Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUDAHY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550306000338
Mitchell Elementary
5950 S Illinois Ave, Cudahy, WI 53110 · (414) 294-7100 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
267 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 44 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 13% larger than its 6th grade class (47).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 54% · 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
Based on grade levels within Cudahy School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
39.9%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.1% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 49.2% | 37.4% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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
Mitchell Elementary's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Elementary this school | 403 | 66.3% | 47.4% |
| Wilson Elementary West Allis | 365 | 65.8% | 33.3% |
| Rawson Elementary South Milwaukee | 371 | 61.5% | 39.1% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Kenosha | 491 | 61.5% | 59.5% |
| Lincoln Elementary Cudahy | 312 | 63.8% | 47.6% |
| Grewenow Elementary Kenosha | 310 | 68.4% | 44.7% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #660 of 982 | #51 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #738 of 992 ▲ 30 | #59 of 174 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #508 of 992 ▲ 101 | #48 of 174 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #338 of 1,157 | #61 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #551 of 901 | #46 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #168 of 901 | #45 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.3% | #213 of 1,064 | #108 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +76.0% | #8 of 240 | #1 of 33 |
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
403
+168 (+71%) vs 2020
+53% since 1990-91, when it was 264
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 403 | 29.2 | 13.8:1 | 66% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 29.9 | 13.8:1 | 64% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 32.1 | 12.2:1 | 70% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 235 | 20 | 11.8:1 | 95% (224) |
| 2017-18 | 229 | 18.6 | 12.3:1 | 51% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 255 | 18 | 14.2:1 | 55% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 19 | 15.8:1 | 33% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 349 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 32% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 264 | 24 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mitchell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 76% (229 to 403); teachers up 57% (18.6 to 29.2).
About Mitchell Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Cudahy, Wisconsin, Mitchell Elementary is part of Cudahy School District. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 403 students. The average among elementary schools in Wisconsin is roughly 323 students; this school is 25% larger than that.
Besides Mitchell Elementary, Cudahy School District runs 5 other schools. The district enrolls 1,985 students.
At Mitchell Elementary, White students make up 50% of the student body. The school is also 30% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, Milwaukee County is about 51% White. Mitchell Elementary's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.8:1, with 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. About 66% of students, or 267, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Mitchell Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools: 47.4% actual against 37.0% predicted.
Among Milwaukee County residents, the median household income is $64,435, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Besides Mitchell Elementary, Milwaukee County has 283 other public schools.
The closest public school to Mitchell Elementary is Cudahy Middle, about 0.6 miles away. Mitchell Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 47.4% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
Mitchell Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school's enrollment figures are 235 for 2020-21 and 403 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.8:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Milwaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
926,331
Census ACS
Median income
$64,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
284
122,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cudahy School District
- Cudahy HighHigh · 644 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 312 students
- Cudahy MiddleMiddle · 247 students
- Kosciuszko ElementaryElementary · 208 students
- Jones ElementaryElementary · 171 students
Other schools in Cudahy
- Cudahy HighHigh · 644 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 312 students
- Cudahy MiddleMiddle · 247 students
- Kosciuszko ElementaryElementary · 208 students
- Jones ElementaryElementary · 171 students
Other Mitchell Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 17 states are named Mitchell Elementary. Mitchell Elementary is the 12th largest of the 23.
- Mitchell ElementaryMilwaukee, WI · 597 students
- Mitchell ElementaryWest Allis, WI · 267 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolBridgewater, MA · 931 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 787 students
- MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 698 students
Nearby schools
- Cudahy Middle0.6 mi · 247
- Jones Elementary1.0 mi · 171
- South Milwaukee High1.0 mi · 920
- South Milwaukee Middle1.1 mi · 610
- Kosciuszko Elementary1.2 mi · 208
- Rawson Elementary1.4 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About Mitchell ElementaryHow large is Mitchell Elementary?
Mitchell Elementary enrolls approximately 403 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Mitchell Elementary serve?
Mitchell Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Mitchell Elementary have?
Mitchell Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mitchell Elementary?
At Mitchell Elementary, the student body is approximately 50% White, 30% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Mitchell Elementary public or private?
Mitchell Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cudahy School District.
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