MITCHELL EL

MITCHELL EL is a tight-knit K-5 school in BRYAN, Texas, one of the schools within BRYAN ISD. The school works with 426 students in grades pre-K through 4.

BRYAN ISD runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 16,044 students. MITCHELL EL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, MITCHELL EL lists that 35% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 32% White, 25% Black, 8% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MITCHELL EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.2%, the actual is 48.8%, a residual of +1.6 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Brazos County indicate median household income runs about $58,553, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Brazos County runs 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,430 students), of which MITCHELL EL is one.

The closest other public school is SAM RAYBURN, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MITCHELL EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.4%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 12%: 380 students in 2018 compared to 426 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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