Mitchell Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Mitchell Elementary School serves 498 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 2562nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 36 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364002537 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Houston ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 498 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 31% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Mitchell Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 178 elementary schools in Houston ISD, Mitchell Elementary School is the 82nd largest, with 0.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.1 miles away and have a median of 613 students, so Mitchell Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 114 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 53, against an average of 71 per grade. This year grade 5 has 23% fewer students than kindergarten (56 against 73). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 114 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 72.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (61.7%). Black students are next, at 21.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.3% across Houston ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Mitchell Elementary School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 498 students would have about 33.6 teachers, so Mitchell Elementary School has 2.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Deanda Elementary School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. There are 43 elementary schools within 5 miles and 149 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 72.5% |
| Black | 21.5% |
| White | 2.6% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
48% of students are girls and 52% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 114 |
| Kindergarten | 73 |
| Grade 1 | 66 |
| Grade 2 | 53 |
| Grade 3 | 75 |
| Grade 4 | 61 |
| Grade 5 | 56 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8050 Springtime Ln, Houston, TX 77075
Phone: (713)991-8190
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mitchell Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deanda Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.2 mi | 670 | 18.1 | 92.2% |
| Laura Welch Bush Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.6 mi | 555 | 13.2 | 67.9% |
| Barbara Cockrell Elementary School | Pearland ISD | 1.8 mi | 741 | 15.6 | 43.2% |
| Moore Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 2.0 mi | 356 | 10.8 | 67.4% |
| Jessup Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 2.1 mi | 326 | 9.9 | 96.6% |
| Atkinson Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 2.2 mi | 454 | 11.6 | 81.7% |
| Beta Academy | Beta Academy | 2.4 mi | 1,032 | 22.8 | 74% |
| Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 2.4 mi | 736 | 14.9 | 87.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.