1	2	6	n/a	n/a	0	499
1999	48	509	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	561
2000	34	599	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	636
2001	19	663	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	685
2002	9	409	0	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	423
2003	9	409	0	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	423
2004	9	468	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	478
2005	6	420	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	430
2006	8	408	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	417
2007	6	383	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	391
2008	7	382	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	389
2009	7	320	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	327
2010	6	325	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	331
2011	2	343	0	0	0	0	0	0	345
2012	4	331	0	3	0	0	0	0	338
2013	1	324	0	3	0	0	1	0	329
2014	2	544	1	9	0	0	5	0	561
2015	5	497	2	7	0	1	2	0	514
2016	5	512	2	13	2	0	7	0	541
2017	2	426	2	7	1	0	5	0	443
2018	3	397	0	19	5	0	5	0	429
2019	4	422	1	30	4	1	11	0	473
2020	7	419	0	45	1	1	5	0	478
2021	5	375	0	43	0	1	3	0	427
2022	4	401	0	55	0	0	3	0	463
2023	2	366	1	50	0	0	7	0	426

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 Smith Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	463	21.0	22.0	0
1989	436	22.0	19.8	n/a
1990	447	24.0	18.6	0
1991	469	25.0	18.7	n/a
1992	485	26.0	18.6	n/a
1993	576	28.0	20.6	n/a
1994	583	30.0	19.4	n/a
1995	531	31.8	16.7	n/a
1996	531	31.8	16.7	n/a
1997	532	29.8	17.9	37.6
1998	499	28.3	17.6	42.9
1999	561	33.0	17.0	58.8
2000	636	33.0	19.3	45.9
2001	685	35.0	19.6	24.2
2002	423	27.5	15.4	70.4
2003	423	27.5	15.4	70.4
2004	478	21.0	22.8	61.7
2005	430	21.0	20.5	71.6
2006	417	22.0	19.0	77.5
2007	391	22.0	17.8	78.3
2008	389	22.5	17.3	80.7
2009	327	20.3	16.0	82.3
2010	331	15.0	22.0	84.3
2011	345	18.0	19.1	72.2
2012	338	14.0	24.1	91.1
2013	329	18.0	18.2	90.9
2014	561	20.0	28.0	90
2015	514	20.0	25.7	67.5
2016	541	18.0	30.0	69.3
2017	443	21.0	21.0	67.5
2018	429	20.0	21.4	89.7
2019	473	19.0	24.8	89.9
2020	478	17.0	28.1	89.7
2021	427	20.2	21.0	89.7
2022	463	16.0	28.9	89.8
2023	426	17.0	25.0	89.7

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 Smith Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	463	21.0	22.0	0
1989	436	22.0	19.8	n/a
1990	447	24.0	18.6	0
1991	469	25.0	18.7	n/a
1992	485	26.0	18.6	n/a
1993	576	28.0	20.6	n/a
1994	583	30.0	19.4	n/a
1995	531	31.8	16.7	n/a
1996	531	31.8	16.7	n/a
1997	532	29.8	17.9	37.6
1998	499	28.3	17.6	42.9
1999	561	33.0	17.0	58.8
2000	636	33.0	19.3	45.9
2001	685	35.0	19.6	24.2
2002	423	27.5	15.4	70.4
2003	423	27.5	15.4	70.4
2004	478	21.0	22.8	61.7
2005	430	21.0	20.5	71.6
2006	417	22.0	19.0	77.5
2007	391	22.0	17.8	78.3
2008	389	22.5	17.3	80.7
2009	327	20.3	16.0	82.3
2010	331	15.0	22.0	84.3
2011	345	18.0	19.1	72.2
2012	338	14.0	24.1	91.1
2013	329	18.0	18.2	90.9
2014	561	20.0	28.0	90
2015	514	20.0	25.7	67.5
2016	541	18.0	30.0	69.3
2017	443	21.0	21.0	67.5
2018	429	20.0	21.4	89.7
2019	473	19.0	24.8	89.9
2020	478	17.0	28.1	89.7
2021	427	20.2	21.0	89.7
2022	463	16.0	28.9	89.8
2023	426	17.0	25.0	89.7

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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Smith Middle School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,501 (16.9%)	$7,404 (83.1%)	$8,907

Data source: Alabama Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Smith Middle School

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 421^st of 437 Middle schools	Ranks 427^th of 437 Middle schools	1.4%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Smith Middle School)	8.1	0	8.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City)	21.3	12.7	8.6%
6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)	45.3	30.8	14.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Smith Middle School)	8.1	1.7	6.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City)	16.5	11.6	4.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)	43.1	21	22.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Smith Middle School)	5.3	1.9	3.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City)	16.5	7	9.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)	44.7	21.1	23.6%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	473	426	9.9%
African American	422	366	13.3%
American Indian	4	0	100%
Asian	1	1
Hispanic	30	50	66.7%
Pacific Islander	1	0	100%
White	4	2	50%
Two or More Races	11	7	36.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	89.9%	89.7%	0.2%

Schools Near Smith Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2023)			Summative Assessment Science (2023)	Summative Assessment English (2023)			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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	1124 Five Mile Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 231-5675	426	17	25.0	89.7%	2 (0.5%)	366 (85.9%)	50 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	7.1	429^th of 439 public middle schools	2.3%		8.2	423^rd of 432 public middle schools	2.1%	6	0.0	1.7	1.9	4.3	8.0	17.7	14.8	$8,907	$1,501	$7,404
Huffman Middle School	Public	6-8	517 Huffman Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 231-5370	399	19	21.0	77.9%	2 (0.5%)	354 (88.7%)	34 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	12.4	394^th of 439 public middle schools	10.3%		13.3	377^th of 432 public middle schools	12.7%	17	3.6	3.3	0.7	8.6	19.1	27.1	32.6	$10,777	$2,147	$8,628
Erwin Middle School	Public	6-8	532 23rd Avenue NW	Center Point	35215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 379-3430	617	30	20.5	93.7%	4 (0.6%)	562 (91.1%)	38 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	12.4	392^nd of 439 public middle schools	10.7%		10.8	398^th of 432 public middle schools	7.9%	6	2.0	2.8	3.1	18.7	19.0	19.9	30.3	$10,618	$3,193	$7,403
Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School	Public	6-8	501 81st Street South	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 231-9400	278	17	16.3	92.8%	1 (0.4%)	240 (86.3%)	36 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9.3	419^th of 439 public middle schools	4.6%		10.4	404^th of 432 public middle schools	6.5%	15	8.0	0.0	1.1	4.6	19.4	24.0	16.5	$11,618	$2,367	$9,249
i3 Academy Phase 2	Public, Charter	6-7	7901 1st Avenue North	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	i3 Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 403-5777	208	12	17.1	75.0%	7 (3.4%)	189 (90.9%)	7 (3.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)	6.3	9.8			25.8	42.6
Irondale Middle School	Public	6-8	6200 Old Leeds Road	Irondale	35210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 379-3800	467	27	17.6	57.8%	53 (11.3%)	247 (52.9%)	150 (32.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	17.6	369^th of 439 public middle schools	15.9%		22.3	342^nd of 432 public middle schools	20.8%	27	2.7	4.2	3.3	23.2	19.1	33.5	36.1	$9,209	$1,936	$7,250
WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet	Public	6-8	1757 Montclair Rd	Birmingham	35210	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 231-8680	210	14	15.0	90.5%	3 (1.4%)	193 (91.9%)	10 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	12.2	397^th of 439 public middle schools	9.6%		10.4	405^th of 432 public middle schools	6.3%	8	7.9	1.6	1.5	7.8	29.0	27.4	21.2	$13,151	$2,135	$11,015
Rudd Middle School	Public	6-8	4526 Rudd School Rd	Pinson	35126	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 379-5309	667	37	18.0	61.3%	108 (16.2%)	351 (52.6%)	196 (29.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	19.2	361^st of 439 public middle schools	17.8%		20.4	349^th of 432 public middle schools	19.2%	12	14.6	7.1	5.1	20.6	30.0	31.5	24.6	$8,337	$1,284	$7,033
HewittTrussville Middle School	Public	6-8	5275 Trussville Clay Road	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 228-3700	1,202	62	19.3	16.5%	909 (75.6%)	194 (16.1%)	36 (3.0%)	22 (1.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.1%)	94.1	22^nd of 439 public middle schools	95.0%		93.2	22^nd of 432 public middle schools	94.9%		57.9	47.5	39.1	66.9	77.2	73.4	71.6	$8,729	$744	$7,613
Bragg Middle School	Public	6-8	840 Hazels Way	Gardendale	35071	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 379-2600	746	37	20.1	52.8%	452 (60.6%)	220 (29.5%)	51 (6.8%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	67.6	115^th of 439 public middle schools	73.8%		64.5	122^nd of 432 public middle schools	71.8%	7	27.4	22.4	33.9	55.5	47.4	55.1	58.5	$7,868	$1,083	$6,764

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