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Mitchell Elementary

Q: Is Mitchell Elementary a good school?

Mitchell Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.2% of South Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Mitchell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 188 students attended Mitchell Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mitchell Elementary?

Students at Mitchell Elementary are 89% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% White, 3% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Mitchell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mitchell Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Simmons Pinckney Middle High : Burke High

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

640^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Mitchell Elementary is a small public school in downtown Charleston, SC, serving 188 students in grades PK-5 within the Charleston 01 district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Mitchell Elementary is currently ranked 628th out of 649 South Carolina elementary schools, placing it in the bottom 3rd percentile with a zero-star rating. Academic proficiency is critically low across nearly every subject and grade level. For example, 4th-grade math proficiency sits at just 12.6%, compared to the district average of 60.6% and the state average of 52.3%. Even 3rd-grade ELA, the school's relative strength, is at 28.5% proficiency versus the district's 68-69%. The school's performance is also notably weaker than nearby schools serving similar student populations. Charleston Progressive, just 0.68 miles away, achieves 68.9% proficiency in 3rd-grade ELA and holds a 3-star rating, while Memminger Elementary (1.18 miles) reaches 53% in the same subject. Even Sanders-Clyde Elementary, the lowest-performing nearby school, outperforms Mitchell in most subjects despite having much higher chronic absenteeism (43.8% vs. Mitchell's 23.2%).

What makes Mitchell's situation particularly striking is the "resource paradox." The school spends $36,173 per student—more than double what top-performing schools like Orange Grove Charter School ($14,448) and Stiles Point Elementary ($17,245) spend—and maintains an excellent 7.8:1 student-teacher ratio. Yet these investments have not translated into academic gains. There is one bright spot: 5th-grade students scored 45% in ELA and 40% in math, notably higher than earlier grades, suggesting a strong teaching team at that level. However, this remains 20-25 points below district averages. The school has not earned more than one star since 2017-2018, and its ranking has declined from the 24th percentile that year to the 3rd percentile today. For parents, this indicates that while Mitchell offers small classes and significant funding, the instructional model is not producing the learning outcomes seen at comparable schools nearby.

188

Students ?

7.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,173

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2 Perry Street
Charleston, SC 29403

(843) 724-7261

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend Mitchell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Simmons Pinckney Middle
High:	Burke High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.8%

Two or more races:

5.3%

White:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (27% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg65%

South Carolina avg58%

640^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd of 46Elementary Schools in the Charleston 01

22^nd of 75Charleston 01 among South Carolina 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	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	640 of 661	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	621 of 639	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	620 of 643	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	600 of 644	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	566 of 625	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	579 of 622	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	622 of 643	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	477 of 624	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.3	456 of 639	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.8	492 of 619	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.1	506 of 638	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.4	425 of 630	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	23.3	510 of 599	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.6	515 of 594	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.3	514 of 597	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.0	526 of 589	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.5	542 of 580	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.4	534 of 577	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.3	527 of 566	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	23.1	473 of 559	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.9	445 of 557	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.3	508 of 550	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.8	528 of 542	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	374 of 384	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	331 of 380	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	330 of 369	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	349 of 394	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	315 of 393	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	258 of 350	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	382 of 421	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	48.7	199 of 412	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	6.5	558 of 573	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	3.9	631 of 634	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	583 of 612	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	574 of 602	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	566 of 608	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	537 of 600	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	525 of 580	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	578 of 600	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	414 of 588	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	8.8	550 of 579	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	471 of 561	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	554 of 590	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	457 of 571	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2022)5th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2022)3rd percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts32%-33 vs state

Mathematics26%-27 vs state

Science19%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (2026)		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 (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Mitchell Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2 Perry Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 724-7261	188	24	7.8	100.0%	6 (3.2%)	167 (88.8%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	8.7	640^th of 661 public elementary schools	3.2%		7.3	621^st of 639 public elementary schools	2.8%	19	28.5	25.1	45.0				33.4	12.6	40.0				18.7		$36,173	$8,691	$2,278	$10,969	$18,813	$6,391	$25,204
James Simons Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	741 King Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 724-7763	392	28	14.2	100.0%	219 (55.9%)	111 (28.3%)	34 (8.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.4%)	62.9	239^th of 661 public elementary schools	63.8%		63.7	234^th of 639 public elementary schools	63.4%	5	81.1	61.1	70.0	90.9			62.1	30.6	60.0	50.0			41.6	81.8	$26,187	$3,838	$1,653	$5,491	$17,053	$3,643	$20,696
Charleston Development Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	233 Line Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 722-2689	151	15	10.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	151 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.2	428^th of 661 public elementary schools	35.2%					(n/a)				57.7		65.0				15.3		15.0		42.3
Charleston Progressive	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	382 Meeting Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 720-2967	184	21	8.5	100.0%	2 (1.1%)	173 (94.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	54.3	284^th of 661 public elementary schools	57.0%		44.8	342^nd of 639 public elementary schools	46.5%	58	68.9	70.0	58.8				62.0	45.0	38.2				65.0		$36,481	$7,724	$2,465	$10,188	$20,136	$6,156	$26,292
Sanders-Clyde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Morrison Drive	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 724-7783	369	40	9.2	100.0%	9 (2.4%)	326 (88.3%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.7%)	25.2	495^th of 661 public elementary schools	25.1%		26	479^th of 639 public elementary schools	25.0%	16	46.0	52.3	46.2				50.0	34.1	30.8				43.2		$39,483	$8,228	$3,738	$11,966	$22,862	$4,655	$27,517
Memminger Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	20 Beaufain Street	Charleston	29401	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 724-7778	438	37	11.8	100.0%	221 (50.5%)	176 (40.2%)	11 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	33.3	436^th of 661 public elementary schools	34.0%		30.2	449^th of 639 public elementary schools	29.7%	13	53.0	55.5	37.1				53.0	47.2	31.5				52.8		$26,342	$4,773	$1,844	$6,616	$15,297	$4,429	$19,726
St. Andrew's School of Math and Science	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	30 Chadwick Drive	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 763-1503	769	52	14.8	41.7%	450 (58.5%)	166 (21.6%)	82 (10.7%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.0%)	82.6	104^th of 661 public elementary schools	84.3%		86.3	75^th of 639 public elementary schools	88.3%	29	81.6	76.5	66.1				83.2	67.2	61.7				73.1		$18,113	$3,633	$1,283	$4,916	$10,805	$2,392	$13,197
Harbor View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1576 Harbor View Road	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 762-2749	621	42	14.6	36.9%	483 (77.8%)	71 (11.4%)	29 (4.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.5%)	90.4	47^th of 661 public elementary schools	92.9%		91.1	41^st of 639 public elementary schools	93.6%	6	78.3	82.8	87.5				76.6	73.1	75.0				80.7		$16,949	$2,536	$1,313	$3,849	$10,363	$2,737	$13,100
Orange Grove Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1225 Orange Branch Road	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 763-1520	1,170	75	15.5	21.9%	948 (81.0%)	95 (8.1%)	49 (4.2%)	24 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.5%)	96.3	15^th of 661 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.6	11^th of 639 public elementary schools	98.3%	4	86.5	94.0	91.1	87.3	80.5	94.0	86.4	85.2	88.9	82.6	79.4	86.2	74.0	81.0	$14,448	$1,546	$1,080	$2,625	$10,296	$1,527	$11,823
Stiles Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	883-A Mikell Drive	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 762-2767	866	51	17.1	15.4%	772 (89.1%)	34 (3.9%)	19 (2.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.0%)	97.4	5^th of 661 public elementary schools	99.2%		96.2	15^th of 639 public elementary schools	97.7%	10	94.5	90.0	93.1				93.6	86.7	86.2				85.4		$17,245	$3,274	$1,316	$4,590	$10,588	$2,066	$12,654

Frequently Asked Questions about Mitchell Elementary

Is Mitchell Elementary a good school?

Mitchell Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.2% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mitchell Elementary?

Students at Mitchell Elementary are 89% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% White, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Mitchell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mitchell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Simmons Pinckney Middle
High : Burke High

How many students attend Mitchell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 188 students attended Mitchell Elementary.

What district is Mitchell Elementary in?

Charleston 01

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