Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School

Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School, a small middle school, is located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 330 students. Middle schools in Alabama have about 508 students on average; enrollment here is 35% lower.

Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School is among 43 schools run by Birmingham City, which serves 20,954 students.

Black students are 82% of those enrolled at Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School. The remaining shares are 15% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Jefferson County's population at about 42%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.

Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School reports a ratio of 22.0 students per teacher, from 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 22.0:1 compares with an average of 17.9:1 for middle schools in Alabama. Lunch program data show 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 36 points above the 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 20.1% for Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School. The school posts 17.6%, 2.5 points below the prediction.

In the wider Jefferson County area, median household income comes to about $66,388, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Jefferson County counts 181 public schools with about 97,401 students.

Of the public schools around it, Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School is closest to Robinson Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 17.6% versus a 28.1% average.

The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.

Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 19 students, from 349 to 330. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (22.0:1) than in 2020-21 (20.5:1).

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