MITCHELL EL

MITCHELL EL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in HOUSTON, Texas, run under HOUSTON ISD. The school educates 498 students in grades pre-K through 5.

HOUSTON ISD runs 273 schools in total, collectively educating 176,727 students. MITCHELL EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, MITCHELL EL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 21% Black, 3% White, 2% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, MITCHELL EL has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MITCHELL EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.2%, the actual is 31.8%, a residual of +1.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Harris County) records that median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), MITCHELL EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: DEANDA EL, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MITCHELL EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MITCHELL EL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 53.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. MITCHELL EL's enrollment has increased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 424 (now 498). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 29% to 21%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.