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Oak Mountain Middle School

5650 Cahaba Valley Rd
Birmingham, AL 35242

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Serving 1,194 students in grades 6-8, Oak Mountain Middle School ranks in the top 20% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 20%).

The percentage of students achieving is 49% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 30%). The percentage of students achieving is 74% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 47%).

The student-teacher ratio of 20:1 is higher than the Alabama state level of 17:1.

Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is lower than the Alabama state average of 49% (majority Black).

Quick Facts (2025-26)

Grades: 6-8
Enrollment: 1,194 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 20:1
Minority Enrollment: 27%
: Top 20% in AL
: 49% (Top 20%)
: 74% (Top 10%)
: 64% (Top 10%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), AL Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Oak Mountain Middle School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:

School Overview

Oak Mountain Middle School's student population of 1,194 students has grown by 8% over five school years.

The teacher population of 61 teachers has grown by 15% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades 6-8
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Oak Mountain Middle School
6	421
7	401
8	372

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Total Students

1,194 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Oak Mountain Middle School
2023	1,175
2022	1,057
2021	1,078
2020	1,098
2019	1,098
2018	1,115
2017	1,115
2016	1,109
2015	1,122
2014	1,153
2013	1,165
2012	1,224
2011	1,230
2010	1,221
2009	1,224
2008	1,273
2007	1,293
2006	1,307
2005	1,246
2004	1,254
2003	1,268
2002	1,267
2001	1,216
2000	1,174
1999	1,079
1998	1,005
1997	978
1996	933

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

61 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Oak Mountain Middle School
2023	56
2022	50
2021	55
2020	53
2019	53
2018	53
2017	53
2016	54
2015	58
2014	59
2013	78
2012	83
2011	83
2010	83
2009	70
2008	75
2007	74
2006	71
2005	67
2004	72
2003	73
2002	69
2001	68
2000	67
1999	59
1998	52
1997	50
1996	49

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School Calendar

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Last Day of School

Mon. May 25, 2026

School Motto

Preparing for the Journey

School Rankings

Oak Mountain Middle School ranks within the top 20% of all 1,275 schools in Alabama (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Oak Mountain Middle School is 0.45, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.63. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (AL)

#134 out of 1275 schools
(Top 20%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Oak Mountain Middle School
2023	#134
2022	#148
2021	#110
2019	#131
2018	#120
2017	#73
2016	#80
2015	#85
2014	#59
2013	#133
2012	#181

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49%

30%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Oak Mountain Middle School	Alabama	Shelby County School District
2023	49%	30%	41%
2022	42%	29%	38%
2021	38%	24%	30%
2019	70%	47%	58%
2018	71%	47%	59%
2017	74%	44%	60%
2016	70%	43%	58%
2015	64%	40%	53%
2014	66%	38%	50%
2013	93%	80%	87%
2012	92%	82%	89%

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74%

47%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Oak Mountain Middle School	Alabama	Shelby County School District
2022	74%	47%	60%
2021	72%	46%	58%
2019	62%	45%	56%
2018	65%	46%	59%
2017	61%	39%	51%
2016	64%	38%	51%
2015	59%	41%	51%
2014	65%	42%	52%
2013	94%	86%	90%
2012	94%	86%	90%
2011	94%	85%	91%

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64%

38%

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Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)
Year	Oak Mountain Middle School	Alabama	Shelby County School District
2022	64%	38%	48%
2021	69%	36%	47%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

17:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Oak Mountain Middle School	Alabama	Shelby County School District
2023	21:1	17:1	17:1
2022	21:1	18:1	19:1
2021	20:1	17:1	17:1
2020	21:1	17:1	17:1
2019	21:1	17:1	17:1
2018	21:1	18:1	17:1
2017	21:1	17:1	17:1
2016	21:1	18:1	17:1
2015	19:1	18:1	17:1
2014	20:1	16:1	16:1
2013	15:1	14:1	14:1
2012	15:1	16:1	15:1
2011	15:1	15:1	15:1
2010	15:1	16:1	15:1
2009	17:1	16:1	15:1
2008	17:1	15:1	14:1
2007	17:1	16:1	15:1
2006	18:1	15:1	14:1
2005	19:1	15:1	15:1
2004	17:1	15:1	15:1
2003	17:1	16:1	15:1
2002	18:1	16:1	16:1
2001	18:1	16:1	16:1
2000	18:1	15:1	15:1
1999	18:1	16:1	16:1
1998	19:1	16:1	17:1
1997	20:1	17:1	18:1
1996	19:1	17:1	18:1

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American Indian

n/a

Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Oak Mountain Middle School	Alabama	Shelby County School District
2023	5%	1%	2%
2022	5%	1%	2%
2021	5%	2%	3%
2020	5%	2%	2%
2019	5%	2%	2%
2018	5%	2%	2%
2017	5%	2%	2%
2016	4%	1%	2%
2015	5%	2%	2%
2014	5%	1%	2%
2013	5%	1%	3%
2012	5%	1%	2%
2011	4%	2%	2%
2010	4%	2%	3%
2009	4%	1%	2%
2008	4%	1%	2%
2007	4%	1%	2%
2006	4%	1%	2%
2005	4%	1%	2%
2004	4%	1%	2%
2003	3%	1%	1%
2002	3%	1%	2%
2001	3%	1%	2%
2000	2%	1%	1%
1999	2%	1%	1%
1998	2%	1%	1%
1997	2%	2%	1%
1996	3%	1%	1%

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Hispanic

11%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1998-2023)
Year	Oak Mountain Middle School	Alabama	Shelby County School District
2023	9%	11%	11%
2022	10%	10%	10%
2021	9%	9%	9%
2020	8%	8%	8%
2019	8%	8%	8%
2018	8%	7%	8%
2017	8%	7%	8%
2016	7%	7%	6%
2015	7%	6%	9%
2014	6%	5%	9%
2013	5%	5%	9%
2012	4%	5%	9%
2011	4%	4%	9%
2010	4%	4%	8%
2009	3%	4%	8%
2008	3%	4%	7%
2007	3%	3%	7%
2006	2%	3%	6%
2005	2%	2%	5%
2004	1%	2%	4%
2003	2%	2%	3%
2002	1%	2%	2%
2000	1%	1%	1%
1999	1%	1%	1%
1998	1%	1%	1%

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Black

11%

32%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Oak Mountain Middle School	Alabama	Shelby County School District
2023	13%	32%	18%
2022	13%	32%	17%
2021	11%	32%	17%
2020	13%	33%	16%
2019	13%	33%	16%
2018	12%	33%	16%
2017	12%	33%	16%
2016	12%	33%	16%
2015	13%	33%	15%
2014	11%	34%	14%
2013	10%	34%	15%
2012	9%	34%	15%
2011	8%	35%	14%
2010	7%	35%	14%
2009	7%	35%	14%
2008	8%	36%	13%
2007	8%	36%	13%
2006	7%	36%	12%
2005	6%	36%	12%
2004	5%	36%	12%
2003	5%	36%	12%
2002	4%	36%	11%
2001	3%	36%	11%
2000	3%	36%	12%
1999	4%	36%	12%
1998	3%	36%	12%
1997	4%	36%	12%
1996	4%	36%	13%

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White

73%

51%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Oak Mountain Middle School	Alabama	Shelby County School District
2023	71%	52%	67%
2022	70%	53%	68%
2021	73%	53%	69%
2020	72%	54%	71%
2019	72%	54%	71%
2018	74%	55%	73%
2017	74%	55%	73%
2016	76%	56%	74%
2015	75%	56%	73%
2014	77%	57%	73%
2013	80%	58%	72%
2012	82%	58%	73%
2011	84%	58%	74%
2010	85%	58%	75%
2009	86%	59%	76%
2008	85%	58%	78%
2007	85%	59%	78%
2006	87%	59%	80%
2005	88%	60%	81%
2004	90%	60%	82%
2003	90%	60%	84%
2002	92%	60%	85%
2001	94%	61%	85%
2000	94%	61%	86%
1999	93%	61%	86%
1998	94%	61%	86%
1997	93%	60%	86%
1996	92%	61%	86%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2014-2023)
Year	Oak Mountain Middle School	Alabama	Shelby County School District
2023	2%	3%	2%
2022	2%	3%	3%
2021	2%	3%	2%
2020	2%	2%	3%
2019	2%	2%	3%
2018	1%	2%	1%
2017	1%	2%	1%
2016	1%	2%	2%
2014	1%	2%	2%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.45

0.63

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Oak Mountain Middle School	Alabama	Shelby County School District
2023	0.47	0.62	0.51
2022	0.49	0.61	0.50
2021	0.45	0.61	0.49
2020	0.46	0.60	0.47
2019	0.46	0.60	0.47
2018	0.43	0.59	0.43
2017	0.43	0.59	0.43
2016	0.41	0.58	0.42
2015	0.42	0.58	0.44
2014	0.39	0.56	0.45
2013	0.36	0.55	0.45
2012	0.32	0.55	0.44
2011	0.29	0.54	0.42
2010	0.27	0.54	0.41
2009	0.26	0.53	0.40
2008	0.26	0.54	0.38
2007	0.27	0.53	0.37
2006	0.24	0.53	0.34
2005	0.22	0.51	0.32
2004	0.19	0.51	0.30
2003	0.19	0.51	0.29
2002	0.15	0.51	0.27
2001	0.12	0.50	0.26
2000	0.12	0.50	0.25
1999	0.13	0.50	0.25
1998	0.12	0.50	0.25
1997	0.13	0.52	0.25
1996	0.14	0.50	0.24

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

21%

56%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Oak Mountain Middle School	Alabama	Shelby County School District
2023	20%	55%	36%
2022	14%	44%	24%
2021	15%	48%	25%
2020	15%	49%	27%
2019	15%	49%	27%
2018	14%	47%	25%
2017	14%	47%	25%
2016	12%	46%	24%
2015	11%	47%	25%
2014	13%	52%	26%
2013	12%	51%	28%
2012	14%	51%	28%
2011	9%	49%	25%
2010	6%	47%	24%
2009	5%	44%	20%
2008	5%	43%	19%
2007	6%	42%	18%
2006	6%	44%	20%
2005	4%	43%	19%
2004	3%	42%	18%
2003	3%	42%	17%
2002	3%	40%	16%
2001	2%	38%	16%
2000	2%	37%	15%
1999	2%	38%	16%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Oak Mountain Middle School	Alabama	Shelby County School District
2023	4%	5%	5%
2022	3%	5%	5%
2021	3%	6%	4%
2020	4%	6%	5%
2019	4%	6%	5%
2018	2%	5%	5%
2017	2%	5%	5%
2016	2%	5%	4%
2015	3%	5%	5%
2014	3%	6%	5%
2013	3%	6%	5%
2012	2%	7%	6%
2011	3%	6%	5%
2010	3%	8%	5%
2009	3%	8%	6%
2008	3%	8%	6%
2007	3%	9%	6%
2006	2%	9%	5%
2005	2%	8%	5%
2004	2%	8%	5%
2003	1%	8%	5%
2002	1%	8%	5%
2001	1%	8%	4%
2000	1%	8%	4%
1999	1%	8%	5%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

Shelby County School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), AL Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Oak Mountain Middle School's ranking?

Oak Mountain Middle School is ranked #134 out of 1,275 schools, which ranks it among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama.

What schools are Oak Mountain Middle School often compared to?

Oak Mountain Middle Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Chelsea Middle School, Pelham Park Middle School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

49% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 30% AL state average), while 74% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 47% AL state average).

How many students attend Oak Mountain Middle School?

1,194 students attend Oak Mountain Middle School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

73% of Oak Mountain Middle School students are White, 11% of students are Black, 9% of students are Hispanic, 5% of students are Asian, and 2% of students are Two or more races.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Oak Mountain Middle School?

Oak Mountain Middle School has a student ration of 20:1, which is higher than the Alabama state average of 17:1.

What grades does Oak Mountain Middle School offer ?

Oak Mountain Middle School offers enrollment in grades 6-8 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Oak Mountain Middle School part of?

Oak Mountain Middle School is part of Shelby County School District.

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Quick Facts (2025-26)

Grades: 6-8
Enrollment: 1,194 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 20:1
Minority Enrollment: 27%
: Top 20%
: 49% (Top 20%)
: 74% (Top 10%)
: 64% (Top 10%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), AL Dept. of Education