South Smiths Station Elementary School

Summary:

South Smiths Station Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 645 students in grades PK-6 in Smiths Station, Alabama, which is part of the Lee County School District.

South Smiths Station Elementary School consistently outperforms the Lee County and Alabama state averages in academic proficiency, ranking in the top 15-20% of Alabama elementary schools. The school has demonstrated exceptional performance for specific student subgroups, such as ranking 25 out of 426 Alabama elementary schools for its African American student population. However, the school has struggled with its special education and military-connected student populations. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 43.7% in 2020-2021 to 61.24% in 2022-2023, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the same district, South Smiths Station Elementary School generally outperforms its counterparts in academic proficiency, statewide rankings, and student subgroup performance. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, South Smiths Station Elementary School had higher Mathematics proficiency rates for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades compared to Wacoochee Elementary and West Smiths Station Elementary. However, the school's spending per student of $8,525 in the 2018-2019 school year is slightly lower than the state average, which may be a factor to consider in relation to its academic performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 80 Brown Road
       Smiths Station, AL  36877-4304


(334) 664-4062

District: Lee County

SchoolDigger Rank:
102nd of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,525 Help


Students who attend South Smiths Station Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  645

Racial breakdown:

White:
67.9%
African American:
16.3%
Hispanic:
8.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  61.2% Help


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Compare Details South Smiths Station Elementary School ranks better than 85.1% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks first among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Lee County School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.47. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (67.9%), African American (16.3%), Hispanic (8.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 61.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Smiths Station Elementary School is 15.3, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Lee County School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Smiths Station Elementary School is $8,525. 5 elementary schools in the Lee County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Smiths Station Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks South Smiths Station Elementary School 102nd of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See South Smiths Station Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Lee County:

SchoolDigger ranks Lee County 57th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South Smiths Station Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at South Smiths Station Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 49.89 335th 623 46.2%
2005 42.32 455th 688 33.9%
2006 48.81 381st 689 44.7%
2007 33.90 541st 698 22.5%
2008 42.74 454th 698 35.0%
2009 52.21 370th 696 46.8%
2010 40.43 519th 704 26.3%
2011 51.16 421st 709 40.6%
2012 63.55 276th 696 60.3%
2013 60.57 314th 696 54.9%
2014 59.16 269th 695 61.3%
2015 71.90 159th 691 77.0%
2016 72.59 158th 691 77.1%
2017 73.34 155th 688 77.5%
2018 78.84 128th 680 81.2%
2019 65.56 218th 681 68.0%
2021 79.09 112th 692 83.8%
2022 85.33 81st 687 88.2%
2023 81.19 106th 680 84.4%
2024 82.47 102nd 684 85.1%
See the entire list of Alabama Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for Special Education students at South Smiths Station Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 49.37 120th 280 57.1%
2018 56.87 119th 344 65.4%
2019 55.17 139th 392 64.5%
2021 49.85 168th 398 57.8%
2022 70.24 62nd 345 82.0%
2023 79.01 35th 373 90.6%
2024 54.96 144th 395 63.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Smiths Station Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 68.53 131st 567 76.9%
2018 81.02 75th 651 88.5%
2019 67.20 167th 649 74.3%
2021 82.42 64th 653 90.2%
2022 91.52 20th 651 96.9%
2023 86.25 38th 623 93.9%
2024 86.49 49th 670 92.7%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at South Smiths Station Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 77.50 108th 639 83.1%
2018 80.34 100th 640 84.4%
2019 68.53 169th 646 73.8%
2021 81.94 88th 656 86.6%
2022 83.57 78th 656 88.1%
2023 77.25 124th 645 80.8%
2024 77.32 120th 650 81.5%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Military Connected students at South Smiths Station Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.65 17th 18 5.6%
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Rank History for Male students at South Smiths Station Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 68.02 175th 639 72.6%
2018 76.49 145th 650 77.7%
2019 61.67 234th 650 64.0%
2021 73.33 139th 669 79.2%
2022 82.95 91st 669 86.4%
2023 81.38 89th 649 86.3%
2024 82.66 85th 655 87.0%
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Rank History for African American students at South Smiths Station Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 80.65 32nd 336 90.5%
2018 79.24 54th 423 87.2%
2019 70.74 84th 426 80.3%
2021 85.43 30th 426 93.0%
2022 90.44 25th 426 94.1%
2023 68.29 90th 427 78.9%
2024 70.39 81st 420 80.7%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at South Smiths Station Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 61.56 41st 152 73.0%
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Rank History for White students at South Smiths Station Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 55.08 145th 369 60.7%
2018 68.97 134th 508 73.6%
2019 50.61 248th 529 53.1%
2021 68.92 136th 539 74.8%
2022 78.77 88th 540 83.7%
2023 77.16 93rd 528 82.4%
2024 75.86 106th 535 80.2%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for South Smiths Station Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 1464 266 2 17 0 n/a n/a 0 1749
1996 1464 266 2 17 0 n/a n/a 0 1749
1997 893 177 0 15 0 n/a n/a 0 1085
1998 964 182 1 15 1 n/a n/a 1 1164
1999 1009 177 5 14 1 n/a n/a 10 1216
2000 1027 198 5 18 1 n/a n/a 0 1249
2001 1079 211 4 20 1 n/a n/a 5 1320
2002 1086 237 9 22 3 n/a n/a 0 1357
2003 1086 237 9 22 3 n/a n/a 0 1357
2004 1085 243 5 19 5 n/a n/a 5 1362
2005 1054 275 4 29 7 n/a n/a 0 1369
2006 996 273 9 28 3 n/a n/a 9 1318
2007 979 266 10 36 4 n/a n/a 15 1310
2008 962 249 14 33 6 n/a n/a 0 1264
2009 1012 249 21 31 3 n/a n/a 0 1316
2010 1028 257 17 36 2 n/a n/a 0 1340
2011 1002 274 14 43 5 0 5 0 1343
2012 519 170 10 28 7 0 11 0 745
2013 517 148 5 46 3 0 18 0 737
2014 506 146 3 47 2 1 29 0 734
2015 488 154 5 37 4 2 31 0 721
2016 467 153 9 40 2 3 24 0 698
2017 507 149 5 45 5 0 40 0 751
2018 535 145 4 55 4 0 19 0 762
2019 545 151 3 62 3 1 12 0 777
2020 510 138 5 67 0 3 43 0 766
2021 497 122 7 56 0 4 28 0 714
2022 478 110 5 45 2 1 25 0 666
2023 438 105 5 54 1 1 41 0 645

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South Smiths Station Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 1749 89.8 19.5 n/a
1996 1749 89.8 19.5 n/a
1997 1085 55.9 19.4 26.1
1998 1164 63.0 18.5 24.4
1999 1216 63.0 19.3 34.6
2000 1249 71.0 17.7 37.3
2001 1320 71.0 18.6 38.6
2002 1357 73.0 18.6 39.9
2003 1357 73.0 18.6 39.9
2004 1362 73.0 18.7 39.6
2005 1369 73.0 18.8 40.2
2006 1318 75.0 17.5 41.8
2007 1310 77.9 16.8 40.4
2008 1264 80.8 15.6 39.4
2009 1316 73.0 17.8 43.8
2010 1340 61.5 21.7 47.5
2011 1343 58.5 22.9 49.4
2012 745 43.0 17.3 50.5
2013 737 47.0 15.6 51.3
2014 734 48.4 15.1 51.6
2015 721 45.0 16.0 53.5
2016 698 41.0 17.0 52
2017 751 42.0 17.8 49.5
2018 762 48.0 15.8 53.1
2019 777 45.0 17.2 47.4
2020 766 48.0 15.9 47.3
2021 714 46.0 15.5 43.7
2022 666 40.0 16.6 49.7
2023 645 42.0 15.3 61.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South Smiths Station Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 1749 89.8 19.5 n/a
1996 1749 89.8 19.5 n/a
1997 1085 55.9 19.4 26.1
1998 1164 63.0 18.5 24.4
1999 1216 63.0 19.3 34.6
2000 1249 71.0 17.7 37.3
2001 1320 71.0 18.6 38.6
2002 1357 73.0 18.6 39.9
2003 1357 73.0 18.6 39.9
2004 1362 73.0 18.7 39.6
2005 1369 73.0 18.8 40.2
2006 1318 75.0 17.5 41.8
2007 1310 77.9 16.8 40.4
2008 1264 80.8 15.6 39.4
2009 1316 73.0 17.8 43.8
2010 1340 61.5 21.7 47.5
2011 1343 58.5 22.9 49.4
2012 745 43.0 17.3 50.5
2013 737 47.0 15.6 51.3
2014 734 48.4 15.1 51.6
2015 721 45.0 16.0 53.5
2016 698 41.0 17.0 52
2017 751 42.0 17.8 49.5
2018 762 48.0 15.8 53.1
2019 777 45.0 17.2 47.4
2020 766 48.0 15.9 47.3
2021 714 46.0 15.5 43.7
2022 666 40.0 16.6 49.7
2023 645 42.0 15.3 61.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for South Smiths Station Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,070 (12.6%) $7,439 (87.3%) $8,525

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on South Smiths Station Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 218th of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 106th of 680 Elementary schools
 16.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Smiths Station Elementary School)77.555.7
 21.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Lee County)62.947.2
 15.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (South Smiths Station Elementary School)44.146.5
 2.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Lee County)45.443.3
 2.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (South Smiths Station Elementary School)42.557.7
 15.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Lee County)46.340.7
 5.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (South Smiths Station Elementary School)68.139.2
 28.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Lee County)5436.9
 17.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)45.330.8
 14.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students777645
 17%
African American151105
 30.5%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian35
 66.7%
Hispanic6254
 12.9%
Pacific Islander11
White545438
 19.6%
Two or More Races1241
 241.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47.4%61.2%
 13.9%


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

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

In the 2022-23 school year, 645 students attended South Smiths Station Elementary School.

South Smiths Station Elementary School ranks 102nd of 684 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at South Smiths Station Elementary School are 68% White, 16% African American, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.


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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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