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Oak Mountain Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 443 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 93% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Oak Mountain Middle School in Birmingham, AL, is a large, highly-rated public school serving 1,168 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Shelby County district. It consistently earns a 5-star rating and ranks in the top 7% of Alabama middle schools, making it a strong academic choice for families in the area.

Oak Mountain excels in English and Science, with proficiency rates well above state averages. For example, 8th-grade science proficiency is 82.62%, compared to 54.12% statewide. The school also stands out for its exceptional support of Special Education students, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide. However, math scores are a relative weak spot, particularly in 7th grade (43.84% proficiency) and a notable one-year dip in 8th-grade math during the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, while the school has a growing English Language Learner (ELL) population, its ELL performance has declined sharply in recent years, dropping from the 71st to the 30th percentile. These are areas parents may want to monitor or ask about.

Compared to nearby elite schools like Pizitz Middle (#2) and Mountain Brook Junior High (#4), Oak Mountain ranks #29—impressive but in the middle of this competitive pack. What makes this particularly notable is that Oak Mountain achieves these results with significantly less funding ($8,399 per student vs. $14,344 at Liberty Park Middle) and a higher student-teacher ratio (18.5 vs. 12.1 at Mountain Brook). The school also serves a more economically diverse population, with 25.51% of students receiving free or reduced lunch, and still earns top marks for its low-income students. In short, Oak Mountain delivers excellent outcomes with fewer resources, making it a highly efficient and effective school—though families should weigh its larger class sizes and math trends when making a decision.

1,168

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,399

Per pupil spending ?

25.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5650 Cahaba Valley Rd
Birmingham, AL 35242

(205) 682-5210

District: Shelby County

Students who attend Oak Mountain Middle School usually attend:

High:

Oak Mountain High School

Feeder schools for Oak Mountain Middle School:

Elementary:	Inverness Elementary School
	Oak Mountain Elementary School
	Oak Mountain Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.0%

African American:

12.0%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (68% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Alabama middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Shelby County

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg56%

Alabama avg44%

29^th of 443

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Middle Schools in the Shelby County

29^th of 139Shelby County 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	92.3	29 of 443	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	91.1	33 of 439	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	52 of 442	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	94.1	21 of 437	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	23 of 432	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	14 of 440	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	25 of 437	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	26 of 423	93.9%	★★★★★
2017	94.1	20 of 432	95.4%	★★★★★
2016	95.4	18 of 432	95.8%	★★★★★
2015	93.0	24 of 430	94.4%	★★★★★
2014	94.3	16 of 438	96.3%	★★★★★
2013	83.4	27 of 436	93.8%	★★★★★
2012	84.8	32 of 436	92.7%	★★★★★
2011	85.8	25 of 435	94.3%	★★★★★
2010	88.1	22 of 435	94.9%	★★★★★
2009	90.8	19 of 425	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	89.3	18 of 417	95.7%	★★★★★
2007	93.4	8 of 412	98.1%	★★★★★
2006	95.7	9 of 409	97.8%	★★★★★
2005	94.4	13 of 415	96.9%	★★★★★
2004	90.0	15 of 407	96.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	37 of 266	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	86.0	20 of 259	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	79.2	27 of 269	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	29 of 263	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	54 of 271	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	46 of 266	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	32 of 252	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	34 of 247	86.2%	★★★★☆
2017	79.9	26 of 205	87.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	16 of 20	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.3	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.1	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.6	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	8 of 18	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	16 of 22	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.0	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.2	11 of 14	21.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	72 of 103	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.2	34 of 117	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	43.7	42 of 106	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	11 of 94	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.0	12 of 70	82.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	90.0	32 of 422	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	88.7	32 of 415	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	80.2	57 of 426	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	92.6	23 of 417	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	18 of 423	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	11 of 415	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	24 of 399	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	24 of 392	93.9%	★★★★★
2017	93.6	15 of 380	96.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	29 of 173	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	39 of 164	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	32 of 166	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	40 of 157	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	40 of 154	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	52.4	50 of 124	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	48 of 113	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	78.6	17 of 108	84.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	71 of 432	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	83.7	35 of 428	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	65.9	110 of 437	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	75 of 410	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	24 of 421	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	81.0	30 of 415	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	74.6	69 of 396	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	66 of 396	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	83.6	29 of 349	91.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	92.3	27 of 421	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	90.7	36 of 422	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	44 of 428	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	93.6	20 of 419	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	28 of 427	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	17 of 418	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	29 of 399	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	25 of 397	93.7%	★★★★★
2017	92.4	21 of 380	94.5%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	15 of 37	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.1	12 of 43	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	11 of 32	65.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	7 of 26	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	52.4	12 of 26	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	7 of 29	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	9 of 19	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	38 of 145	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	57.5	28 of 92	69.6%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	20 of 66	69.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	23 of 69	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.3	7 of 61	88.5%	★★★★★
2022	42.8	37 of 65	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	21 of 44	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	24 of 266	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	70.0	43 of 271	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	31 of 281	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	21 of 281	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.0	20 of 256	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.4	12 of 274	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	5 of 254	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	13 of 223	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	78.5	14 of 195	92.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	90.3	30 of 355	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	87.9	35 of 377	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	77.1	64 of 373	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	91.7	25 of 370	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	27 of 376	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	19 of 369	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	27 of 343	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	26 of 331	92.1%	★★★★★
2017	91.5	18 of 247	92.7%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

White (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile~ school

African American (2026)86th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)74th percentile-20 vs school

Native American (2025)70th percentile-23 vs school

Military Connected (2026)59th percentile-34 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)30th percentile-63 vs school

Asian (2026)20th percentile-73 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science83%+29 vs state

English80%+23 vs state

Mathematics51%+22 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 (2019)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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
Oak Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	5650 Cahaba Valley Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5210	1,168	63	18.5	25.5%	853 (73.0%)	140 (12.0%)	96 (8.2%)	53 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.1%)	92.3	29^th of 443 public middle schools	93.5%		91.1	33^rd of 439 public middle schools	92.5%	4	60.6	43.8	47.7	82.6	78.4	78.5	81.8	$8,399	$658	$7,724
Berry Middle School	Public	6-12	4500 Jaguar Dr	Hoover	35242	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-2000	1,058	73	14.5	30.1%	611 (57.8%)	208 (19.7%)	96 (9.1%)	90 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.9%)	96	13^th of 443 public middle schools	97.1%		95.7	15^th of 439 public middle schools	96.6%	2	64.4	57.9	58.2	85.3	83.6	83.1	85.7	$10,356	$823	$9,533
Chelsea Middle School	Public	6-8	2321 Highway 39	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7210	831	47	17.8	29.0%	632 (76.1%)	90 (10.8%)	63 (7.6%)	14 (1.7%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.0%)	88.2	42^nd of 443 public middle schools	90.5%		88.4	43^rd of 439 public middle schools	90.2%	1	53.6	35.2	52.5	82.6	77.2	69.8	77.5	$7,609	$560	$7,031
STAR Program Middle	Public	6-8	2280 Highway 35	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 682-5800																			(n/a)
Pizitz Middle School	Public	6-8	2826 Columbiana Road	Vestavia	35216	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5350	1,131	75	15.0	10.2%	934 (82.6%)	50 (4.4%)	36 (3.2%)	94 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.4%)	98.7	2^nd of 443 public middle schools	99.5%		98.8	3^rd of 439 public middle schools	99.3%	1	81.8	64.9	77.1	94.1	88.4	92.0	93.8	$10,929	$585	$10,343
Pelham Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2016 Pelham Park Boulevard	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 624-3702	835	45	18.5	46.1%	359 (43.0%)	161 (19.3%)	240 (28.7%)	26 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.6%)	56.4	179^th of 443 public middle schools	59.6%		59.7	153^rd of 439 public middle schools	65.1%	26	30.3	20.9	14.6	58.5	62.1	63.3	61.1
Ira F Simmons Middle School	Public	6-8	1575 Patton Chapel Road	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-2100	860	62	13.8	44.3%	448 (52.1%)	226 (26.3%)	120 (14.0%)	29 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.1%)	90	38^th of 443 public middle schools	91.4%		90.1	38^th of 439 public middle schools	91.3%		57.2	47.4	53.6	71.8	74.6	72.9	80.4	$12,051	$881	$11,168
Liberty Park Middle School	Public	6-8	17035 Liberty Pkwy	Vestavia	35242	Jefferson 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%)	96.5	8^th of 443 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	$14,344	$07	$14,335
Robert F Bumpus Middle School	Public	6-8	6055 Flemming Parkway	Hoover	35244	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-2200	1,192	78	15.3	22.6%	612 (51.3%)	317 (26.6%)	71 (6.0%)	123 (10.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (5.5%)	94.2	20^th of 443 public middle schools	95.5%		95.9	12^th of 439 public middle schools	97.3%	8	60.0	53.5	47.9	81.6	81.3	85.5	85.3	$11,153	$612	$10,539
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 443 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	$12,244	$113	$12,131

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Mountain Middle School

Is Oak Mountain Middle School a good school?

Yes. Oak Mountain Middle School ranks in the top 6.5% of Alabama middle schools.

How many students attend Oak Mountain Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,168 students attended Oak Mountain Middle School.

What district is Oak Mountain Middle School in?

Shelby County

What is the racial makeup of Oak Mountain Middle School?

Students at Oak Mountain Middle School are 73% White, 12% African American, 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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