How does Mitchell Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Garden Grove?

Mitchell Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 46.9/100, placing it at the 59th percentile statewide. 16% of students exceed standard, with a total of 860 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mitchell Elementary?

16.3% of students at Mitchell Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 41.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Mitchell Elementary improving or declining?

Mitchell Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 4.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Mitchell Elementary?

15.6% of students at Mitchell Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Mitchell Elementary

Garden Grove Unified Garden Grove Orange County 92843

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

860 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

400 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

87%

Teachers

16 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 62.5%

White 1.5%

Asian 34.3%

Other 1.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mitchell Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	16.3%
Met Standard	24.7%
Below Standard	58.9%

Exceeded

16.3%

Met

24.7%

Below

58.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Mitchell Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

16.3% of students exceeded standard while 24.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.6 points below the Garden Grove Unified district average of 28.9%. The 44 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.2% exceeded — 7.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 4.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.