Elementary school · Des Moines Independent Community School District
Mitchell Early Childhood Center
Mitchell Early Childhood Center serves grades Pre-K for 340 students in Des Moines Independent Community School District.
It is the 17th largest of the 40 Des Moines Independent Community School District elementary schools in Des Moines. Its 21.2 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.3 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 428 in 2019–20 to 340 in 2023–24. 72% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (197 free, 49 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2021–22. The closest park is George Nahas Park (0.6 mi).
Mitchell Early Childhood Center by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at Mitchell Early Childhood Center
Parks near Mitchell Early Childhood Center
Address, phone and official links
111 Porter, Des Moines 50310
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State school ID 771737 706 (search it on Iowa School Performance Profiles) · NCES ID 190897002166
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Schools nearby
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.