📍 5500 Kingsessing Ave, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19143
Mitchell El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 337 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mitchell El Sch enrolls 337 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 312 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
337 of the school's 337 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 337 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mitchell El Sch is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 PA-50, state senate district 8, state house district 191.
Mitchell El Sch is one of 219 schools in Philadelphia City SD, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The district serves 120,057 students district-wide and employs 8,143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 337 students, Mitchell El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large