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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 36877

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Top rankedSmiths Station Junior High School176^th of 439 Alabama middle schools

Summary:

The 36877 zip code area is home to a single middle school, Smiths Station Junior High School, which serves grades 7-8. While the school's performance is generally below the Lee County and Alabama state averages, it appears to be a relatively strong performer within its local context.

Smiths Station Junior High School has been ranked between 111 and 176 out of 437-442 Alabama middle schools over the past 3 school years, with a 3-4 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Summative Assessments for 7th and 8th grade students are generally below the Lee County and state averages, except for 7th grade English language arts. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8% for the 2023-2024 school year.

Demographically, Smiths Station Junior High School has a student population of 921 and a student-teacher ratio of 17.7 for the 2023-2024 school year. Over half (53.53%) of the school's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the same school year, indicating that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, which can impact academic performance. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $8,582.

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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 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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

Cities Near Zip Code 36877

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Smiths Station	0.05 mi	6	95^th
Phenix City	4.31 mi	14	207^th
Salem	8.74 mi	2	48^th
Opelika	11.15 mi	14	162^nd
Fort Mitchell	12.96 mi	2	190^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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