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Ossie Ware Mitchell Elementary School
501 81st St South
Birmingham AL, 35206, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-231-4600
Ranking: 
(1,044 out of 1,064, bottom 2%)*
(1,044 out of 1,064, bottom 2%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Birmingham City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 325 | 341 | 351 | 339 | 345 | 496 | 505 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 94 | 28.9% | 92 | 27.0% | 127 | 36.2% | 119 | 35.1% | 116 | 33.6% | 168 | 33.9% | 146 | 28.9% |
| Grade 7: | 105 | 32.3% | 134 | 39.3% | 125 | 35.6% | 104 | 30.7% | 122 | 35.4% | 151 | 30.4% | 171 | 33.9% |
| Grade 8: | 126 | 38.8% | 115 | 33.7% | 99 | 28.2% | 116 | 34.2% | 107 | 31.0% | 177 | 35.7% | 188 | 37.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 159 | 48.9% | 171 | 50.1% | 192 | 54.7% | 192 | 56.6% | 194 | 56.2% | 257 | 51.8% | 256 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 166 | 51.1% | 170 | 49.9% | 159 | 45.3% | 147 | 43.4% | 143 | 41.4% | 231 | 46.6% | 245 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Black: | 314 | 96.6% | 333 | 97.7% | 345 | 98.3% | 336 | 99.1% | 335 | 97.1% | 486 | 98.0% | 498 | 98.6% |
| White: | 9 | 2.8% | 6 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 8 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 290 | 89.2% | 315 | 92.4% | 323 | 92.0% | 231 | 68.1% | 304 | 88.1% | 418 | 84.3% | 405 | 80.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 3.7% | 10 | 2.9% | 13 | 3.7% | 13 | 3.8% | 15 | 4.3% | 32 | 6.5% | 41 | 8.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.97 | 18.94 | 19.50 | 16.14 | 14.38 | 16.30 | 18.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 23.49% | 31.35% | 46.94% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40.86% | 56.16% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.44% | 55.48% | 65.27% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.26% | 58.46% | 65.55% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.24% | 47.13% | 56.69% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.43% | 54.64% | 62.72% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.95% | 49.97% | 58.32% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.29% | 52.19% | 60.06% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.59% | 57.06% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.61% | 60.31% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.89% | 61.74% | 76.94% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.45% | 62.06% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.21% | 60.27% | 77.16% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.09% | 73.76% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.97% | 73.76% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.63% | 74.36% | 86.13% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.72% | 77.29% | 88.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.88% | 79.48% | 88.35% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 23.07% | 45.53% | 61.26% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.43% | 53.82% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.05% | 56.34% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.08% | 56.68% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.52% | 58.33% | 72.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.19% | 65.86% | 79.13% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 69.58% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 72.95% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 74.29% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 74.7% | 86.25% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.14% | 57.25% | 68.13% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.47% | 63.26% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.58% | 71.78% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.05% | 65.24% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.32% | 71.7% | 78.62% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.32% | 63.82% | 73.87% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.64% | 62.39% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.36% | 64.03% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.36% | 63.14% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 66.61% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 18.19% | 40.87% | 60.51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.45% | 57.45% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.15% | 56.78% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.37% | 57.09% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 63.03% | 75.67% |
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* Ossie Ware Mitchell Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.