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Mitchell Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
586th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 44% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Mitchell Elementary is a public elementary school located in West Allis, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 277. It is part of the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 395 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mitchell Elementary has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state and district averages. While the school has higher proficiency rates than the district in several subjects, such as 4th and 5th grade English Language Arts and 5th grade Mathematics, its 3rd grade proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics are lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 448 to 799 out of 1,050-1,076 Wisconsin elementary schools between 2014-2015 and 2020-2021. Mitchell Elementary also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates and a significant population of students from low-income families, with 32.49% to 44.27% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools, Mitchell Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than the other elementary schools in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District, such as Wilson, Hoover, and Jefferson Elementary. However, it lags behind the performance of some nearby schools in the Milwaukee School District, such as the Academy of Accelerated Learning and Fairview Elementary.

267
Students ?
14.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,586
Per pupil spending ?
44.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 10125 W Montana Ave
       West Allis, WI  53227-3356

(414) 604-4510

District: West Allis-West Milwaukee School District


Students who attend Mitchell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate
High:    Nathan Hale High
Racial breakdown:

White:
61.0%
Hispanic:
24.7%
African American:
6.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015
Among the top-ranked schools in West Allis-West Milwaukee School District
Worth a look
!Social Studies scores 12 pts below the Wisconsin average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school52%
District avg37%
Wisconsin avg54%
586th of 1,044
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 44%▲ up 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 9Elementary Schools in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District
395th of 426West Allis-West Milwaukee 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202549.9586 of 104443.9%★★☆☆☆
202460.0489 of 106153.9%★★★☆☆
202345.0663 of 106737.9%★★☆☆☆
202251.4573 of 106746.3%★★☆☆☆
202129.9799 of 105023.9%★☆☆☆☆
201950.2586 of 103743.5%★★☆☆☆
201858.5448 of 102556.3%★★★☆☆
201744.3664 of 107138.0%★★☆☆☆
201650.9579 of 107546.1%★★☆☆☆
201548.0664 of 107638.3%★★☆☆☆
201453.6557 of 106147.5%★★☆☆☆
201374.6189 of 105382.1%★★★★☆
201266.4354 of 104566.1%★★★☆☆
201172.0227 of 104678.3%★★★★☆
201061.5451 of 104556.8%★★★☆☆
200957.5516 of 103049.9%★★☆☆☆
200862.6426 of 102158.3%★★★☆☆
200769.9222 of 68967.8%★★★☆☆
200461.4295 of 63353.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202546.5615 of 100138.6%★★☆☆☆
202458.7471 of 101153.4%★★★☆☆
202347.1604 of 101040.2%★★☆☆☆
202247.8593 of 101741.7%★★☆☆☆
202133.9724 of 100427.9%★☆☆☆☆
201951.9539 of 100246.2%★★☆☆☆
201856.8457 of 99754.2%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202231.3202 of 29631.8%★★☆☆☆
202136.1174 of 27436.5%★★☆☆☆
201978.937 of 26686.1%★★★★☆
201861.279 of 27170.8%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202538.4582 of 87033.1%★★☆☆☆
202456.6360 of 86658.4%★★★☆☆
202333.9642 of 87126.3%★☆☆☆☆
202228.7671 of 85921.9%★☆☆☆☆
202117.1772 of 8478.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201949.5432 of 87450.6%★★★☆☆
201864.1225 of 85473.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202552.5523 of 100047.7%★★☆☆☆
202460.1453 of 101255.2%★★★☆☆
202344.2639 of 101136.8%★★☆☆☆
202255.7469 of 101753.9%★★★☆☆
202129.6771 of 100323.1%★☆☆☆☆
201949.3548 of 100245.3%★★☆☆☆
201860.5395 of 99760.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202349.4357 of 77053.6%★★★☆☆
202263.3194 of 74874.1%★★★★☆
202130.0540 of 74627.6%★☆☆☆☆
201947.0352 of 74252.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202555.2331 of 71853.9%★★★☆☆
202456.2325 of 72755.3%★★★☆☆
202342.3448 of 71537.3%★★☆☆☆
202258.5283 of 70459.8%★★★☆☆
202124.8587 of 69916.0%★☆☆☆☆
201938.7488 of 71832.0%★★☆☆☆
201848.3378 of 68644.9%★★☆☆☆
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)
White (2025)54th percentile+10 vs school
Special Education (2023)54th percentile+16 vs school
Male (2025)48th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)39th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-11 vs school
Hispanic (2022)32nd percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics54%~ state avg
English Language Arts53%~ state avg
Social Studies52%-12 vs state
Science41%-10 vs state

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Mitchell Elementary ranks 586th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Mitchell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate
High : Nathan Hale High

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended Mitchell Elementary.

Students at Mitchell Elementary are 61% White, 25% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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

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