Mitchell El Sch

K-8 school·Grades PK-8 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania·19143
Score
7.8/100
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#195
Among 211 Pennsylvania K-8 schools
#96
In Philadelphia City SD
#131
In Philadelphia
Top 93%
In Pennsylvania

Score 7.8/100: better than 7% of Pennsylvania K-8 schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
11%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 32%, better than 7% of them
178 students tested
Math
5%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 22%, better than 11% of them
180 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 14 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3PSSA3.429
English language artsGrade 4PSSA7.540
English language artsGrade 5PSSA7.128
English language artsGrade 6PSSA19.431
English language artsGrade 7PSSA19.431
English language artsGrade 8PSSA10.519
English language artsAll gradesPSSA11.2178
MathGrade 3PSSA16.131
MathGrade 4PSSA540
MathGrade 5PSSA028
MathGrade 6PSSA6.531
MathGrade 7PSSA031
MathGrade 8PSSA019
MathAll gradesPSSA5180

School profile

Grades
PK-8
Students
295
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
295
Typical K-8 school: 486
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Philadelphia County

Contact

Address
5500 Kingsessing Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19143

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby K-8 schools

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Location

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Mitchell El Sch at a glance

Mitchell El Sch is a public K-8 school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving grades PK-8. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It has about 295 students (a typical Pennsylvania K-8 school has 486).

In 2024-25 state tests, 11% in English language arts (similar schools: 32%) and 5% in math (similar schools: 22%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania K-8 schools, it scores 7.8 out of 100: better than 7% of them, ranking #195 of 211. Its English language arts result fell by 3 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.