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South Smiths Station Elementary School

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South Smiths Station Elementary School ranks 166 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

South Smiths Station Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 659 students in grades PK-6 in Smiths Station, Alabama, which is part of the Lee County School District. The school consistently ranks in the top 20-25% of Alabama elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, South Smiths Station Elementary outperforms the nearby Wacoochee Elementary and West Smiths Station Elementary schools, with stronger performance on state assessments, particularly in English/Language Arts. However, the school's performance is not as strong as the highly-ranked Lakewood Elementary School, a magnet school in the Phenix City district.

While the school generally performs well across student subgroups, its performance for students with special needs is more variable, ranking as low as the bottom 50% of Alabama schools in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 17.9% in 2022-2023 to 21.7% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the nearby schools. These are areas that warrant further attention and improvement for South Smiths Station Elementary.

669

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,525

Per pupil spending ?

42.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Brown Road
Smiths Station, AL 36877-4304

(334) 664-4062

District: Lee County

Students who attend South Smiths Station Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Smiths Station Junior High School
High:	Smiths Station High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.4%

African American:

14.9%

Hispanic:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (61% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Alabama elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg55%

Alabama avg50%

166^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Lee County

65^th of 135Lee County 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	166 of 680	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	102 of 684	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	106 of 680	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	81 of 687	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	112 of 692	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	218 of 681	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.8	128 of 680	81.2%	★★★★☆
2017	73.3	155 of 688	77.5%	★★★★☆
2016	72.6	158 of 691	77.1%	★★★★☆
2015	71.9	159 of 691	77.0%	★★★★☆
2014	59.2	269 of 695	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.6	314 of 696	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.5	276 of 696	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.2	421 of 709	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.4	519 of 704	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	52.2	370 of 696	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.7	454 of 698	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.9	541 of 698	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.8	381 of 689	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.3	455 of 688	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.9	335 of 623	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	137 of 427	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	81 of 420	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	90 of 427	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	90.4	25 of 426	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.4	30 of 426	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	70.7	84 of 426	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	54 of 423	87.2%	★★★★☆
2017	80.7	32 of 336	90.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	191 of 649	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	120 of 650	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	124 of 645	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	78 of 656	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	88 of 656	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	169 of 646	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	100 of 640	84.4%	★★★★☆
2017	77.5	108 of 639	83.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	61.6	41 of 152	73.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	115 of 660	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	49 of 670	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	38 of 623	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	20 of 651	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	82.4	64 of 653	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	67.2	167 of 649	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	75 of 651	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	68.5	131 of 567	76.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	154 of 651	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	85 of 655	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	89 of 649	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	91 of 669	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	139 of 669	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	234 of 650	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.5	145 of 650	77.7%	★★★★☆
2017	68.0	175 of 639	72.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2018	20.7	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	221 of 403	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	144 of 395	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.0	35 of 373	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	70.2	62 of 345	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	49.9	168 of 398	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	139 of 392	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	119 of 344	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.4	120 of 280	57.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	157 of 532	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	106 of 535	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	93 of 528	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	88 of 540	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	136 of 539	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	248 of 529	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	134 of 508	73.6%	★★★★☆
2017	55.1	145 of 369	60.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)68th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-30 vs school

Military Connected (2018)6th percentile-76 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English77%+15 vs state

Science58%+16 vs state

Mathematics45%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Smiths Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	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%)	73.1	166^th of 680 public elementary schools	75.6%		82.5	102^nd of 684 public elementary schools	85.1%	64	48.0	55.8	38.0	36.4	58.1	81.3	72.1	79.4	76.8	$8,525	$1,070	$7,439
East Smiths Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	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%)	72.6	170^th of 680 public elementary schools	75.0%		66.4	209^th of 684 public elementary schools	69.4%	39	48.2	52.5	54.3	56.6	49.2	78.7	73.3	61.7	73.5	$8,737	$1,212	$7,508
West Smiths Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	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%)	69.9	195^th of 680 public elementary schools	71.3%		72.7	171^st of 684 public elementary schools	75.0%	24	48.4	50.4	57.3	35.1	51.8	74.7	70.8	73.5	65.4	$9,088	$851	$8,220
Lakewood Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	24 Explorer Drive	Phenix City	36867	Lee County	Phenix City	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 732-1173	455	26	17.2	35.6%	221 (48.6%)	137 (30.1%)	45 (9.9%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.8%)	82.5	97^th of 680 public elementary schools	85.7%		88.9	64^th of 684 public elementary schools	90.6%	33	60.9	59.6	47.0		63.4	76.8	83.9	86.8		$8,237	$802	$7,417
Lakewood Primary School	Public	K-2	18 Explorer Road	Phenix City	36867	Lee County	Phenix City	No	No	No	No	(334) 664-9955	466	30	15.5	34.8%	203 (43.6%)	161 (34.5%)	49 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.2%)								(n/a)										$8,727	$1,216	$7,491
Ladonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9 Woodland Dr	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 468-5805	461	24	19.2	62.7%	260 (56.4%)	97 (21.0%)	54 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	45 (9.8%)	43.7	398^th of 680 public elementary schools	41.5%		46.7	377^th of 684 public elementary schools	44.9%	21	56.3	31.6	19.4		34.7	76.2	56.0	48.5		$11,465	$2,625	$8,838
Phenix City Elementary School	Public	K-5	2307 South Railroad Street	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 732-1160	683	39	17.7	73.6%	98 (14.3%)	466 (68.2%)	64 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.1%)	18.6	556^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.2%		20	552^nd of 684 public elementary schools	19.3%	4	40.4	16.5	8.9		17.1	43.0	41.9	50.0		$9,224	$1,586	$7,620
Sherwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	706 Idle Hour Dr	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-7097	493	30	16.4	61.5%	164 (33.3%)	234 (47.5%)	36 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	56 (11.4%)	51.2	346^th of 680 public elementary schools	49.1%		51.5	335^th of 684 public elementary schools	51.0%	11	44.8	38.0	34.2		31.7	62.1	74.7	65.8		$8,457	$1,138	$7,300
Westview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 Ingersoll Dr	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-4507	563	36	15.6	44.4%	69 (12.3%)	412 (73.2%)	41 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)	28.6	484^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.8%		24.9	515^th of 684 public elementary schools	24.7%	31	42.3	14.6	18.2		23.6	42.3	52.7	65.5		$9,551	$1,583	$7,950
Ridgecrest Elementary School	Public	K-5	1806 8th Pl So	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-3004	722	41	17.6	66.1%	58 (8.0%)	461 (63.9%)	144 (19.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (7.6%)	29.1	480^th of 680 public elementary schools	29.4%		43.1	411^th of 684 public elementary schools	39.9%	69	33.9	18.7	20.3		19.4	61.4	52.2	59.3		$8,520	$1,280	$7,221

Frequently Asked Questions about South Smiths Station Elementary School

How many students attend South Smiths Station Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 669 students attended South Smiths Station Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of South Smiths Station Elementary School attend?

Students who attend South Smiths Station Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Smiths Station Junior High School
High : Smiths Station High School

What district is South Smiths Station Elementary School in?

Lee County

Is South Smiths Station Elementary School a good school?

South Smiths Station Elementary School ranks 166^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of South Smiths Station Elementary School?

Students at South Smiths Station Elementary School are 71% White, 15% African American, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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