Smith Middle School
| L. M. Smith Middle School | |
|
Birmingham City Schools |
| Years | 1958–present |
|---|---|
| Location | 1124 Five Mile Road, (map) Roebuck |
| Grades | 6-8 |
| Principal | DeMarcus Gates |
| Enrollment | 345 (2015) |
| Colors | orange & green |
| Mascot | Vikings |
| Website | bhamcityschools.org |
Lewis Martin Smith Middle School is a middle school in the Birmingham City Schools system located at 1124 Five Mile Road in Roebuck. Begun in 1956, Smith School opened as a K-8 school in August 1958 and was named for outgoing Birmingham Board of Education president and Alabama Power Company executive Lewis Smith.
The K-8 school was changed to a middle school in 1981, serving incoming students from North Roebuck, Sun Valley, and Arthur Elementary Schools.
In 1998 the school was expanded to provide a new band room and gymnasium and to renovate the office and administrative areas. Hibbett Sports renovated the gymnasium, locker rooms and provided a weight room under its "Operation Sports Renovation" program.
Under the guidelines of the Alabama Accountability Act of 2015 Smith Elementary was designated as a "failing" school by the Alabama Department of Education in 2016 and 2017.
Principals
- Charles Willis Jr, -2013
- DeMarcus Gates, 2013-
References
- Leech, Marie (December 1, 2009) "Hibbett Sports upgrades gym for Birmingham's Smith Middle School." The Birmingham News
- Phillips, Ryan (February 11, 2016) "Birmingham City Schools see staggering number of failing schools." Birmingham Business Journal