📍 400 Willow Ln, La Plata, Charles County, 20646
Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in La Plata, Charles County. The school has 637 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charles County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School enrolls 637 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 19% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 361 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 122 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 77 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 9.7% |
| Asian | 13 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
202 of the school's 637 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 184 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-50, state senate district 28, state house district 28.
Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School is one of 39 schools in Charles County Public Schools, based in La Plata, Maryland. The district serves 28,162 students district-wide and employs 1,801 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 637 students, Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School is close to the district average of about 722 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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