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Mitchell Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
505th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools
Better than 18% of Oklahoma elementary schools
Summary

Mitchell Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 382 students in grades PK-5 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which is part of the Tulsa school district. The school consistently performs below the Tulsa and Oklahoma state averages on standardized tests, with only 15% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 16% in Mathematics, compared to 16% and 13% for Tulsa, and 26% and 26% for the state.

Mitchell Elementary also faces significant challenges with very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 32.1% to 40.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the 19% state average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students (over 90%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. Mitchell Elementary ranks in the bottom 20% of Oklahoma elementary schools for Hispanic students and English Language Learners, and in the bottom 30% for low-socioeconomic status students.

When comparing Mitchell Elementary to nearby schools in the Tulsa district, some schools like Lindbergh Elementary, Owen Elementary, and Bell Elementary perform slightly better academically, indicating that there may be opportunities to learn from their practices and strategies. However, other nearby schools, such as Kerr Elementary, Lewis and Clark Elementary, and Celia Clinton Elementary, also face similar challenges, suggesting that the issues at Mitchell Elementary are not unique but rather systemic within the district.

332
Students ?
14.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,310
Per pupil spending ?
88.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 733 North 73rd East Avenue
       Tulsa, OK  74115-4115

(918) 833-8740

District: Tulsa


Students who attend Mitchell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    East Central Middle School
High:    East Central High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
64.8%
White:
14.8%
Two or more races:
10.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2025) from a 8th-percentile low (2015)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (15% vs 27% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% Oklahoma)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school15%
District avg15%
Oklahoma avg27%
505th of 614
Oklahoma public elementary schools ?
Bottom 18%▲ up 10 pts since 2015
From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
14th of 45Elementary Schools in the Tulsa
387th of 452Tulsa among Oklahoma districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202520.2505 of 61417.8%★☆☆☆☆
201616.4443 of 49811.0%★☆☆☆☆
20157.7879 of 9578.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201120.3762 of 8469.9%★☆☆☆☆
201039.2601 of 84528.9%★☆☆☆☆
200937.1608 of 84027.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202533.652 of 8337.3%★★☆☆☆
202121.554 of 586.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202523.590 of 11018.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202530.8355 of 50229.3%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+20 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+12 vs school
Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics16%-10 vs state
English Language Arts I15%-11 vs state
Science13%-17 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Mitchell Elementary School.

Students at Mitchell Elementary School are 65% Hispanic, 15% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Mitchell Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Central Middle School
High : East Central High School

Mitchell Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.8% of Oklahoma elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

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