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Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School

Q: Is Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School a good school?

Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Alabama middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School?

Students at Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School are 82% African American, 15% Hispanic, 2% White.

Public Grades 6-8

440^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School in Birmingham, AL, serves 330 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Birmingham City district, where nearly 88% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

While the school faces significant academic challenges—particularly in math, where 7th and 8th grade proficiency has been at 0% in recent years—there are some encouraging bright spots. The school has made remarkable progress in getting students to show up: chronic absenteeism dropped from 21.3% in 2022-2023 to just 6.2% in 2024-2025, which is now the lowest among nearby schools like Wilkerson Middle School (5.6%) and Huffman Middle School (12.5%). Science performance has also been a relative strength, with 8th grade proficiency (23.28%) actually exceeding several peer schools, including WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet (11.11%) and Smith Middle School (21.28%). Additionally, 8th grade English scores have shown a positive trajectory, surpassing the district average in 2024-2025.

One of the most striking comparisons is with i3 Academy Phase 2, a charter school just half a mile away serving a similar student population. i3 Academy dramatically outperforms Ossie Ware Mitchell in nearly every subject—for example, 6th grade math proficiency is 21.88% at i3 Academy versus 4.85% at Ossie Ware Mitchell, and 6th grade English is 47.92% versus 10.78%. This gap suggests that school-level factors, not just demographics, are driving outcomes. The school has also seen its student-teacher ratio rise from 16.3:1 to 22:1 over two years, which may be impacting the level of individual attention students receive. While the school's overall ranking has declined to the 2nd percentile, its success in improving attendance demonstrates that focused efforts can create positive change—the challenge now is translating that momentum into stronger academic results.

330

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,263

Per pupil spending ?

87.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

501 81st Street South
Birmingham, AL 35206

(205) 231-9400

District: Birmingham City

Students who attend Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School usually attend:

High:

Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet

Feeder schools for Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School:

Elementary:	Barrett Elementary School
	Robinson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.8%

Hispanic:

15.2%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (13% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!English scores 36 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg24%

Alabama avg44%

440^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Middle Schools in the Birmingham City

118^th of 140Birmingham City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	440 of 449	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	386 of 439	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	415 of 442	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	417 of 437	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	404 of 432	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	404 of 440	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	383 of 437	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	409 of 423	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	406 of 432	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	420 of 432	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.0	399 of 430	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.2	404 of 438	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.1	386 of 436	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.7	416 of 436	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.3	411 of 435	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.6	402 of 435	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.0	380 of 425	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.8	404 of 417	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	258 of 269	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	199 of 259	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	232 of 269	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	242 of 263	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	222 of 271	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	204 of 266	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	168 of 252	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.5	227 of 247	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	86 of 103	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	115 of 117	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	97 of 106	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	76 of 94	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.6	36 of 81	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	27 of 70	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	415 of 427	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	378 of 415	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	409 of 426	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	405 of 417	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	400 of 423	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	375 of 415	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	359 of 399	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	377 of 392	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.9	358 of 380	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	67 of 82	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	138 of 173	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	125 of 164	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	138 of 166	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	137 of 157	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	150 of 154	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	429 of 438	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	368 of 428	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	415 of 437	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	395 of 410	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	392 of 421	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	382 of 415	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	324 of 396	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	367 of 396	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	330 of 349	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	7.4	417 of 426	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	355 of 422	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	384 of 428	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	389 of 419	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	392 of 427	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	388 of 418	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	358 of 399	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	381 of 397	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.3	361 of 380	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	262 of 271	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	58.9	74 of 281	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	47 of 281	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	31.3	192 of 256	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	203 of 274	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	192 of 254	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	204 of 223	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	22.8	176 of 195	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	3.6	376 of 376	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)17th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

White (2022)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science23%-31 vs state

English20%-36 vs state

Mathematics2%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School	Public	6-8	501 81st Street South	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-9400	330	15	22.0	87.9%	5 (1.5%)	270 (81.8%)	50 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	7.2	440^th of 449 public middle schools	2.0%		14.2	386^th of 439 public middle schools	12.1%	54	4.9	0.0	0.0	23.3	10.8	19.5	31.0	$20,263	$6,034	$14,225
i3 Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-9	7901 1st Avenue North	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	i3 Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 403-5777	400	17	23.5	73.0%	12 (3.0%)	365 (91.3%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	26.9	334^th of 449 public middle schools	25.6%		21.4	348^th of 439 public middle schools	20.7%	14	21.9	13.5	11.4	31.8	47.9	39.3	42.1
Huffman Middle School	Public	6-8	517 Huffman Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5370	384	16	24.0	79.4%	7 (1.8%)	332 (86.5%)	43 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8.8	425^th of 449 public middle schools	5.3%		10.1	413^th of 439 public middle schools	5.9%	12	5.6	4.7	0.8	8.6	30.0	28.7	25.6	$18,934	$3,982	$14,948
WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	1757 Montclair Rd	Birmingham	35210	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-8680	184	17	10.8	84.2%	4 (2.2%)	170 (92.4%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	8.2	429^th of 449 public middle schools	4.5%		9.2	420^th of 439 public middle schools	4.3%	9	1.5	1.6	3.2	11.1	19.1	27.4	34.9	$25,676	$6,133	$19,538
Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	1124 Five Mile Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5675	336	16	21.0	86.3%	5 (1.5%)	281 (83.6%)	39 (11.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	11.5	413^th of 449 public middle schools	8.0%		8.3	423^rd of 439 public middle schools	3.6%	10	1.9	0.9	4.4	21.3	27.4	34.6	39.1	$13,286	$4,286	$8,995
Irondale Middle School	Public	6-8	6200 Old Leeds Road	Irondale	35210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3800	430	27	15.9	74.7%	37 (8.6%)	227 (52.8%)	150 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	17.3	377^th of 449 public middle schools	16.0%		17.6	372^nd of 439 public middle schools	15.3%	5	8.5	2.5	5.8	31.4	40.2	38.1	39.9	$15,885	$3,290	$9,727
Mountain Brook Junior High School	Public	7-9	205 Overbrook Dr	Mountain Brook	35213	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-3516	1,005	83	12.1	3.3%	945 (94.0%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.5%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.2%)	98.3	4^th of 449 public middle schools	99.1%		98.5	4^th of 439 public middle schools	99.1%			61.2	67.0	92.9		84.5	91.4	$16,539	$345	$16,189
Erwin Middle School	Public	6-8	532 23rd Avenue NW	Center Point	35215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3430	585	32	18.2	82.1%	3 (0.5%)	504 (86.2%)	64 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	12	409^th of 449 public middle schools	8.9%		9.4	418^th of 439 public middle schools	4.8%	9	8.1	0.6	3.4	24.2	30.6	27.4	41.0	$13,110	$4,775	$8,319
Liberty Park Middle School	Public	6-8	17035 Liberty Pkwy	Vestavia	35242	Shelby County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5450	514	42	12.3	9.7%	408 (79.4%)	19 (3.7%)	23 (4.5%)	37 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	96.6	8^th of 449 public middle schools	98.2%		97.4	7^th of 439 public middle schools	98.4%	1	76.9	51.7	61.8	92.4	78.3	82.4	93.0	$17,224	$170	$17,051
City Elementary	Public	7-8	901 9th Avenue North	Birmingham	35204	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-2288				—															(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School

Is Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School a good school?

Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Alabama middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School?

Students at Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School are 82% African American, 15% Hispanic, 2% White.

How many students attend Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School.

What district is Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School in?

Birmingham City

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Students who attend Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School usually go on to attend Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet

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