MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the reasonably sized elementary schools in MITCHELL, Nebraska, part of MITCHELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 345 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 27% above that benchmark.

Within MITCHELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 3 schools and 655 students, MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 25% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.6%; this one delivers 64.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Scotts Bluff County indicate median household income runs about $63,614, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 31 public schools in Scotts Bluff County (combined enrollment of about 6,493 students).

The closest other public school is TIGER CUB PRESCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 66.0%.

MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 8%: 375 students in 2018 compared to 345 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 76% to 71% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.