Mitchell Elementary School
Granite City, IL · Granite City CUSD 9
Regular public school · Grades 3 - 4 · Suburb, large
1,733rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 18%· Stable
316 E Chain of Rocks Rd, Granite City, IL 62040
(618)931-0057NCES ID 171728002036Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Mitchell Elementary School 1,733rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 18% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 19th in 2019 to 18th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25 · no science: IL tests it in grades 5, 8 and 11, and this school ends at grade 4
Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 397 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 84.0% | 59.7% | ▼ 24.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 7.9% | 17.6% | ▲ 9.7 pts | |
| Black | 4.2% | 15.6% | ▲ 11.4 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.6% | 5.8% | ▲ 3.2 pts | |
| Asian | 0.9% | 1.0% | ▲ 0.1 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $124K in zip 62040 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Mitchell Elementary School
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What school district is Mitchell Elementary School in?
Mitchell Elementary School is part of the Granite City CUSD 9 district in Granite City, Illinois.
Is Mitchell Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Mitchell Elementary School 1,733rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 18% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Mitchell Elementary School?
White 60%, Hispanic 18%, Black 16%, Two or more races 6% (397 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Mitchell Elementary School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62040 is $124K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.