MITCHELL EL

MITCHELL EL operates as an expansive elementary-level community in DALLAS, Texas, operated by PLANO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 787 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 52% bigger than typical.

Within PLANO ISD, which oversees 73 schools and 46,612 students, MITCHELL EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, MITCHELL EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 19% Black, 14% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Collin County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Collin County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MITCHELL EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.3%; this one delivers 38.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Collin County shows median household income runs about $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Collin County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), MITCHELL EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MCWHORTER EL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MITCHELL EL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.6%.

MITCHELL EL operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 798 students in 2018 compared to 787 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 24% to 61% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

On allk12, members of the MITCHELL EL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.