Mitchell High School

Mitchell High School operates as a moderately sized senior high in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, operated by Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E. Current enrollment sits at 757 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 21% bigger than the state mean of about 627.

Across the 60 schools in Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E (22,293 students total), Mitchell High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Mitchell High School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder is composed of 22% White, 8% Black, 8% multiracial. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Mitchell High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against El Paso County (around 42%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mitchell High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 24.8%; this one comes in at 9.5%, -15.3 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (El Paso County) shows that median household income runs about $90,363, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Mitchell High School is one of 245 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students).

Nearest neighbor: Wilson Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mitchell High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 26.8%.

Mitchell High School operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Mitchell High School's enrollment has ticked down 45% since 2018, when it stood at 1,379 (now 757). Hispanic enrollment moved from 45% to 60% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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