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Enrollment
597
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001219
Mitchell Elementary
1728 S 23rd St, Milwaukee, WI 53204 · (414) 902-8100 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
563 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 42%
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 | 52 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (82).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
6.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
7.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 6 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 6.4% | 7.8% |
| 2023-24 | 8.3% | 7.7% |
% 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
9.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 (9.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Elementary this school | 597 | 94.3% | 9.4% |
| Forest Home Elementary Milwaukee | 559 | 91.8% | 17.0% |
| Longfellow Elementary Milwaukee | 773 | 89.7% | 15.5% |
| Allen-Field Elementary Milwaukee | 451 | 89.4% | 15.1% |
| Lincoln Avenue Elementary Milwaukee | 427 | 92.0% | 18.0% |
| Rogers Street Academy Milwaukee | 570 | 93.0% | 19.5% |
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 | 9.4% | #965 of 982 | #157 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.8% | #965 of 992 ▼ 1 | #152 of 174 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.4% | #985 of 992 ▼ 9 | #168 of 174 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #65 of 1,157 | #18 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #635 of 901 | #56 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.9% | #506 of 901 | #102 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.3% | #27 of 1,064 | #25 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #449 of 664 | #94 of 133 |
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
597
-60 (-9%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 738
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 597 | 41.4 | 14.4:1 | 94% (563) |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 40.2 | 15.3:1 | 92% (562) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 43.3 | 13.6:1 | 92% (539) |
| 2020-21 | 657 | 40 | 16.4:1 | 97% (635) |
| 2017-18 | 663 | 34.4 | 19.3:1 | 89% (593) |
| 2015-16 | 766 | 33 | 23.2:1 | 83% (636) |
| 2010-11 | 730 | 47 | 15.5:1 | 95% (692) |
| 2000-01 | 654 | 42 | 15.6:1 | 69% (451) |
| 1990-91 | 738 | 34 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mitchell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (663 to 597); teachers up 20% (34.4 to 41.4).
About Mitchell Elementary
Mitchell Elementary is a large elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, one of the schools in Milwaukee School District. Total enrollment is 597 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 8. That is 85% bigger than the average of about 323 students for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee School District has 65,835 students in 155 schools, and Mitchell Elementary is one of those schools.
The share of students at Mitchell Elementary who are Hispanic is 80%. The remaining students are 12% Black and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Milwaukee County, the Hispanic share is about 17%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 34, compared with 70 nationally.
Mitchell Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1, with 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 94% at Mitchell Elementary. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Milwaukee County is 64%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Mitchell Elementary, the prediction is 19.8% and the result is 9.4%.
The school's county is Milwaukee County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $64,435 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Milwaukee County number 284, with about 122,496 students.
Rogers Street Academy, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Mitchell Elementary is 6th among 7 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes Mitchell Elementary as City: Large.
Enrollment decreased by 9% across 4 years, from 657 in 2020-21 to 597 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.4:1 to 14.4:1 over the same years.
The discussion board for Mitchell Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Other Mitchell Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 17 states are named Mitchell Elementary. Mitchell Elementary is the 4th largest of the 23.
- Mitchell ElementaryCudahy, WI · 403 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
- Rogers Street Academy0.2 mi · 570
- Forest Home Elementary0.5 mi · 559
- South Accelerated Academy0.6 mi · 57
- ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes0.6 mi · 593
- Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus0.6 mi · 382
- South Division High0.6 mi · 923
Frequently asked questions
About Mitchell ElementaryHow many students attend Mitchell Elementary?
Mitchell Elementary enrolls approximately 597 students in grades PK-08.
Is Mitchell Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mitchell Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Mitchell Elementary have?
Mitchell Elementary employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
How diverse is Mitchell Elementary?
Mitchell Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 80% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Mitchell Elementary?
Mitchell Elementary is overseen by Milwaukee School District in Milwaukee County.
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