Elementary Schools in Mitchell Community Schools

Summary:

The Mitchell Community Schools district in Indiana is home to two elementary schools: Hatfield Elementary School and Burris Elementary School. While both schools serve similar student populations, Burris Elementary stands out as the higher-performing school in the district.

Burris Elementary consistently outperforms the Mitchell Community Schools district and the state of Indiana in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Burris Elementary had 37.96% of students proficient or better in ILEARN/Math for all grades, compared to 27.27% for the district. Additionally, Burris Elementary has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 722nd out of 1,020 Indiana elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 707th out of 1,016 in 2022-2023, with a rating of 2 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars.

While both schools have similar student-teacher ratios and district rankings, Hatfield Elementary has a higher enrollment of 183 students compared to Burris Elementary's 140 students. Additionally, both schools face challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. The schools also serve populations with significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 57.38% at Hatfield Elementary to 67.14% at Burris Elementary.

District Detail

441 N 8th St
Mitchell, IN 47446

(812) 849-4481

SchoolDigger Rank:
274^th of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,476

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burris Elementary School	Public	3-5	1755 Hancock Ave	Mitchell	47446	Lawrence County	Mitchell Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 849-2509	320	23	13.7	64.4%	307 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	37.3	648^th of 1005 public elementary schools	35.5%		36.7	663^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	34.4%	15	29.1	32.3	28.7	29.9	50.4	33.3	28.7	38.0	40.4	40.4	27.8	$32,630	$1,980	$30,650
Hatfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1081 Teke Burton Dr	Mitchell	47446	Lawrence County	Mitchell Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 849-3834	396	31	12.6	58.8%	368 (92.9%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)								(n/a)												$31,546	$3,168	$28,377

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Orleans Community Schools	5.28 mi	2	256^th
North Lawrence Com Schools	7.25 mi	10	192^nd
Lawrence County Independent Schools	10.33 mi	1	282^nd
Paoli Community School Corp	12.93 mi	2	215^th
South Central Area Special Educational	13.22 mi	1

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

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