Enrollment
233
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000088
MITCHELL ELEMENTARY
10121 COMANCHE RD NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87111 · (505) 299-1937 · Bernalillo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL233 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
232 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 90%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 54% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 55% · 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
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.4%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
22.4%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 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
MITCHELL ELEMENTARY's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MITCHELL ELEMENTARY this school | 233 | 99.6% | 34.2% |
| ZIA ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 236 | 100.0% | 43.0% |
| THRIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL SANTA FE | 305 | 98.0% | 49.0% |
| MARK TWAIN ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 285 | 99.6% | 28.0% |
| MOUNTAIN MAHOGANY COMMUNITY SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE | 223 | 99.6% | 45.6% |
| ONATE ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 301 | 99.7% | 60.3% |
Matched among New Mexico 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #159 of 329 | #39 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #198 of 354 | #49 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #172 of 366 | #41 of 101 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 233 | #286 of 490 | #83 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #67 of 318 | #32 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #33 of 334 | #14 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #243 of 393 | #60 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.2% | #32 of 287 | #19 of 88 |
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
233
-52 (-18%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 590
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 233 | 20.9 | 11.2:1 | 100% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 20.7 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 19.8 | 13.5:1 | 100% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 25 | 11.4:1 | 100% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 27.5 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 67% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 27 | 16.5:1 | 57% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 46% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 590 | 30 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MITCHELL ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (396 to 233); teachers down 24% (27.5 to 20.9).
About MITCHELL ELEMENTARY
Located in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, MITCHELL ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school. The school reports 233 students in pre-K through 5.
ALBUQUERQUE counts 172 schools and 74,800 students, including MITCHELL ELEMENTARY.
Hispanic students account for 51% of enrollment at MITCHELL ELEMENTARY. The remaining students are 27% White, 12% Native American, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, Bernalillo County is about 49% Hispanic. By the diversity index, MITCHELL ELEMENTARY comes in at 65%.
Dividing enrollment by its 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 11.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Mexico is 12.9:1, higher than at this school. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY reports 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bernalillo County is 90%.
Schools in New Mexico with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.5%. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY scores 34.2%.
Across Bernalillo County, median household income is about $69,473, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY is among the 211 public schools in Bernalillo County.
The school nearest to MITCHELL ELEMENTARY is RENAISSANCE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Within five miles of MITCHELL ELEMENTARY, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, MITCHELL ELEMENTARY is 6th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place MITCHELL ELEMENTARY in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 233 was 18% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 285.
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Bernalillo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
673,930
Census ACS
Median income
$69,473
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
85,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALBUQUERQUE
- VOLCANO VISTA HIGHHigh · 2,089 students
- ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HSHigh · 1,930 students
- LA CUEVA HIGHHigh · 1,826 students
- SANDIA HIGHHigh · 1,618 students
- ELDORADO HIGHCombined · 1,579 students
- ALBUQUERQUE HIGHHigh · 1,568 students
Other schools in ALBUQUERQUE
- VOLCANO VISTA HIGHHigh · 2,089 students
- ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HSHigh · 1,930 students
- LA CUEVA HIGHHigh · 1,826 students
- SANDIA HIGHHigh · 1,618 students
- ELDORADO HIGHCombined · 1,579 students
- ALBUQUERQUE HIGHHigh · 1,568 students
Other Mitchell Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 17 states are named Mitchell Elementary. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY is the 22nd 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
- RENAISSANCE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 124
- NORTHPOINT CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 144
- MATHESON PARK ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 159
- SOMBRA DEL MONTE ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 202
- MADISON MIDDLE0.9 mi · 532
- ELDORADO HIGH0.9 mi · 1,579
Frequently asked questions
About MITCHELL ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at MITCHELL ELEMENTARY?
MITCHELL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 233 students in grades PK-05.
Is MITCHELL ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
MITCHELL ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MITCHELL ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MITCHELL ELEMENTARY is approximately 11.2:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MITCHELL ELEMENTARY?
At MITCHELL ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 27% White, 51% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is MITCHELL ELEMENTARY in?
MITCHELL ELEMENTARY is part of ALBUQUERQUE.
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