Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GADSDEN CITY·NCES 010162000563
Mitchell Elementary School
1501 Noccalula Rd, Gadsden, AL 35901 · (256) 546-2711 · Etowah County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
155 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
74.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
60.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Alabama's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Mitchell Elementary School
Mitchell Elementary School's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Elementary School this school | 262 | 59.2% | 60.5% |
| Dixie Elementary School Opelika | 251 | 61.8% | 46.7% |
| Newton Elementary School Newton | 293 | 57.7% | 65.8% |
| Leighton Elementary School Leighton | 355 | 61.4% | 41.1% |
| WS Harlan Elementary School Lockhart | 293 | 63.1% | 45.5% |
| Vernon Elementary School Vernon | 277 | 58.5% | 83.3% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Mitchell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Etowah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #178 of 626 | #6 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #103 of 626 | #3 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #174 of 626 | #8 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #605 of 709 | #15 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #84 of 655 | #1 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #215 of 658 | #7 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #350 of 696 | #13 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #51 of 364 | #1 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
262
-45 (-15%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 359
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 262 | 17.7 | 14.8:1 | 59% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 17.7 | 15.9:1 | 66% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 15.5 | 16.5:1 | 70% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 53% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 22.6 | 15.6:1 | 56% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 53% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 47% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 350 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 34% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 359 | 18 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mitchell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (353 to 262); teachers down 22% (22.6 to 17.7).
About Mitchell Elementary School
Mitchell Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Gadsden, Alabama. The school reports 262 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480 students.
Gadsden City is made up of 12 schools with 4,940 students in all.
White students make up a majority at Mitchell Elementary School, at 62%. Smaller groups are 19% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Etowah County is roughly 77% White. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 17.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Alabama have 17.0:1, compared with 14.8:1 here. Around 59% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 58% average for public schools in Etowah County.
Mitchell Elementary School scores 19.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 60.5% actual versus 41.0% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Etowah County, the median household income is $54,563, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Etowah County is home to 42 public schools and about 15,139 public school students.
The shortest distance from Mitchell Elementary School to another public school is about 1.2 miles, to Floyd Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Mitchell Elementary School comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
Mitchell Elementary School's enrollment declined from 307 in 2020-21 to 262 in 2024-25.
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Etowah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,105
Census ACS
Median income
$54,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
15,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gadsden City
- Gadsden City High SchoolHigh · 1,361 students
- Gadsden Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- W E Striplin Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Floyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Eura Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
Other schools in Gadsden
- Gadsden City High SchoolHigh · 1,361 students
- Gadsden Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- W E Striplin Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Floyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Gaston High SchoolHigh · 380 students
Other Mitchell Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 17 states are named Mitchell Elementary. Mitchell Elementary School is the 21st largest of the 23.
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolBridgewater, MA · 931 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 787 students
- MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 698 students
- Mitchell ElementaryMilwaukee, WI · 597 students
- Mitchell ElementaryAtwater, CA · 528 students
Nearby schools
- Floyd Elementary School1.2 mi · 384
- Sansom Middle School1.5 mi · 339
- Etowah County Special Education Learning Center2.0 mi · 1
- W E Striplin Elementary School2.2 mi · 400
- Gadsden Middle School2.3 mi · 438
- Thompson Elementary School2.9 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Mitchell Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mitchell Elementary School?
Mitchell Elementary School enrolls approximately 262 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mitchell Elementary School serve?
Mitchell Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Mitchell Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Mitchell Elementary School.
How diverse is Mitchell Elementary School?
Mitchell Elementary School reports a student body of 62% White, 10% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Mitchell Elementary School public or private?
Mitchell Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gadsden City.
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