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Mitchell Elementary

Q: Is Mitchell Elementary a good school?

Mitchell Elementary ranks 640 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

640^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Mitchell Elementary is a public elementary school in Cudahy, Wisconsin, serving 412 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Cudahy School District, which is ranked 377 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mitchell Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, with its performance on the state's standardized test generally below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school performs relatively better for certain subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, where it ranks in the top half or top quarter of Wisconsin schools. Mitchell Elementary also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 30.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 63.59% to 70.23% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Comparing Mitchell Elementary to nearby schools, the nearby Lincoln Elementary and Jones Elementary in the Cudahy School District have similar performance and demographic profiles. However, some nearby schools in the South Milwaukee and Milwaukee school districts, such as Blakewood Elementary and Whittier Elementary, perform better academically and have lower rates of chronic absenteeism, despite serving similar student populations.

403

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,515

Per pupil spending ?

66.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5950 S Illinois Ave
Cudahy, WI 53110-2921

(414) 294-7100

District: Cudahy School District

Students who attend Mitchell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cudahy Middle
High:	Cudahy High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.1%

Hispanic:

30.3%

African American:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cudahy School District

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg45%

Wisconsin avg54%

640^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Cudahy School District

377^th of 426Cudahy School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	640 of 1044	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	772 of 1061	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	843 of 1067	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.9	663 of 1067	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	620 of 1050	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	546 of 1037	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	514 of 1025	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	31.6	813 of 1071	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.7	825 of 1075	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.9	740 of 1076	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.8	829 of 1061	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.5	774 of 1053	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.9	780 of 1045	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.5	870 of 1046	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.1	782 of 1045	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.3	772 of 1030	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.1	687 of 1021	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	67.3	284 of 712	60.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	51 of 255	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	34.2	171 of 249	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	90.9	4 of 222	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	604 of 1001	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	716 of 1011	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	830 of 1010	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	784 of 1017	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	732 of 1004	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.6	432 of 1002	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	456 of 997	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	74 of 322	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	43.0	180 of 331	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	227 of 290	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	234 of 870	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	45.5	511 of 866	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	586 of 871	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	341 of 859	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	223 of 847	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.4	398 of 874	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	280 of 854	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	608 of 1000	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	697 of 1012	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	714 of 1011	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.3	393 of 1017	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	295 of 1003	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	46.3	597 of 1002	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	501 of 997	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	437 of 802	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	344 of 790	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	401 of 770	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.5	177 of 748	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	277 of 742	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.6	459 of 721	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	606 of 718	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	607 of 727	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	643 of 715	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	464 of 704	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	497 of 699	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	384 of 718	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	379 of 686	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)80th percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

White (2025)16th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies69%+6 vs state

Science54%+3 vs state

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Mathematics40%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mitchell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5950 S Illinois Ave	Cudahy	53110	Milwaukee County	Cudahy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-7100	403	29	13.8	66.3%	202 (50.1%)	39 (9.7%)	122 (30.3%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.4%)	46.3	640^th of 1044 public elementary schools	38.7%		36	772^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	27.2%	132	53.6	59.6	42.9	50.0			51.8	40.4	30.6	31.8			69.2		53.9		$15,515	$1,538	$13,977
Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5845 S Swift Ave	Cudahy	53110	Milwaukee County	Cudahy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-7150	171	14	11.8	50.9%	74 (43.3%)	13 (7.6%)	67 (39.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.8%)	31.5	797^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.7%		40.6	721^st of 1061 public elementary schools	32.0%	76	50.0	23.5	41.2	47.8			50.0	17.7	41.2	34.8			47.1		35.3		$13,682	$883	$12,798
Kosciuszko Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5252 S Kirkwood Ave	Cudahy	53110	Milwaukee County	Cudahy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-7200	208	16	12.8	69.2%	96 (46.2%)	18 (8.7%)	75 (36.1%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.2%)	41.9	700^th of 1044 public elementary schools	33.0%		41.4	715^th of 1061 public elementary schools	32.6%	15	61.9	54.2	45.7	50.0			42.9	41.7	22.9	25.0			79.2		50.0		$15,310	$1,289	$14,021
Rawson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1410 Rawson Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-2904	371	30	12.2	61.5%	189 (50.9%)	27 (7.3%)	118 (31.8%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	21.5	864^th of 1044 public elementary schools	17.2%		32.1	799^th of 1061 public elementary schools	24.7%	65	24.1	34.0	30.0				29.1	36.2	23.5				53.2		44.7		$13,257	$740	$12,518
E W Luther Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	718 Hawthorne Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-5326	197	15	12.8	43.1%	136 (69.0%)	6 (3.0%)	45 (22.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	65.6	372^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	64.4%		66.3	386^th of 1061 public elementary schools	63.6%	14	79.3	53.9	62.5				82.8	53.9	75.0				64.1		46.2		$14,894	$1,189	$13,705
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4416 S Packard Ave	Cudahy	53110	Milwaukee County	Cudahy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-2930	312	23	13.7	63.8%	135 (43.3%)	32 (10.3%)	96 (30.8%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.5%)	37.6	750^th of 1044 public elementary schools	28.2%		54.5	572^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	46.1%	178	68.9	38.9	61.5	56.3			43.2	22.2	23.1	15.6			52.8		38.9		$15,765	$807	$14,958
Willow Glen Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2600 E Bolivar Ave	Saint Francis	53235	Milwaukee County	Saint Francis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 486-6300	263	17	15.6	45.6%	133 (50.6%)	16 (6.1%)	93 (35.4%)	6 (2.3%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)								(n/a)	63.0						50.0
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	711 Marion Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-5252	274	23	11.7	59.1%	123 (44.9%)	23 (8.4%)	88 (32.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.8%)	30.6	804^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.0%		44.6	685^th of 1061 public elementary schools	35.4%	119	55.6	35.0	46.9				41.7	35.0	39.6				32.5		32.5		$13,983	$746	$13,238
Burdick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4348 S Griffin Ave	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-1200	527	25	21.2	58.1%	168 (31.9%)	80 (15.2%)	216 (41.0%)	25 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.6%)	22.8	855^th of 1044 public elementary schools	18.1%		27.4	833^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	21.5%	22	32.4	37.5	30.0	30.7	58.0	63.5	26.5	30.0	36.7	18.0	37.7	32.4	60.0	64.9	47.5	50.7	$13,006	$2,110	$10,897
Blakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3501 Blakewood Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-5900	314	26	11.9	47.8%	175 (55.7%)	16 (5.1%)	95 (30.3%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)	59.9	459^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.0%		43.7	693^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	34.7%	234	71.4	69.8	39.1				54.3	51.2	37.0				76.7		69.8		$13,457	$1,012	$12,445

Frequently Asked Questions about Mitchell Elementary

Is Mitchell Elementary a good school?

Mitchell Elementary ranks 640^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mitchell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended Mitchell Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mitchell Elementary?

Students at Mitchell Elementary are 50% White, 30% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Mitchell Elementary in?

Cudahy School District

What schools do graduates of Mitchell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mitchell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cudahy Middle
High : Cudahy High

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