Smith Middle School
1124 Five Mile Rd
Birmingham AL, 35215, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-231-5675
Ranking: 
(846 out of 1,064, bottom 20%)*
(846 out of 1,064, bottom 20%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Birmingham City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 20 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 561 | 329 | 338 | 345 | 331 | 327 | 389 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 169 | 30.1% | 115 | 35.0% | 119 | 35.2% | 120 | 34.8% | 117 | 35.3% | 100 | 30.6% | 125 | 32.1% |
| Grade 7: | 196 | 34.9% | 110 | 33.4% | 102 | 30.2% | 105 | 30.4% | 109 | 32.9% | 112 | 34.3% | 122 | 31.4% |
| Grade 8: | 196 | 34.9% | 104 | 31.6% | 117 | 34.6% | 120 | 34.8% | 105 | 31.7% | 115 | 35.2% | 142 | 36.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 305 | 54.4% | 180 | 54.7% | 182 | 53.8% | 181 | 52.5% | 167 | 50.5% | 159 | 48.6% | 201 | 51.7% |
| Female: | 256 | 45.6% | 149 | 45.3% | 156 | 46.2% | 164 | 47.5% | 156 | 47.1% | 160 | 48.9% | 184 | 47.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 544 | 97.0% | 324 | 98.5% | 331 | 97.9% | 343 | 99.4% | 325 | 98.2% | 320 | 97.9% | 382 | 98.2% |
| White: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.8% | 7 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 462 | 82.4% | 286 | 86.9% | 287 | 84.9% | 230 | 66.7% | 253 | 76.4% | 237 | 72.5% | 276 | 71.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 7.7% | 13 | 4.0% | 21 | 6.2% | 19 | 5.5% | 26 | 7.9% | 32 | 9.8% | 38 | 9.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 28.05 | 18.28 | 24.14 | 19.17 | 22.07 | 16.00 | 17.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 24.1% | 42% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 25.8% | 41% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 28.4% | 45.4% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 22.33% | 31.35% | 46.94% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.89% | 40.86% | 56.16% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 38.9% | 55.7% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 55.2% | 63% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 51.6% | 60% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.13% | 55.48% | 65.27% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.25% | 58.46% | 65.55% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 33.7% | 51.7% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 33.5% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 43.7% | 55.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.69% | 47.13% | 56.69% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.34% | 54.64% | 62.72% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 39.1% | 51.1% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 37.1% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 39.2% | 51.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.54% | 49.97% | 58.32% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.57% | 52.19% | 60.06% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 31.2% | 56% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 49.1% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 57.8% | 74.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.34% | 60.12% | 73.46% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.33% | 57.06% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 60.31% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.18% | 61.74% | 76.94% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.83% | 62.06% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.02% | 60.27% | 77.16% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.1% | 82.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 67.9% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 67.9% | 83% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.48% | 72.52% | 84.87% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.16% | 73.76% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 73.76% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.39% | 74.36% | 86.13% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.18% | 77.29% | 88.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.88% | 79.48% | 88.35% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 42.7% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 41.9% | 59.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.81% | 47.68% | 59.82% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.12% | 45.53% | 61.26% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.42% | 53.82% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.58% | 56.34% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.78% | 56.68% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.54% | 58.33% | 72.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 62.1% | 75.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.6% | 74.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 66.23% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.63% | 65.86% | 79.13% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.73% | 69.58% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.45% | 72.95% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.27% | 74.29% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.26% | 74.7% | 86.25% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 40.7% | 63% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 56.5% | 67.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.19% | 58.37% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.49% | 57.25% | 68.13% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.56% | 63.26% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 71.78% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.04% | 65.24% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.68% | 71.7% | 78.62% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38.8% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 52.7% | 69.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 60% | 71.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 61.54% | 71.94% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.07% | 63.82% | 73.87% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.89% | 62.39% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.13% | 64.03% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.25% | 63.14% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.03% | 66.61% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.93% | 40.87% | 60.51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.33% | 57.45% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.29% | 56.78% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.91% | 57.09% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 63.03% | 75.67% |
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* Smith Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.