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Mitchell Elementary School

Public Grades 3-4

1705^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Mitchell Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-4 in Granite City, Illinois, part of the Granite City CUSD 9 district. With 397 students, Mitchell Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 44.8% to 50.9% in recent years, well above the state average and nearby schools like Prather Elementary (25.4%), Frohardt Elementary (25.4%), and Wilson Elementary (25.4%). Academically, only 26.3% of Mitchell students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.1% statewide, and only 21.5% were proficient or better in Math, compared to 38.5% statewide.

Mitchell Elementary also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with the school's rankings for African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as English Language Learners and students with disabilities, all in the bottom 30-40% of Illinois elementary schools. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 57.62% to 68.6% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools.

413

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,660

Per pupil spending ?

70.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

316 E Chain of Rocks Rd
Granite City, IL 62040-2721

(618) 931-0057

District: Granite City CUSD 9

Students who attend Mitchell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Coolidge Junior High School
High:	Granite City High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

Hispanic:

18.9%

African American:

15.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2014 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (24% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (51% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg19%

Illinois avg46%

1,705^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Granite City CUSD 9

784^th of 811Granite City CUSD 9 among Illinois 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1705 of 2056	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1621 of 2067	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1763 of 2077	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	1800 of 2082	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1799 of 2086	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1617 of 2037	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.4	1565 of 2044	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.7	1899 of 2046	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.1	1873 of 2052	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	23.8	1680 of 2093	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.1	1567 of 2167	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.4	1543 of 2166	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.5	1382 of 2147	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.2	1288 of 2139	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.3	1333 of 2120	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.4	1313 of 2092	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.9	1474 of 2095	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.5	1516 of 2086	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	50.9	1214 of 2022	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.1	1545 of 2030	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	42.9	1345 of 2020	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	564 of 688	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	546 of 655	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	625 of 692	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	650 of 684	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	646 of 711	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	549 of 698	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	671 of 1049	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	494 of 886	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	637 of 907	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	728 of 788	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	798 of 826	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	769 of 788	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	768 of 768	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	1531 of 1942	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1484 of 1942	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1631 of 1957	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1664 of 1970	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	1639 of 2019	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1446 of 1964	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	883 of 982	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	852 of 959	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	891 of 970	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	844 of 954	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	594 of 955	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	464 of 938	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	35.9	22 of 30	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1468 of 1800	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1314 of 1793	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1485 of 1808	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1567 of 1763	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1632 of 1816	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1502 of 1765	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	1695 of 1947	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1552 of 1959	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1668 of 1984	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1761 of 1977	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1783 of 2019	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1723 of 1972	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	94 of 120	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	66 of 93	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	76 of 95	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	1015 of 1292	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	860 of 1195	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	938 of 1156	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	824 of 1113	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	995 of 1194	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	505 of 763	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1345 of 1389	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1307 of 1392	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1377 of 1419	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1404 of 1425	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	1421 of 1462	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1387 of 1463	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)36th percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2023)27th percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

African American (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-27 vs state

Mathematics22%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mitchell Elementary School	Public	3-4	316 E Chain of Rocks Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 931-0057	413	28	14.7	70.5%	234 (56.7%)	64 (15.5%)	78 (18.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	18.5	1705^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.1%		22.1	1621^st of 2067 public elementary schools	21.6%	84		18.9	33.9		26.3	18.4	24.7		21.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8			$16,660	$2,014	$14,647
Maryville Elementary School	Public	1-2	4651 Maryville Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 931-2044	395	25	15.8	74.7%	207 (52.4%)	77 (19.5%)	68 (17.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.6%)								(n/a)										96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.4	96.1	96.1			$16,322	$1,684	$14,638
Frohardt Elementary School	Public	3-4	2040 Johnson Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 451-5821	452	28	16.1	73.9%	242 (53.5%)	103 (22.8%)	73 (16.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	16.7	1747^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.0%		20.4	1670^th of 2067 public elementary schools	19.2%	77		29.7	19.2		24.7	25.3	16.4		21.0	99.5	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.5	99.3	99.5			$15,227	$2,040	$13,187
Wilson Elementary School	Public	1-2	2400 Wilson Ave	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 451-5817	448	30	14.9	77.5%	194 (43.3%)	125 (27.9%)	74 (16.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.8%)								(n/a)										96.8	96.6	96.6	96.6	97.0	96.3	96.8			$16,212	$2,752	$13,460
South Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	414 Indiana Ave	South Roxana	62087	Madison County	Roxana CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 254-7591	450	31	14.7	59.3%	348 (77.3%)	28 (6.2%)	20 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (11.3%)								(n/a)										99.6	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.6	99.3	99.1	21.2		$16,885	$1,172	$15,713
Hartford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 W 2nd St	Hartford	62048	Madison County	Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 254-9814	172	12	14.1	72.7%	136 (79.1%)	9 (5.2%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.0%)	32.5	1372^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	33.3%		37.1	1219^th of 2067 public elementary schools	41.0%	153	33.3	29.4	38.5	66.7	42.9	29.4	7.7	16.7	19.0	94.3	94.9	94.9	94.9		96.2	94.3	38.9		$13,054	$1,463	$11,591
Prather Elementary School	Public	PK-K	2450 W 25Th St	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 931-5700	612	37	16.5	60.5%	305 (49.8%)	122 (19.9%)	109 (17.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (11.6%)								(n/a)										89.2	90.9	90.9	90.9	91.5	90.6	89.4	36.0		$16,656	$1,672	$14,984
Glen Carbon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	141 Birger Ave	Glen Carbon	62034	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 692-7460	318	19	16.7	17.0%	250 (78.6%)	19 (6.0%)	20 (6.3%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)								(n/a)										97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	7.9	97.0	97.3	7.9		$14,136	$339	$13,798
Bernard Long Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 Farrish St	Madison	62060	Madison County	Madison CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 877-1712	337	30	11.2	98.2%	11 (3.3%)	309 (91.7%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.8	2006^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.4%		12.2	1969^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.7%	37	9.3	11.1	11.5	16.3	12.9	20.0	5.8	4.5	9.9	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	12.0		$21,877	$5,744	$16,133
Venice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	544 Niedringhaus Ave	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Venice CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 274-7953	62	11	5.6	98.4%	1 (1.6%)	59 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)								(n/a)					25.8				3.2	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	12.9	18.8	$31,812	$1,197	$30,615

Frequently Asked Questions about Mitchell Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Mitchell Elementary School?

Students at Mitchell Elementary School are 57% White, 19% Hispanic, 15% African American, 8% Two or more races.

Is Mitchell Elementary School a good school?

Mitchell Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Mitchell Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Coolidge Junior High School
High : Granite City High School

How many students attend Mitchell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Mitchell Elementary School.

What district is Mitchell Elementary School in?

Granite City CUSD 9

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