Mitchell Elementary School

Mitchell Elementary School, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Ames, Iowa, one of the schools within Ames Comm School District, instructs 314 students, covering grades K through 5.

Within Ames Comm School District, which oversees 8 schools and 4,688 students, Mitchell Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Mitchell Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 23% Hispanic, 18% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Mitchell Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Story County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Mitchell Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.1%; this one delivers 72.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Story County put median household earnings sit near $69,685, about 55% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Mitchell Elementary School is one of 26 public schools in Story County (combined enrollment of about 11,665 students).

The closest other public school is Meeker Elementary School, roughly 3.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mitchell Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 76.0%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Mitchell Elementary School's enrollment has rose 5% since 2018, when it stood at 299 (now 314). The White share of enrollment shrank from 68% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

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