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Smith Middle School

Q: Is Smith Middle School a good school?

Smith Middle School ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Alabama middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Smith Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Smith Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Smith Middle School?

Students at Smith Middle School are 84% African American, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

Q: What high school do graduates of Smith Middle School attend?

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

Public Grades 6-8

413^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Smith Middle School in Birmingham, AL, serves 336 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Birmingham City district, where 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Smith Middle School has faced significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 10% of Alabama middle schools. Math proficiency is critically low—under 5% of students in every grade level are proficient, compared to state averages above 24%. However, English Language Arts is a relative strength, with 8th grade proficiency at 39%, which actually exceeds the district average. This represents a doubling of ELA scores over two years, suggesting literacy initiatives are gaining traction. The school also shows promise with its Hispanic student population, which ranks in the 40th percentile statewide—far better than the school's overall performance. When compared to nearby schools, Smith outperforms WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet and Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School in the same district, and its 8th grade ELA scores beat all three district comparators. However, it trails Bragg Middle School in Jefferson County significantly, and HewittTrussville Middle School in Trussville City shows 54% math proficiency versus Smith's 1.89% in 6th grade—a stark illustration of educational inequity in the metro area.

The most encouraging trend is attendance: chronic absenteeism dropped from 43.3% in 2022-2023 to 13.5% in 2024-2025, a 69% reduction that now nearly matches the state average. This improvement, combined with rising ELA scores and an overall ranking that improved from the 1st to 8th percentile, points to a positive trajectory. The most urgent areas for intervention are math instruction and special education support, where the school ranks in the bottom 2% statewide. Despite spending less per student ($8,907) than several nearby schools, Smith outperforms them on key metrics, suggesting efficient resource use. For parents, this is a school with real challenges but also clear signs of momentum—particularly in literacy and attendance—that may be worth watching closely.

336

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,907

Per pupil spending ?

86.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1124 Five Mile Rd
Birmingham, AL 35215-7216

(205) 231-5675

District: Birmingham City

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.6%

Hispanic:

11.6%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Birmingham City

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (32% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Science scores 33 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg24%

Alabama avg44%

413^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Middle Schools in the Birmingham City

118^th of 140Birmingham City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	413 of 449	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	423 of 439	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	436 of 442	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	427 of 437	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	423 of 432	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	410 of 440	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	421 of 437	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	401 of 423	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	410 of 432	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.3	423 of 432	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	409 of 430	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.7	414 of 438	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	49.3	273 of 436	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.6	337 of 436	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.5	393 of 435	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	73.7	95 of 435	78.2%	★★★★☆
2009	41.7	272 of 425	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	22.1	355 of 417	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.0	340 of 412	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.0	347 of 409	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.5	330 of 415	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.2	338 of 407	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	224 of 269	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	243 of 259	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	261 of 269	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	254 of 263	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	257 of 271	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	228 of 266	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	231 of 252	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	215 of 247	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	48 of 117	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.2	80 of 106	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	48 of 94	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	33 of 81	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	382 of 427	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	402 of 415	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	421 of 426	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	413 of 417	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	418 of 423	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	405 of 415	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	380 of 399	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	378 of 392	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	364 of 380	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	49 of 82	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.6	144 of 173	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	150 of 164	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	152 of 166	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	149 of 157	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	147 of 154	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	114 of 124	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	388 of 438	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	410 of 428	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	431 of 437	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	404 of 410	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	412 of 421	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	386 of 415	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	379 of 396	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	370 of 396	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.9	338 of 349	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	406 of 426	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	407 of 422	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	420 of 428	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	409 of 419	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	407 of 427	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	382 of 418	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	381 of 399	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	370 of 397	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.8	359 of 380	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	13.1	56 of 56	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	263 of 269	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	247 of 271	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	275 of 281	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	273 of 281	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	246 of 256	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	233 of 274	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	245 of 254	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	201 of 223	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.6	161 of 195	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+55 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Native American (2021)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English34%-23 vs state

Mathematics33%+4 vs state

Science21%-33 vs state

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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 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	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5675	336	16	21.0	86.3%	5 (1.5%)	281 (83.6%)	39 (11.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	11.5	413^th of 449 public middle schools	8.0%		8.3	423^rd of 439 public middle schools	3.6%	10	1.9	0.9	4.4	21.3	27.4	34.6	39.1	$8,907	$1,501	$7,404
Huffman Middle School	Public	6-8	517 Huffman Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5370	384	16	24.0	79.4%	7 (1.8%)	332 (86.5%)	43 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8.8	425^th of 449 public middle schools	5.3%		10.1	413^th of 439 public middle schools	5.9%	12	5.6	4.7	0.8	8.6	30.0	28.7	25.6	$10,777	$2,147	$8,628
Erwin Middle School	Public	6-8	532 23rd Avenue NW	Center Point	35215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3430	585	32	18.2	82.1%	3 (0.5%)	504 (86.2%)	64 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	12	409^th of 449 public middle schools	8.9%		9.4	418^th of 439 public middle schools	4.8%	9	8.1	0.6	3.4	24.2	30.6	27.4	41.0	$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	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-9400	330	15	22.0	87.9%	5 (1.5%)	270 (81.8%)	50 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	7.2	440^th of 449 public middle schools	2.0%		14.2	386^th of 439 public middle schools	12.1%	54	4.9	0.0	0.0	23.3	10.8	19.5	31.0	$11,618	$2,367	$9,249
i3 Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-9	7901 1st Avenue North	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	i3 Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 403-5777	400	17	23.5	73.0%	12 (3.0%)	365 (91.3%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	26.9	334^th of 449 public middle schools	25.6%		21.4	348^th of 439 public middle schools	20.7%	14	21.9	13.5	11.4	31.8	47.9	39.3	42.1
Irondale Middle School	Public	6-8	6200 Old Leeds Road	Irondale	35210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3800	430	27	15.9	74.7%	37 (8.6%)	227 (52.8%)	150 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	17.3	377^th of 449 public middle schools	16.0%		17.6	372^nd of 439 public middle schools	15.3%	5	8.5	2.5	5.8	31.4	40.2	38.1	39.9	$9,209	$1,936	$7,250
WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	1757 Montclair Rd	Birmingham	35210	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-8680	184	17	10.8	84.2%	4 (2.2%)	170 (92.4%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	8.2	429^th of 449 public middle schools	4.5%		9.2	420^th of 439 public middle schools	4.3%	9	1.5	1.6	3.2	11.1	19.1	27.4	34.9	$13,151	$2,135	$11,015
Rudd Middle School	Public	6-8	4526 Rudd School Rd	Pinson	35126	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-5309	648	36	18.0	71.3%	93 (14.4%)	320 (49.4%)	222 (34.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	18.7	372^nd of 449 public middle schools	17.1%		20	353^rd of 439 public middle schools	19.6%	19	9.5	11.5	8.7	28.6	31.0	43.5	35.3	$8,337	$1,284	$7,033
HewittTrussville Middle School	Public	6-8	5275 Trussville Clay Road	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3700	1,163	65	18.0	16.4%	854 (73.4%)	184 (15.8%)	54 (4.6%)	38 (3.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.6%)	90.8	35^th of 449 public middle schools	92.2%		92.7	26^th of 439 public middle schools	94.1%	9	54.1	49.9	47.4	80.0	77.1	76.5	77.0	$8,729	$744	$7,613
Bragg Middle School	Public	6-8	840 Hazels Way	Gardendale	35071	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-2600	731	40	18.2	45.8%	402 (55.0%)	250 (34.2%)	60 (8.2%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	70.9	101^st of 449 public middle schools	77.5%		66	115^th of 439 public middle schools	73.8%	14	38.1	18.6	36.2	74.1	69.7	60.0	69.4	$7,868	$1,083	$6,764

Frequently Asked Questions about Smith Middle School

How many students attend Smith Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Smith Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Smith Middle School?

Students at Smith Middle School are 84% African American, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is Smith Middle School in?

Birmingham City

What high school do graduates of Smith Middle School attend?

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

Is Smith Middle School a good school?

Smith Middle School ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Alabama middle schools.

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