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West Smiths Station Elementary School

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West Smiths Station Elementary School ranks 185 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

West Smiths Station Elementary School in Smiths Station, AL, serves 811 students in grades PK-6 within the Lee County school district, and has earned a consistent 4-star rating from the state for six straight years.

This school stands out for several reasons. Most notably, its 5th grade math proficiency rate of 66% is a remarkable 27 percentage points above the state average, and its 5th grade English proficiency (85%) also far exceeds state norms. Science scores in 4th grade have been consistently strong, too. The school also shows a unique pattern of success: male students perform at the 78th percentile statewide, which is notably higher than the female student percentile, and the school has achieved exceptional results with African American students, ranking in the 87th-88th percentile statewide in recent years. Multi-racial students also perform well, ranking in the 83rd percentile. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 17.5% to 11.4% over two years, now below both district and state averages. The student-teacher ratio of 15:1 is favorable, and the school serves a community where 42% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a figure that has improved recently.

Compared to nearby options, West Smiths Station holds its own. While South Smiths Station Elementary School has a slightly higher overall state ranking, West Smiths Station dramatically outperforms it in 5th grade math (66% vs. 36%). Both schools far exceed most elementary schools in the neighboring Phenix City district, where rankings typically fall in the 20th-76th percentile. Areas for growth include 6th grade math, where proficiency drops to 35%, and performance for White students, which lags other subgroups. Still, with efficient spending of about $9,088 per student and a positive trajectory, this is a school that delivers strong, equitable results for its community.

811

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,088

Per pupil spending ?

42%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Stringer Weeks Road
Smiths Station, AL 36877-2303

(334) 664-4050

District: Lee County

Students who attend West Smiths Station Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.6%

African American:

17.4%

Hispanic:

10.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (63% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Alabama median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg59%

Alabama avg53%

185^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Lee County

68^th of 140Lee 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	185 of 686	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	69.9	195 of 680	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	171 of 684	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	179 of 680	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	161 of 687	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	204 of 692	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	203 of 681	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	211 of 680	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.3	318 of 688	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.6	306 of 691	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.0	253 of 691	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.0	307 of 695	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.3	247 of 696	64.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	87 of 428	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	80.2	54 of 427	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	52 of 420	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	66 of 427	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	59 of 426	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	92 of 426	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	64 of 426	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	43 of 423	89.8%	★★★★★
2017	51.2	146 of 336	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	228 of 651	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.5	229 of 649	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	182 of 650	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	204 of 645	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	192 of 656	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.4	226 of 656	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	183 of 646	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	179 of 640	72.0%	★★★★☆
2017	55.3	283 of 639	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	59 of 206	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	66 of 196	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	89.5	19 of 184	89.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	16 of 175	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	10 of 164	93.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	176 of 667	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	160 of 660	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	219 of 670	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	202 of 623	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	190 of 651	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	213 of 653	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	112 of 649	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	188 of 651	71.1%	★★★★☆
2017	42.5	354 of 567	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	142 of 659	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	72.5	173 of 651	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	170 of 655	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	178 of 649	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	146 of 669	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	185 of 669	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	205 of 650	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	213 of 650	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.8	318 of 639	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	57.1	10 of 19	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	16 of 25	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	10 of 19	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	33 of 193	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	62.4	35 of 97	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	24 of 82	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	25 of 64	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	22 of 54	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	120 of 403	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	50.5	166 of 403	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	151 of 395	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	119 of 373	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	110 of 345	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	125 of 398	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	155 of 392	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	187 of 344	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.3	177 of 280	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	213 of 501	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.9	246 of 532	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	193 of 535	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	218 of 528	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	202 of 540	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	233 of 539	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	228 of 529	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	224 of 508	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.4	232 of 369	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)83rd percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)80th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)70th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile-16 vs school

Military Connected (2023)47th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English72%+7 vs state

Science65%+15 vs state

Mathematics54%+12 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 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	71.2	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
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%)	72.1	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%)	67.6	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
Lakewood Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	24 Explorer Drive	Phenix City	36867	Russell 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%)	73.5	165^th of 686 public elementary schools	75.9%		82.5	97^th of 680 public elementary schools	85.7%	68	62.1	46.1	43.9	60.3	77.0	68.8	84.5	$8,237	$802	$7,417
Lakewood Primary School	Public	K-2	18 Explorer Road	Phenix City	36867	Russell 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) 448-5805	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%)	49.1	362^nd of 686 public elementary schools	47.2%		43.7	398^th of 680 public elementary schools	41.5%	36	46.6	33.9	28.6	50.9	69.9	47.5	72.9	$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%)	20.9	547^th of 686 public elementary schools	20.3%		18.6	556^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.2%	9	32.1	23.4	18.0	26.8	43.5	41.9	55.2	$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%)	67	222^nd of 686 public elementary schools	67.6%		51.2	346^th of 680 public elementary schools	49.1%	124	64.0	32.5	43.4	43.8	73.0	81.3	84.2	$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%)	54.3	325^th of 686 public elementary schools	52.6%		28.6	484^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.8%	159	56.3	28.9	42.2	46.7	62.5	57.8	75.6	$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%)	33.5	470^th of 686 public elementary schools	31.5%		29.1	480^th of 680 public elementary schools	29.4%	10	33.1	30.7	30.0	34.2	49.2	47.4	68.5	$8,520	$1,280	$7,221

Frequently Asked Questions about West Smiths Station Elementary School

What district is West Smiths Station Elementary School in?

Lee County

How many students attend West Smiths Station Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 811 students attended West Smiths Station Elementary School.

Is West Smiths Station Elementary School a good school?

West Smiths Station Elementary School ranks 185^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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

Students at West Smiths Station Elementary School are 64% White, 17% African American, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

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

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

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

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