Smith Middle School

1124 Five Mile Rd, Birmingham, AL 35215 | (205) 231-5675

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 331

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4 out of 5 | 4 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 331 middle school students from grades 6-8
Ranks 117th out of 459 middle schools in AL.

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Dr Charles L. Willis Jr
Fax: (205) 231-5899

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Birmingham City School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,699
Graduation Rate: 51.5%
Dropout Rate: 0.7%
Students Per Teacher: 16.5
Enrolled Students: 26,721

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 331
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 15.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 22.1

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 171 (51.7%)
Females: 160 (48.3%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 26 (7.9%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 253 (76.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 279 (84.3%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Smith Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	325	98.2%
Asian	-	-
Hispanic	-	-
White	6	1.8%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	117	35.3%
7th Grade	109	32.9%
8th Grade	105	31.7%

Source: AL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4

4 out of 5 | 4 Reviews

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4 reviews for Smith Middle School

Reviewed by Student on July 06, 2010
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
or school is better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reviewed by Student on November 17, 2009
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i love this school its fun
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Quinyuna

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on July 12, 2009
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this school is the best from wat i hear. my friends seam to love it to and so does everybody else. this is the best school

Reviewed by Former Student on July 08, 2008
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Williams L.M Smith brought light to my life and love that school with all my heart... That is a school that I will cherish and keep many memories of that school. All STAFF and STUDENTS I LOVE YA. ALWAYS AND FOREVER. I also played basketball I'm #15

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Smith Middle School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on ARMT state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading

ARMT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	80.2%	61.7%	76.9%
2009	86.0%	60.3%	74.9%
2008	33.3%	57.1%	71.9%

Reading Test
2010	88.4%	74.4%	86.1%
2009	84.0%	73.8%	86.2%
2008	63.2%	73.8%	86.6%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	91.6%	56.3%	68.8%
2009	64.4%	53.8%	65.8%
2008	26.1%	45.5%	61.3%

Reading Test
2010	92.5%	73.0%	83.0%
2009	81.7%	69.6%	81.3%
2008	63.6%	65.9%	79.1%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	78.3%	71.8%	78.6%
2009	71.6%	63.3%	73.8%
2008	61.5%	57.3%	68.1%

Reading Test
2010	81.1%	64.0%	73.5%
2009	67.9%	62.4%	74.9%
2008	74.1%	63.8%	73.9%

Source: AL Department of Education 2009-2010

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