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What's the one class at MITCHELL EL every student should take?
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Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002537
Mitchell Elementary School
8050 SPRINGTIME LN, HOUSTON, TX 77075 · (713) 991-8190 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest 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
13.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
498 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 114 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
43%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Mitchell Elementary School→Thomas Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +41.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 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 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 33.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 (36.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Elementary School this school | 498 | 100.0% | 36.1% |
| Nancy J Cochran Elementary School DALLAS | 455 | 98.0% | 42.8% |
| Jordan Elementary School AUSTIN | 492 | 97.2% | 9.8% |
| M L King Academy SAN ANTONIO | 532 | 96.1% | 21.3% |
| Buckner Preparatory DALLAS | 443 | 97.3% | 28.8% |
| Martin Weiss Elementary School DALLAS | 427 | 98.4% | 54.0% |
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 Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #3,055 of 4,401 | #427 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,060 of 4,466 ▲ 662 | #285 of 625 ▲ 100 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,257 of 4,466 ▲ 1,105 | #149 of 625 ▲ 162 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +29.0pp | #176 of 3,998 | #22 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #2,567 of 4,938 | #472 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,381 of 4,622 | #199 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.7% | #2,915 of 4,628 | #398 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #13 of 4,789 | #6 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.5% | #487 of 1,307 | #49 of 148 |
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
498
+82 (+20%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 630
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 498 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 100% (498) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 30 | 18.8:1 | 99% (560) |
| 2022-23 | 503 | 27.9 | 18.0:1 | 99% (499) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 96% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 29.8 | 14.2:1 | 91% (386) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 31 | 17.8:1 | 90% (495) |
| 2010-11 | 1,011 | 56 | 18.1:1 | 61% (617) |
| 2000-01 | 790 | 31 | 25.5:1 | 85% (670) |
| 1990-91 | 630 | 33 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mitchell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (424 to 498); teachers up 21% (29.8 to 36).
About Mitchell Elementary School
Located in HOUSTON, Texas, Mitchell Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 498 students.
Mitchell Elementary School falls under HOUSTON ISD, which has 273 schools enrolling 176,727 students.
Hispanic students account for 72% of enrollment at Mitchell Elementary School. Other students are 21% Black, 3% White, and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 44% Hispanic share among all Harris County residents. By the diversity index, Mitchell Elementary School comes in at 43%.
The school has about 13.8 students per teacher and 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Harris County.
The allk12 Grade for Mitchell Elementary School is B. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Mitchell Elementary School is 5.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 36.1%. Predicted: 31.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in Harris County, median household income is about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
Deanda Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Mitchell Elementary School is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Mitchell Elementary School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment was 416 in 2020-21 and 498 in 2024-25, a rise of 82 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.4:1 to 13.8:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
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- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
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Other Mitchell Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 17 states are named Mitchell Elementary. Mitchell Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 23.
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 787 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolBRYAN, TX · 426 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolBridgewater, MA · 931 students
- MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 698 students
- Mitchell ElementaryMilwaukee, WI · 597 students
Nearby schools
- Deanda Elementary School1.2 mi · 670
- Laura Welch Bush Elementary School1.6 mi · 555
- Barbara Cockrell Elementary School1.8 mi · 741
- Dobie High School1.9 mi · 3,692
- Moore Elementary School2.0 mi · 356
- Jessup Elementary School2.1 mi · 326
Frequently asked questions
About Mitchell Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mitchell Elementary School?
Mitchell Elementary School enrolls approximately 498 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mitchell Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mitchell Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Mitchell Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 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 3% White, 72% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Mitchell Elementary School in?
Mitchell Elementary School is part of HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.