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Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

501 81st Street South, Birmingham, AL 35206 · (205) 231-9400 · Part of Birmingham City School District

Birmingham’s School Grade D better than 11% of Alabama school districts

Students
330
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 22 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Birmingham kids: 7 high schools

On the path

Where Birmingham kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–527 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle SchoolYou are here
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts14%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

501 81st Street South, Birmingham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6122
Grade 7125
Grade 883
Enrollment over time
349’20
319’21
278’22
312’23
330’24

Down 5.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 82%Hispanic 15%White 2%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School from Birmingham families.

Other schools in Birmingham City School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Birmingham’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.