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Mitchell Elementary School
5500 Kingsessing Ave Philadelphia PA, 19143, Philadelphia County Phone: 215-727-2160 Ranking:  (2,150 out of 2,311, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Philadelphia City School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 37 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 29 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 668 | 572 | 565 | 558 | 543 | 556 | 538 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 14 | 2.1% | 39 | 6.8% | 39 | 6.9% | 36 | 6.5% | 37 | 6.8% | 36 | 6.5% | 37 | 6.9% |
| Kindergarten: | 115 | 17.2% | 95 | 16.6% | 99 | 17.5% | 103 | 18.5% | 74 | 13.6% | 84 | 15.1% | 70 | 13.0% |
| Grade 1: | 134 | 20.1% | 99 | 17.3% | 113 | 20.0% | 88 | 15.8% | 100 | 18.4% | 91 | 16.4% | 96 | 17.8% |
| Grade 2: | 86 | 12.9% | 98 | 17.1% | 77 | 13.6% | 90 | 16.1% | 91 | 16.8% | 91 | 16.4% | 73 | 13.6% |
| Grade 3: | 83 | 12.4% | 80 | 14.0% | 82 | 14.5% | 84 | 15.1% | 91 | 16.8% | 74 | 13.3% | 86 | 16.0% |
| Grade 4: | 78 | 11.7% | 83 | 14.5% | 80 | 14.2% | 85 | 15.2% | 78 | 14.4% | 84 | 15.1% | 95 | 17.7% |
| Grade 5: | 94 | 14.1% | 78 | 13.6% | 75 | 13.3% | 72 | 12.9% | 72 | 13.3% | 96 | 17.3% | 81 | 15.1% |
| Grade 6: | 64 | 9.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 334 | 50.0% | 276 | 48.3% | 282 | 49.9% | 272 | 48.7% | 259 | 47.7% | 257 | 46.2% | 259 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 334 | 50.0% | 296 | 51.7% | 283 | 50.1% | 286 | 51.3% | 272 | 50.1% | 287 | 51.6% | 273 | 50.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 621 | 93.0% | 537 | 93.9% | 534 | 94.5% | 541 | 97.0% | 533 | 98.2% | 540 | 97.1% | 526 | 97.8% |
| White: | 13 | 1.9% | 11 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 27 | 4.0% | 20 | 3.5% | 13 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 654 | 97.9% | 533 | 93.2% | 526 | 93.1% | 522 | 93.5% | 506 | 93.2% | 481 | 86.5% | 454 | 84.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 28 | 5.0% | 26 | 4.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.05 | 19.07 | 19.48 | 18.00 | 15.08 | 19.20 | 17.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 52% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 59% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 49.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 37% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 54% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 44.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 55.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 41.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 49% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 44.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 52.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 52.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 56.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 45.1% | 73.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.8% | 31.9% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 36.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.9% | 40% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 40.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 45.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 34.5% | 65% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 25.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 28.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 32.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 35% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 39.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.3% | 31.6% | 64.2% |
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* Mitchell Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.