Is Mitchell Elementary School a good school?

Mitchell Elementary School ranks 564 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mitchell Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 388 students attended Mitchell Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Mitchell Elementary School?

Students at Mitchell Elementary School are 53% White, 33% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Mitchell Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mitchell Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Wells Community Academy High School

Mitchell Elementary School

Summary:

Mitchell Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 384 students in grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. Despite the district's overall low performance, Mitchell Elementary consistently maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking in the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools.

Mitchell Elementary School significantly outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, 53.2% of Mitchell students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In math, 45.3% of Mitchell students were proficient or better, compared to 18.3% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school also has strong performance across diverse student subgroups, with its African American, Hispanic, special education, and low socioeconomic status students all ranking in the top 30% or higher of Illinois elementary schools.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Columbus Elementary School, which is just 0.54 miles away, Mitchell Elementary stands out as a high-performing outlier, with significantly higher academic proficiency rates and a higher SchoolDigger rating. While Mitchell Elementary is a consistently high-performing school, there are still areas for potential improvement, such as reducing chronic absenteeism rates and further enhancing the performance of specific student subgroups.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

2233 W Ohio St
Chicago, IL 60612-1519

(773) 534-7655

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
564^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,966

Students who attend Mitchell Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Wells Community Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.1

Number of students: 388

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.1%

Hispanic:

32.7%

African American:

7.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 27.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mitchell Elementary School ranks better than 72.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 54^th among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.26. (See more...)

Compare Details Mitchell Elementary School ranks better than 87.3% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.96. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (53.1%), Hispanic (32.7%), African American (7.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 27.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mitchell Elementary School is 13.1, which is the 207^th best among 452 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mitchell Elementary School is $18,966. 321 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mitchell Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mitchell Elementary School 564^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Mitchell Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Mitchell Elementary School 173^rd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Mitchell Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mitchell Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Mitchell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	4.88	1886^th	2020	6.6%
2004	12.76	1792^nd	2030	11.7%
2005	31.48	1553^rd	2022	23.2%
2006	41.23	1483^rd	2086	28.9%
2007	36.34	1570^th	2095	25.1%
2008	33.56	1563^rd	2092	25.3%
2009	50.08	1275^th	2120	39.9%
2010	57.46	1113^th	2139	48.0%
2011	50.12	1290^th	2147	39.9%
2012	61.18	1017^th	2166	53.0%
2013	53.14	1105^th	2167	49.0%
2014	56.47	953^rd	2093	54.5%
2015	67.19	577^th	2052	71.9%
2016	77.96	407^th	2046	80.1%
2017	83.93	280^th	2044	86.3%
2018	81.74	318^th	2037	84.4%
2019	72.71	506^th	2086	75.7%
2021	76.25	399^th	1948	79.5%
2022	79.51	390^th	2082	81.3%
2023	73.13	495^th	2077	76.2%
2024	69.26	564^th	2067	72.7%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Mitchell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	66.65	134^th	718	81.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Mitchell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	74.61	169^th	1194	85.8%
2022	72.52	174^th	1113	84.4%
2023	69.83	240^th	1156	79.2%
2024	60.95	345^th	1195	71.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Mitchell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	84.62	117^th	1765	93.4%
2019	63.32	498^th	1816	72.6%
2021	79.94	128^th	1514	91.5%
2022	83.36	124^th	1763	93.0%
2023	50.95	794^th	1808	56.1%
2024	52.44	742^nd	1793	58.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Mitchell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.51	340^th	1964	82.7%
2019	71.67	505^th	2019	75.0%
2021	81.16	245^th	1680	85.4%
2022	85.38	242^nd	1970	87.7%
2023	67.73	544^th	1957	72.2%
2024	68.42	539^th	1942	72.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Mitchell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	80.41	332^nd	1972	83.2%
2019	67.58	578^th	2019	71.4%
2021	65.54	482^nd	1707	71.8%
2022	80.15	333^rd	1977	83.2%
2023	73.07	455^th	1984	77.1%
2024	62.57	627^th	1959	68.0%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Mitchell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	85.07	43^rd	711	94.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Mitchell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.51	89^th	938	90.5%
2019	68.13	206^th	955	78.4%
2021	78.00	69^th	742	90.7%
2022	81.63	108^th	954	88.7%
2023	60.70	281^st	970	71.0%
2024	55.21	328^th	959	65.8%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Mitchell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	86.71	115^th	1463	92.1%
2019	82.29	173^rd	1462	88.2%
2021	72.65	274^th	1308	79.1%
2022	88.76	88^th	1425	93.8%
2023	81.39	198^th	1419	86.0%
2024	71.38	344^th	1392	75.3%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Mitchell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	20.20	941^st	1185	20.6%
2004	19.11	968^th	1204	19.6%
2005	21.08	962^nd	1209	20.4%
2006	51.42	724^th	1272	43.1%
2007	62.13	567^th	1287	55.9%
2008	64.94	524^th	1293	59.5%
2009	46.15	831^st	1318	36.9%
2010	52.12	751^st	1327	43.4%
2011	47.15	809^th	1344	39.8%
2012	54.34	721^st	1365	47.2%
2013	46.13	758^th	1367	44.6%
2014	65.44	434^th	1322	67.2%
2015	67.60	327^th	1302	74.9%
2016	71.79	293^rd	1294	77.4%
2017	66.26	366^th	1293	71.7%
2018	73.97	274^th	1293	78.8%
2019	80.20	226^th	1356	83.3%
2021	76.19	235^th	1241	81.1%
2022	70.33	333^rd	1369	75.7%
2023	85.71	162^nd	1367	88.1%
2024	84.96	173^rd	1363	87.3%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Mitchell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	90.63	28^th	781	96.4%
2023	90.03	53^rd	805	93.4%
2024	93.15	41^st	802	94.9%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Mitchell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.89	134^th	1161	88.5%
2019	81.37	128^th	1217	89.5%
2021	67.06	196^th	1019	80.8%
2022	70.59	224^th	1221	81.7%
2023	72.36	210^th	1234	83.0%
2024	79.64	141^st	1219	88.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Mitchell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.41	220^th	1226	82.1%
2019	79.80	217^th	1276	83.0%
2021	81.85	130^th	1017	87.2%
2022	69.53	311^th	1286	75.8%
2023	79.17	212^th	1275	83.4%
2024	71.35	292^nd	1251	76.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Mitchell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	69.50	306^th	1223	75.0%
2019	66.51	359^th	1296	72.3%
2021	60.47	317^th	1048	69.8%
2022	66.74	334^th	1286	74.0%
2023	88.57	105^th	1292	91.9%
2024	91.15	91^st	1264	92.8%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Mitchell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	83.28	48^th	573	91.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Mitchell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.24	139^th	590	76.4%
2019	81.28	68^th	639	89.4%
2021	78.92	58^th	517	88.8%
2022	71.85	118^th	662	82.2%
2023	85.68	52^nd	661	92.1%
2024	77.99	89^th	643	86.2%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Mitchell Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	72.66	199^th	905	78.0%
2021	76.47	139^th	813	82.9%
2023	83.20	114^th	895	87.3%
2024	91.02	48^th	875	94.5%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Mitchell Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	127	20	2	474	1	n/a	n/a	0	624
1989	111	17	1	464	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	593
1990	115	16	n/a	478	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	609
1991	76	5	0	341	0	n/a	n/a	0	422
1992	66	5	0	345	1	n/a	n/a	0	417
1993	64	7	0	310	0	n/a	n/a	0	381
1994	48	6	0	314	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
1995	66	4	0	420	1	n/a	n/a	0	491
1996	66	4	0	420	1	n/a	n/a	0	491
1997	67	9	0	436	0	n/a	n/a	0	512
1998	58	11	0	448	0	n/a	n/a	0	517
1999	70	10	1	419	1	n/a	n/a	0	501
2000	57	10	0	397	2	n/a	n/a	0	466
2001	56	46	1	390	0	n/a	n/a	0	493
2002	43	106	3	360	1	n/a	n/a	0	513
2003	43	106	3	360	1	n/a	n/a	0	513
2004	41	114	3	305	0	n/a	n/a	0	463
2005	25	50	1	258	0	n/a	n/a	0	334
2006	27	22	0	191	0	n/a	n/a	14	254
2007	17	22	1	175	0	n/a	n/a	19	234
2008	19	28	3	179	0	n/a	n/a	13	242
2009	23	49	3	206	1	n/a	n/a	0	282
2010	29	46	2	207	2	n/a	n/a	0	286
2011	38	44	2	229	5	4	3	0	325
2012	56	35	1	237	5	2	8	0	344
2013	66	37	3	220	5	4	5	0	340
2014	84	32	1	228	4	3	9	0	361
2015	87	37	4	214	4	2	9	0	357
2016	104	36	6	210	3	1	12	0	372
2017	129	51	6	199	2	2	9	0	398
2018	145	49	5	193	1	0	7	0	400
2019	147	57	5	194	0	0	17	0	420
2020	151	49	4	175	1	0	15	0	395
2021	140	40	8	166	1	0	16	0	371
2022	161	40	8	156	1	0	13	0	379
2023	185	32	7	144	0	1	15	0	384
2024	206	29	9	127	0	1	16	0	388

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mitchell Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	624	30.0	20.8	n/a
1989	593	27.0	21.9	n/a
1990	609	32.0	19.0	n/a
1991	422	36.0	11.7	n/a
1992	417	32.0	13.0	n/a
1993	381	33.0	11.5	n/a
1994	368	29.0	12.7	n/a
1995	491	32.0	15.3	n/a
1996	491	32.0	15.3	n/a
1997	512	32.0	16.0	n/a
1998	517	32.0	16.2	n/a
1999	501	32.0	15.7	n/a
2000	466	27.0	17.3	n/a
2001	493	26.0	19.0	n/a
2002	513	27.0	19.0	59.1
2003	513	27.0	19.0	59.1
2004	463	27.1	17.1	88.3
2005	334	20.0	16.7	96.4
2006	254	19.0	13.4	97.9
2007	234	15.0	15.6	107
2008	242	14.0	17.3	99.1
2009	282	17.0	16.6	98.6
2010	286	19.0	15.0	95.1
2011	325	16.0	20.3	83.4
2012	344	17.0	20.2	79.4
2013	340	23.7	14.3	77.9
2014	361	19.5	18.5	69.5
2015	357	20.0	17.8	69.2
2016	372	20.0	18.6	59.4
2017	398	20.8	19.0	56.5
2018	400	23.5	17.0	52
2019	420	24.5	17.1	45.2
2020	395	26.0	15.1	38.2
2021	371	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	379	30.0	12.6	37.5
2023	384	28.0	13.7	33.6
2024	388	29.5	13.1	27.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mitchell Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	624	30.0	20.8	n/a
1989	593	27.0	21.9	n/a
1990	609	32.0	19.0	n/a
1991	422	36.0	11.7	n/a
1992	417	32.0	13.0	n/a
1993	381	33.0	11.5	n/a
1994	368	29.0	12.7	n/a
1995	491	32.0	15.3	n/a
1996	491	32.0	15.3	n/a
1997	512	32.0	16.0	n/a
1998	517	32.0	16.2	n/a
1999	501	32.0	15.7	n/a
2000	466	27.0	17.3	n/a
2001	493	26.0	19.0	n/a
2002	513	27.0	19.0	59.1
2003	513	27.0	19.0	59.1
2004	463	27.1	17.1	88.3
2005	334	20.0	16.7	96.4
2006	254	19.0	13.4	97.9
2007	234	15.0	15.6	107
2008	242	14.0	17.3	99.1
2009	282	17.0	16.6	98.6
2010	286	19.0	15.0	95.1
2011	325	16.0	20.3	83.4
2012	344	17.0	20.2	79.4
2013	340	23.7	14.3	77.9
2014	361	19.5	18.5	69.5
2015	357	20.0	17.8	69.2
2016	372	20.0	18.6	59.4
2017	398	20.8	19.0	56.5
2018	400	23.5	17.0	52
2019	420	24.5	17.1	45.2
2020	395	26.0	15.1	38.2
2021	371	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	379	30.0	12.6	37.5
2023	384	28.0	13.7	33.6
2024	388	29.5	13.1	27.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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