Mitchell Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Bridgewater, Massachusetts

Mitchell Elementary School in Bridgewater, Massachusetts enrolled 931 students in 2024-25 with 53.4 full-time teachers, 17.4 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 42% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 34% proficient in math in 2021-22 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 40.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

957 students in 2022-23, 945 students in 2023-24, 931 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 56.4 to 53.4.

Students enrolled at Mitchell Elementary School by school year2022-23: 957, 2023-24: 945, 2024-25: 93102505007501k2022-239572023-249452024-25931
Students enrolled at Mitchell Elementary School by school year2022-23: 957, 2023-24: 945, 2024-25: 93102505007501k2022-239572023-249452024-25931
Students enrolled at Mitchell Elementary School by school year2022-23: 957, 2023-24: 945, 2024-25: 93102505007501k2022-239572023-249452024-25931
Students enrolled at Mitchell Elementary School by school year2022-23: 957, 2023-24: 945, 2024-25: 93102505007501k2022-239572023-249452024-25931
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2395756.417.0
2023-2494555.816.9
2024-2593153.417.4

17.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 Massachusetts elementary schools

Among the 1,012 Massachusetts elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 17.4; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.4state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 17.4; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.4state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 17.4; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.4state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 17.4; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.4state median 12.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 1,052 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mitchell Elementary School enrolled 1,052 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 1,052 of the 1,052 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent16.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

68.1% of students were White, 12.5% Black, 10.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White68.1%
  2. Black12.5%
  3. Hispanic10.7%
  4. Two or more races5.0%
  5. Asian3.1%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Mitchell Elementary School scored proficient or above: 42% in reading and 34% in math, against 43.7% in reading and 40.7% in math across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMassachusetts
Reading and language arts42%43%43.7%
Math34%44%40.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Bridgewater

2 public elementary schools in Bridgewater report 2024-25 enrollment; Mitchell Elementary School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mitchell Elementary School93117.4not reported
Williams Intermediate School86318.0not reported

All public schools in Bridgewater →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Mitchell Elementary School

  1. Williams Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 863 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Spring Street SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.5 miles away: 112 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
  3. Compare Mitchell Elementary School with Williams Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District spends per student$17,302 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,302
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsMitchell Elementary School is the number 17 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#17 of 1,014
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher17.4 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.17.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Mitchell Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Mitchell Elementary School?
    931 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 957 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bridgewater, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Mitchell Elementary School?
    17.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for elementary schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Mitchell Elementary School a Title I school?
    Mitchell Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Mitchell Elementary School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Mitchell Elementary School scored proficient or above: 42% in reading and 34% in math, against 43.7% in reading and 40.7% in math across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Mitchell Elementary School in?
    Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District, NCES district ID 2503030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250303002643 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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