Mitchell Elementary

Mitchell Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Charleston, South Carolina. In all, 188 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 64% below the 526-student average for elementary schools in South Carolina.

The district, Charleston 01, has 52,009 students enrolled across 81 schools.

The share of Black students at Mitchell Elementary is 89%. Next come 5% multiracial, 3% White, and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 23% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mitchell Elementary scores 21%.

Classroom staffing at Mitchell Elementary totals 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 7.9:1. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina, 13.3:1, is higher.

Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Mitchell Elementary outscored 2%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Charleston County show that median household income comes to about $88,494, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 98, with about 55,933 students.

Among nearby public schools, Simmons Pinckney Middle is closest at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mitchell Elementary.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.

In 2020-21, Mitchell Elementary enrolled 265 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 188. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 9.8:1 to 7.9:1.

Mitchell Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.