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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRYAN ISD·NCES 481179008131
Mitchell Elementary School
2500 AUSTIN'S COLONY PKWY, BRYAN, TX 77808 · (979) 209-1400 · Brazos County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
260 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 26% larger than its 4th grade class (68).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +41.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 41 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 23.0% | 16.0% | 37.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 50.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 School
Mitchell Elementary School's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Elementary School this school | 426 | 61.0% | 51.3% |
| Alton Bowen Elementary School BRYAN | 440 | 60.0% | 51.9% |
| Hettie Halstead Elementary School COPPERAS COVE | 390 | 61.5% | 42.8% |
| Kennedy-Powell Elementary School TEMPLE | 384 | 61.5% | 51.8% |
| Cumberland Academy Lower Elementary School TYLER | 459 | 59.3% | N/A |
| Raye-Allen Elementary School TEMPLE | 441 | 63.9% | 37.0% |
Matched among Texas 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazos County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #1,324 of 4,401 | #11 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,020 of 4,466 ▲ 185 | #14 of 28 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,594 of 4,466 ▼ 281 | #9 of 28 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.0pp | #556 of 3,998 | #4 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #3,262 of 4,938 | #23 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #2,137 of 4,622 | #19 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #445 of 4,628 | #3 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.0% | #3,064 of 4,789 | #18 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.1% | #662 of 1,307 | #4 of 10 |
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
426
+37 (+10%) vs 2020
+9% since 2000-01, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 426 | 29.1 | 14.7:1 | 61% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 30.7 | 14.8:1 | 62% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 29.9 | 14.8:1 | 65% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 28 | 13.9:1 | 67% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 28.1 | 13.5:1 | 62% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 59% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 32 | 14.5:1 | 57% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 391 | 27 | 14.5:1 | 61% (240) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mitchell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (380 to 426); teachers up 3% (28.1 to 29.1).
About Mitchell Elementary School
In BRYAN, Texas, part of Brazos County, Mitchell Elementary School is an elementary school. A federal count lists 426 students at the school, in pre-K through 4.
BRYAN ISD counts 16,044 students in its 26 schools, and Mitchell Elementary School is one of them.
Mitchell Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 35%. The school is also 32% White, 25% Black, and 8% multiracial. Mitchell Elementary School has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Mitchell Elementary School's 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.7:1. Elementary schools in Texas average about 15.1:1, a similar figure. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 61%. That is close to the 60% average for public schools in Brazos County.
The allk12 Grade for Mitchell Elementary School is A-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 76% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Mitchell Elementary School is 3.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (51.3% versus 47.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
In the county around the school, Brazos County, median household income is about $58,553, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Mitchell Elementary School is among the 53 public schools in Brazos County.
Sam Rayburn is located about 0.4 miles from Mitchell Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 45.1%, lower than Mitchell Elementary School's 51.3%.
Mitchell Elementary School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 389 in 2020-21 and 426 in 2024-25, a increase of 37 students.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Brazos County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
242,311
Census ACS
Median income
$58,553
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
32,430 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRYAN ISD
- Travis B Bryan High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- James Earl Rudder High SchoolHigh · 1,697 students
- Stephen F AustinMiddle · 1,177 students
- Arthur L Davila Middle SchoolMiddle · 983 students
- Jane LongMiddle · 895 students
- Sam RayburnMiddle · 728 students
Other schools in BRYAN
- Travis B Bryan High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- James Earl Rudder High SchoolHigh · 1,697 students
- Stephen F AustinMiddle · 1,177 students
- Arthur L Davila Middle SchoolMiddle · 983 students
- Jane LongMiddle · 895 students
- Sam RayburnMiddle · 728 students
Other Mitchell Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 17 states are named Mitchell Elementary. Mitchell Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 23.
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 787 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 498 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolBridgewater, MA · 931 students
- MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 698 students
- Mitchell ElementaryMilwaukee, WI · 597 students
Nearby schools
- Sam Rayburn0.4 mi · 728
- James Earl Rudder High School0.6 mi · 1,697
- Travis B Bryan High School1.9 mi · 2,426
- Fannin Elementary School2.1 mi · 364
- Bryan Collegiate High School2.1 mi · 465
- Stephen F Austin2.3 mi · 1,177
Frequently asked questions
About Mitchell Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mitchell Elementary School?
Mitchell Elementary School enrolls approximately 426 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Mitchell Elementary School serve?
Mitchell Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Mitchell Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Mitchell Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mitchell Elementary School?
At Mitchell Elementary School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 35% Hispanic, 25% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Mitchell Elementary School?
Mitchell Elementary School is overseen by BRYAN ISD in Brazos County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.