E E Smith High

1800 Seabrook Road

School District

Cumberland County
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:12
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by student on July 05, 2024

I am a student who currently attends E.E smith hs and smith is not that, the assistant principal don’t know how to talk to kids he’s super rude and disrespectful, there is way to meany fights in this school, kids smoke blunts in the bathroom the principal don’t care they throw kids in Ramsey and label them as bad kids and thinks that help the teachers argu and cuss at each other in the halls smith has the most dropout rate and I %100 blame it on the way they treat the student and the fact they can’t get along n they got to many roaches !!!
Submitted by student on July 07, 2018

It has been great. The annual reports show that we been in the top 2-4 schools in Cumberland county since 2011, so I'm confused why the great school rating is still 3/10. It is by far the most close knit school in Cumberland county no matter your race or background, and Smith prepares most of us to go into the work force/trade school (which should be an eval criteria by it self). You might not always get straight A's but the teachers are here to make sure you understand material not just pass the EOC's, and honor is a major part of our tradition. Great sports teams, and the fire science academy has sent high school students from poverty directly to the middle class. Everything I have I owe to this school.
Submitted by parent on March 05, 2018

Having moved a senior to E E Smith from the supposed best High School in district. He out performed previous years, better grades, more involved in school and made friends faster...highly recommend E E Smith. Best decision we made
Submitted by other on April 01, 2015

Great tradition of excellence. My experience at E.E. Smith was a most positive one. The staff and faculty had a sense of pride that was conveyed to every student. I was very blessed to attend this high school.
Submitted by other on June 25, 2013

All i can say is...Smith high we love thy name be thou our guide with deep affection and recollection,our alma Matas thou....under thou sheltering arms we'll stand always and sing in the praises of our Smith high school...Ra ra ra with harty cheer...hip hip hip we'll have no fear ...Smith high we love thy name be thou our guide with deep affection and recollection our alma mater thou.....under thou sheltering arms we'll stand always and sing in the praises of our Smith High School!!!!!Bull pride c/o 94
Submitted by student on February 01, 2013

EE Smith is incredible. I dodged going here to go to Terry Sanford after listening to viscous rumors, and after transferring back to EE Smith I noticed that problems were MUCH worse at Terry Sanford. Everyone at Smith is real close with each other and everyone is set up for success who attends this wonderful school. It is in kind of a scary neighborhood but the school police and admin make sure that each and every golden bull is safe. I have no clue how the community rating is so low. GOLDEN BULLS!!!!!!
Submitted by other on November 27, 2012

recent graduate of 2012, i have attended ee smith for my entire high school and was left with rumors prior to attending the school. Extremely old rumors. Once i got there, nothing that was said was true and actually ee smith was ranked 2nd in public schools in cumberland county for my junior year. The only thing that messes the reputation are the new incoming freshmen who tend to pull down the overall title of the school, but they will have time to adjust with the truely caring faculty. They are truely my family and i keep in touch with my good teacher friends such as Ms. Burks and other teachers. If there's one rumor you'd have to trust as the truth, it's that E.E. Smith is a family and they keep their family safe from anything possible, thief, fighting, bullying, edcuational struggles, and even unfortunate finacial problems when purchasing material. In my entire high school life at smith, there has only been 10 arguments. E.E. Smith's reputation that it's a poor school to have children learn from is quite old and has changed significally. I decided to post this soley because i noticed that it has an unneccessarly low community rating.
Submitted by parent on November 17, 2012

EE Smith, students, faculty and staff is a big family. We relocated from Wake Forest, NC/Wake County School System from what is said to be 1 of the top High Schools but I must say it does not compare to EE Smith. The teachers and principals not only ensure the elements are in place to give students the opportunity of success they follow-thru the students are not just another number. The BB Teams and other athletics require a C average in each class vs. other schools a D. They preach academics first with coaches in place that are top teachers and can tutor their own players if required. Ms. Chalmers the principle is very attentive to each student, parent and works well with her staff. This environment has caused my child to succeeded at an even higher level and has kept an A average each grading term. The teachers have programs that are challenging and preparing my child for the real world. The students motivate each other and push each other to do better. EE Smith leadership, faculty and staff are equipped not only to help students transition but families as well. They have made this move for my child and family a great success. Glad to be in the family.
Submitted by other on November 13, 2012

Proud Alumni of Smith C/o 2012, Smith is a Great School To Be At, Everyone is One Big Family In and Out of School and Thats The Kind of Spirit You Need While Attending School
Submitted by student on June 09, 2011

Sure E.E. Smith will bring your grades up with classes that offer more credits because they are way easy. ThE REGULAR class for English that I took at the previous school that I went to was way more challenging than the honors class for English at Smith. I took Pre-Calc and we were basically just being graded to do basic math. Sure my grades got higher because it was that easy not because I learned anything but because we didn't have to do hardly anything. I am fluent in spanish and I really wanted to learn french and the reason why the counselor put me in Spanish despite the fact that I told her I wanted to be in French was because I already knew Spanish and it would be an easy grade for me . This defeats the purpose I did not want to go over something I already knew I wanted to learn something new.
Submitted by parent on June 09, 2011

This school has been great! My daughter has been in this school since her freshman year, she is now about to be a junior. The communication with the teachers are excellent. I e-mailed a teacher and ask her to e-mail or call me, within 2 hours she called me and this was during the evening. This happen a couple of other times. My daughter loves the school. My only complaint is that I can never get a response from the principal or assistant principal. He tells us we can call him anytime, which is true, you can call all you want. Now will he or his assistant principal call you back.....that is another issue. But overall it's great!
Submitted by parent on June 08, 2011

I too was told that EE Smith was a horrible school when we first moved here. BUT, Let me tell you something! My son, who had not attended school in a couple years due to an illness, has done FANTASTICALLY well! The staff at EE Smith actually CARES about the kids education and teaches them RESPECT! My son is now an honor student and has a GREAT future ahead of him because of EE Smith High School!
Submitted by other on April 30, 2010

This is the best school ever i love the golden bulls...........respect self respect other respect tradition we are golden bulls...
Submitted by parent on April 14, 2010

Thank goodness I didn't listen to 'word on the streets' at Fort Bragg about EE Smith! This school has been fabulous to and for my son. He is a 10th-grade student in the Math/Science Academy and has had wonderful teachers and rigorous classes. Safety and excellence are equally important to this staff. They are all excited about the Golden Bull family and its improvement. We are so incredibly sad to be leaving this summer. Wish we could stay to graduate AND send our daughter to Smith as well. Go check out EE Smith for yourself - don't listen to old rumors.
Submitted by student on February 16, 2010

I am a freshmen at EE Sitha and i love it! That school to me is the best we have are pride and pasion. Are grades have come up by a large amount. They really sholdent call EE Smith students ghetto becuse of what they hear.Once they come to are school and see all the improvements they will really know how Smith works! Theres no pride like Golden Bull pride thats a fact
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