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Mitchell Early Childhood Center School

Serves grades PK - PK

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
111 Porter
Des Moines, IA 50310
Phone
(515) 242-8424
District
Des Moines Independent Comm School District
County
POLK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
340
Classroom Teachers
17

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Mitchell Early Childhood Center School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

80 60 40 20 0
No Data
71%
No Data
72%
No Data
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
20
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 340 100.0%
Total 340 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 34.1% 34.6% 75.0%
Black 22.2% 22.9% 7.5%
Hispanic 35.0% 33.4% 13.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.4% 8.3% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.7% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 72.4% 69.1% 40.8%
Free lunch eligible 57.9% 67.7% 36.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 14.4% 1.5% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 210,272 3,207,004
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,590.1 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.8% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.9% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.0% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.3% 24.2%
65 OR OLDER 13.1% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 89,482 1,303,763
Single Parent Households With Children 11.3% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.3% 93.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.8% 30.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.6% 16.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.5% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.2% 14.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.6% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.3% 15.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.0% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 8.8% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,157 $246,964,000 48.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,243 $37,634,000 7.4%
Staff $962 $29,129,000 5.7%
General Administration $281 $8,511,000 1.7%
School Administration $996 $30,149,000 5.9%
Operation $1,592 $48,198,000 9.5%
Transportation $365 $11,044,000 2.2%
Other $608 $18,415,000 3.6%
Total Support $6,047 $183,080,000 36.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,613 $79,123,000 15.5%
Total Expenditures $16,817 $509,167,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,867 $3,999,465,000 46.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $827 $420,541,000 4.9%
Staff $865 $439,588,000 5.1%
General Administration $335 $170,522,000 2.0%
School Administration $765 $388,681,000 4.6%
Operation $1,213 $616,942,000 7.2%
Transportation $481 $244,434,000 2.9%
Other $419 $213,166,000 2.5%
Total Support $4,905 $2,493,874,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,028 $2,048,038,000 24.0%
Total Expenditures $16,800 $8,541,377,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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