Summary:
ZIP code 53403 in Racine has just one elementary-level public school — Mitchell School — a PK–8 building on Drexel Ave serving about 1,040 students, so families here have no other local elementary option to compare it against and the only meaningful benchmarks are its district, Racine Unified School District, and the state of Wisconsin.
Academically, Mitchell sits near the bottom of the state: it ranks 1,001 of 1,039 Wisconsin schools (about the 4th percentile) with 0 stars, and it has remained in the bottom 5% for three straight years. It scores below the state in every tested subject and grade — roughly 13% proficient in English language arts versus about 54% statewide, and about 6% in math versus about 54% statewide, with 8th grade math at 3.50%. It also trails its own district, which itself ranks 411 of 432 districts statewide. The clearest bright spot is English language arts, which improved in all six tested grades, gaining about 4.8 points — faster than the district and the state — while math slipped in four of six grades.
Outside the classroom, the standout number is chronic absenteeism at 46.7%, nearly triple the state's 17.3% and well above the district's 36.5%; nearly half the student body misses enough school to be flagged. Resources are comparatively strong: $18,829 spent per student, a 10.7:1 student–teacher ratio, and 77.6% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Dropout is the one measure where Mitchell beats both the district and the state, at 0.2%.
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