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Mitchell Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 3521 Jewel Dr, Ames, Story County, 50010

290
Pupils
12.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Mitchell Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ames, Story County. The school has 290 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Justin Jeffs. It is part of the Ames Comm School District school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Justin Jeffs
School district
Ames Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Mitchell Elementary School enrolls 290 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 24.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.

Male students
165 (57%)
Female students
125 (43%)
Teachers (FTE)
24.0
Student-teacher ratio
12.1:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 18% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White17159%
Black or African American5318%
Hispanic or Latino3311%
Two or more races237.9%
Asian103.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

134 of the school's 290 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 114 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades Kโ€“5Title I

Mitchell Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-40, state senate district 23, state house district 45.

School district: Ames Comm School District

Mitchell Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Ames Comm School District, based in Ames, Iowa. The district serves 4,728 students district-wide and employs 340 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 290 students, Mitchell Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 591 students per school.

4,728
District students
8
Schools
340
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

67%
Reading proficient
72%
Math proficient
12%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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