Smith Middle, 1124 Five Mile Road: sixth to eighth grade, 339 students on the 2024-25 state report card, which graded it a D with 65 points.
Last checked Oct. 22, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, principal page; Birmingham City Schools’ Zoning and Feeder Patterns page, feeder chart (PDF), Find My Zone and 2026-27 calendar (PDF); the Alabama State Department of Education’s state report card for 2024-25; the federal NCES school directory for 2024-25.
L.M. Smith Middle School is a Birmingham City Schools middle school at 1124 Five Mile Road in northeast Birmingham, feeding Huffman High. It is the Smith Middle School in Birmingham, Alabama; other districts have schools of the same name. Alabama graded it a D, with 65 points, on its 2024-25 report card.
Who to call
- Front office: 205-231-5675, 1124 Five Mile Road
- School website: bhamcityschools.org/o/sms
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s registration page (PowerSchool)
- Which school is my address zoned for? Find My Zone
- Buses: Transportation, 205-231-9305, and the bus stop finder
- Central office: 205-231-4600, 2015 Park Place N.
| Address | 1124 Five Mile Road, Birmingham, AL 35215 |
| Phone | 205-231-5675 |
| Grades (state report card) | 6 to 8 |
| School hours | 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| District | Birmingham City Schools |
| State school code | 114-0790 |
Smith Middle School programs and student support
From the news and staff posts on the school’s website:
- Verizon Innovative Learning Lab. The school opened a Verizon Innovative Learning Lab in fall 2025 and invited families to its launch.
- Community school. Smith Middle has a community school coordinator, Devon Frazier, who links families with services through the school.
- Mental health support. Cheryl Hilliard is the school’s mental health coordinator, 205-231-9866. In May the school held a Mind Strong Expo, with mental health workshops during physical education classes.
- Intersession. Birmingham City Schools runs a fall intersession for students; in 2026 it ran Oct. 5-9, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for kindergarten to eighth grade, with buses, breakfast and lunch.
- Title I. Smith Middle is a Title I school, and its fall Title I family survey is open through Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026.
Parent-teacher conferences are Friday, Oct. 23, an e-learning day for students. The school asks parents to contact their child’s teacher to schedule a time.
Principal
Principal Nikedra Ward-Williams, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 339 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card, up from 331 on the 2023-24 card.
- Federal count: 336 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 21 students per teacher.
State report card
Alabama grades every public school from A to F each year. The grade comes from a 100-point score built from students’ achievement and growth on state tests in English language arts and math, chronic absenteeism (the share of students who missed 18 or more days), progress in English language proficiency and, for high schools, graduation rate and college and career readiness, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s report card rules. Alabama does not use CCRPI, the Georgia score.
2024-25 grade: D, 65 points. The 2023-24 card gave Smith Middle an F with 59 points. Birmingham City Schools as a whole earned a C, with 77 points, up from 74.
| Indicator | 2024-25 score |
|---|---|
| Academic achievement (ELA and math tests) | 35.62 |
| Academic growth | 85.24 |
| Progress in English language proficiency | 46.15 |
| Chronic absenteeism (lower is better) | 13.59% of students |
The full report card, with results by student group, teachers and spending, is on the state’s report card site.
Attendance zone
On the district’s feeder chart (PDF), linked from its Zoning and Feeder Patterns page, Smith Middle takes students from these elementary schools and sends them on to Huffman High:
Zones do not follow neighborhood or city lines exactly, so check one address in Find My Zone. The district also posts zone maps (PDF).
Bell times
Birmingham City Schools’ Find My Zone listing gives Smith Middle’s hours as 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Calendar
Smith Middle follows the Birmingham City Schools 2026-27 calendar (PDF). Coming dates:
- Friday, Oct. 23: e-learning and parent conference day
- Friday, Oct. 30: fall break
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Friday, Dec. 18: last day of the first semester, early dismissal
- Dec. 21-31: winter holidays; students return Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2027
- March 22-26, 2027: spring break
- Thursday, June 10, 2027: last day for students
More
- The school’s website
- Every public school in Birmingham, with zones and report cards
- Our Birmingham schools guide for the district calendar, registration and the Board of Education
- Huffman High, the zoned high school
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Smith Middle serve?
Smith Middle serves sixth to eighth grade, according to Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card.
What is Smith Middle’s state report card grade?
Smith Middle earned a D with 65 points on Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card, after an F with 59 points on the 2023-24 card. Alabama grades schools A to F; it does not use Georgia’s CCRPI.
Which high school does Smith Middle feed into?
Huffman High, according to the district’s feeder chart.
Where is Smith Middle School in Birmingham?
L.M. Smith Middle School is at 1124 Five Mile Road, Birmingham, AL 35215, in Birmingham City Schools. The front office number is 205-231-5675.
What time does Smith Middle start?
School hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to Birmingham City Schools’ Find My Zone school listing.
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