Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle, 501 81st St. S.: sixth to eighth grade, 313 students on the 2024-25 state report card, which graded it a D with 64 points.
Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, principal page; Birmingham City Schools’ Zoning and Feeder Patterns page, feeder chart (PDF), Find My Zone and 2026-27 calendar (PDF); the Alabama State Department of Education’s state report card for 2024-25; the federal NCES school directory for 2024-25.
Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School is a Birmingham City Schools middle school at 501 81st St. S, feeding Woodlawn High. Alabama graded it a D, with 64 points, on its 2024-25 report card.
Who to call
- Front office: 205-231-9400, 501 81st St. S.
- School website: bhamcityschools.org/o/owmms
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s registration page (PowerSchool)
- Which school is my address zoned for? Find My Zone
- Buses: Transportation, 205-231-9305, and the bus stop finder
- Central office: 205-231-4600, 2015 Park Place N.
| Address | 501 81st St. S., Birmingham, AL 35206 |
| Phone | 205-231-9400 |
| Grades (state report card) | 6 to 8 |
| School hours | 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| District | Birmingham City Schools |
| State school code | 114-0735 |
Principal
Principal Wander Riley Bishop, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 313 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card, up from 300 on the 2023-24 card.
- Federal count: 330 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 22 students per teacher.
State report card
Alabama grades every public school from A to F each year. The grade comes from a 100-point score built from students’ achievement and growth on state tests in English language arts and math, chronic absenteeism (the share of students who missed 18 or more days), progress in English language proficiency and, for high schools, graduation rate and college and career readiness, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s report card rules. Alabama does not use CCRPI, the Georgia score.
2024-25 grade: D, 64 points. The 2023-24 card gave Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle a D with 68 points. Birmingham City Schools as a whole earned a C, with 77 points, up from 74.
| Indicator | 2024-25 score |
|---|---|
| Academic achievement (ELA and math tests) | 34.84 |
| Academic growth | 85.58 |
| Progress in English language proficiency | 14.82 |
| Chronic absenteeism (lower is better) | 6.2% of students |
The 2024-25 card lists Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle as a Comprehensive Support and Improvement School, a federal designation the state assigns from its accountability results.
The full report card, with results by student group, teachers and spending, is on the state’s report card site.
Attendance zone
On the district’s feeder chart (PDF), linked from its Zoning and Feeder Patterns page, Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle takes students from these elementary schools and sends them on to Woodlawn High:
Zones do not follow neighborhood or city lines exactly, so check one address in Find My Zone. The district also posts zone maps (PDF).
More on the area in our East Lake guide.
Bell times
Birmingham City Schools’ Find My Zone listing gives Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle’s hours as 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Calendar
Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle follows the Birmingham City Schools 2026-27 calendar (PDF). Coming dates:
- Friday, Oct. 23: e-learning and parent conference day
- Friday, Oct. 30: fall break
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Friday, Dec. 18: last day of the first semester, early dismissal
- Dec. 21-31: winter holidays; students return Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2027
- March 22-26, 2027: spring break
- Thursday, June 10, 2027: last day for students
More
- The school’s website
- Every public school in Birmingham, with zones and report cards
- Our Birmingham schools guide for the district calendar, registration and the Board of Education
- Woodlawn High, the zoned high school
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle serve?
Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle serves sixth to eighth grade, according to Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card.
What is Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle’s state report card grade?
Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle earned a D with 64 points on Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card, after a D with 68 points on the 2023-24 card. Alabama grades schools A to F; it does not use Georgia’s CCRPI.
Which high school does Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle feed into?
Woodlawn High, according to the district’s feeder chart.
What time does Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle start?
School hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to Birmingham City Schools’ Find My Zone school listing.
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