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Smiths Station Junior High School

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Smiths Station Junior High School ranks 176 th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

176^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 60% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Smiths Station Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Smiths Station, Alabama, with an enrollment of 921 students. The school is part of the Lee County School District, which is ranked 65 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Smiths Station Junior High School has shown mixed performance compared to state and county averages. While its English proficiency rates have been above average, the school's Math and Science proficiency rates have lagged behind. The school has seen strong performance for some student subgroups, particularly Hispanic and Special Education students, but its performance for Military Connected students has been relatively low. Concerningly, the school has also experienced a rise in chronic absenteeism, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Smiths Station Junior High School generally outperforms Sanford Middle School in the same district, but lags behind some other local schools like Opelika Middle School and South Girard School in certain subject areas. The school's lower spending per student and higher student-teacher ratio compared to some nearby schools may be contributing factors to its academic performance.

910

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,582

Per pupil spending ?

43.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Mullin Road
Smiths Station, AL 36877-2333

(334) 664-4070

District: Lee County

Students who attend Smiths Station Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Smiths Station High School

Feeder schools for Smiths Station Junior High School:

Elementary:	East Smiths Station Elementary School
	South Smiths Station Elementary School
	Wacoochee Elementary School
	West Smiths Station Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.7%

African American:

18.2%

Hispanic:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg36%

Alabama avg40%

176^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	176 of 439	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	117 of 442	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	111 of 437	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	168 of 432	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	130 of 440	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	82 of 437	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	69 of 423	83.7%	★★★★☆
2017	66.5	118 of 432	72.7%	★★★★☆
2016	67.7	106 of 432	75.5%	★★★★☆
2015	71.7	77 of 430	82.1%	★★★★☆
2014	68.9	97 of 438	77.9%	★★★★☆
2013	61.9	161 of 436	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.9	195 of 436	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.0	150 of 435	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.5	173 of 435	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.7	123 of 425	71.1%	★★★★☆
2008	51.0	211 of 417	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.4	209 of 412	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.1	166 of 409	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.1	206 of 415	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.3	184 of 407	54.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	81 of 259	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	57 of 269	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	46 of 263	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	72 of 271	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	37 of 266	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	21 of 252	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.2	29 of 247	88.3%	★★★★☆
2017	72.1	34 of 205	83.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	189 of 415	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	132 of 426	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	122 of 417	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	54.8	177 of 423	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	149 of 415	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	75 of 399	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	90 of 392	77.0%	★★★★☆
2017	63.9	111 of 380	70.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	51 of 173	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	16 of 164	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	59.7	54 of 166	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	47 of 157	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	45 of 154	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	24 of 124	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	16 of 113	85.8%	★★★★☆
2017	64.7	29 of 108	73.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	186 of 428	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	124 of 437	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	111 of 410	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	55.2	165 of 421	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	133 of 415	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	62 of 396	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	87 of 396	78.0%	★★★★☆
2017	56.0	126 of 349	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	151 of 422	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	105 of 428	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	95 of 419	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.7	167 of 427	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	107 of 418	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	80 of 399	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	57 of 397	85.6%	★★★★☆
2017	65.3	103 of 380	72.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	29 of 43	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	18 of 32	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	23 of 26	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	19 of 26	26.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	11 of 29	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	8 of 19	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	8 of 18	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	34 of 92	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	20 of 78	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	26 of 72	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	40 of 60	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	38 of 61	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	24 of 46	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	20.4	18 of 21	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	80 of 271	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	26 of 281	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	77.3	23 of 281	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	58.1	71 of 256	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	43 of 274	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	49 of 254	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	61 of 223	72.6%	★★★★☆
2017	54.5	55 of 195	71.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	174 of 377	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	129 of 373	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	126 of 370	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	178 of 376	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	140 of 369	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	98 of 343	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	82 of 331	75.2%	★★★★☆
2017	50.2	93 of 247	62.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)33rd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English60%+5 vs state

Science38%-3 vs state

Mathematics20%-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 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th 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
Smiths Station Junior High School	Public	7-8	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%)	55.6	176^th of 439 public middle schools	59.9%		66.7	117^th of 442 public middle schools	73.5%	59			15.9	24.5	38.4			64.6	55.8	$8,582	$830	$7,735
Phenix City Intermediate School	Public	6-7	2401 S Railroad St	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-8744	1,068	63	16.9	63.7%	229 (21.4%)	666 (62.4%)	113 (10.6%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.8%)	38.1	281^st of 439 public middle schools	36.0%		42	254^th of 442 public middle schools	42.5%	27		21.8	14.6				51.5	51.2		$7,963	$963	$6,980
South Girard School	Public	8	521 Fontaine Rd	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-2527	501	30	16.6	60.5%	109 (21.8%)	302 (60.3%)	57 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	44.3	248^th of 439 public middle schools	43.5%		35.3	293^rd of 442 public middle schools	33.7%	45				15.3	37.1				50.5	$8,878	$1,236	$7,622
Russell County Middle School	Public	6-8	80 Warrior Way	Seale	36875	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 468-5604	810	43	18.8	50.2%	340 (42.0%)	322 (39.8%)	81 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	60 (7.4%)	37.2	287^th of 439 public middle schools	34.6%		35.9	291^st of 442 public middle schools	34.2%	4		25.3	20.2	13.2	25.3		49.0	55.4	39.1	$8,154	$1,369	$6,783
Sanford Middle School	Public	5-8	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%)	42.6	258^th of 439 public middle schools	41.2%		39.1	273^rd of 442 public middle schools	38.2%	15	37.6	26.4	16.9	22.6	34.5	58.9	47.7	47.3	52.6	$9,340	$1,200	$8,124
Fox Run School	Public	6	1100 Fox Run Parkway	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 745-9751	392	21	18.8	74.5%	109 (27.8%)	192 (49.0%)	76 (19.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)								(n/a)		31.9					56.6
Opelika Middle School	Public	4-8	1206 Denson Dr	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	No	(334) 745-9726	812	50	16.3	73.2%	231 (28.4%)	410 (50.5%)	149 (18.3%)	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	51.5	198^th of 439 public middle schools	54.9%		54.1	184^th of 442 public middle schools	58.4%	14			22.5	23.3	42.3			52.0	48.7	$8,645	$934	$7,550
W F Burns Middle School	Public	6-8	292 Johnson St	Valley	36854	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	No	(334) 756-3567	545	29	19.0	57.4%	257 (47.2%)	205 (37.6%)	73 (13.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	27.6	322^nd of 439 public middle schools	26.7%		26.9	330^th of 442 public middle schools	25.3%	8		14.4	8.1	11.9	36.2		38.6	47.3	36.8	$8,033	$1,242	$6,776

Frequently Asked Questions about Smiths Station Junior High School

What high school do graduates of Smiths Station Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Smiths Station Junior High School usually go on to attend Smiths Station High School

What is the racial makeup of Smiths Station Junior High School?

Students at Smiths Station Junior High School are 66% White, 18% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Is Smiths Station Junior High School a good school?

Smiths Station Junior High School ranks 176^th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Smiths Station Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 910 students attended Smiths Station Junior High School.

What district is Smiths Station Junior High School in?

Lee County

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