Mitchell Elementary School

200 Rubey Drive

School District

Jeffco Public Schools
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:18
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on February 24, 2025

For some reason the school is no longer focused on academics. Homework which used to be 4 times a week dropped to once weekly and now it’s completely optional. Teachers do not give out homework, instead parents have to log in to print out the optional homework. Why?
Submitted by parent on February 17, 2024

After a year at another elementary school, I can truly reflect on the experience. The principal is inadequate and focused on social justice rather than academics. The office staff made me uncomfortable. Essentially the principal doesn’t want parents involved inside the school. I was in a PTA meeting and a parent said they would fund and run the Watch Dogs program- the principal said no. She is more concerned with the equity in the large sense than what is best for the kids at Mitchell. This is a feelings over facts school. They implemented a SEL program called Amazeworks which on the surface looks fine enough but you must go into the school to read the book guidelines-1st grade it suggested that after reading Jacob wears a dress that they make gender neutral bathroom signs to hang around the school and community-1st graders! I felt alone and scared to speak up about how bizarre this school is. While a group of parents formed to try to improve what was happening, our family ultimately decided it wasn’t going to change fast enough for our kids so we left. The new school is worlds different in an amazing way starting from staff communication to the school welcome night. The new school embraces academics and FUN like my kids were allowed to bring candy attached to their Valentines-Mitchell won’t allow candy anytime nor bday treats. No fun in the name of equity! My kids are thriving and my child has mentioned how much more she is learning this year and the school work is actually challenging. Don’t settle as there are incredible schools in Jeffco sadly Mitchell isn’t one of them.
Submitted by parent on March 29, 2022

Friendly teachers, I enjoy the clean school.
Submitted by parent on September 26, 2014

Mitchell elementary school administration headed by the principal on the whole lack compassion, patience, reasonable discernment and sound judgment when dealing with dynamic and complicated parenting issues that expanded beyond parents' home to school, law enforcement, and other related organizations and programs. They show suspicious bias against a certain party and take on things personally. Their cold and bluntly rude and compassionless demeanors makes their education model like training young students into rule machines. Yikes!
Submitted by parent on September 03, 2014

We have found Mitchell to be an excellent school. The Principal has a background in Social Justice and her leadership style is collaborative and accountable. Mitchell has a very active and inclusive PTA and the school is very unique in the variety of events including Math and Science night, Science and Social Studies Night, the Mitchell Miler, MultiCultural Night, SHINE Talent Show, and the Day of Giving Back. The teachers are great and have been very engaged with the unique learning needs of our kids. The school is very community focused and we have seen the Mayor of Golden at multiple school events each year. Enrichment activities ranging from running club to the garden club as well as the parent driven in-classroom environmental education program (ELF) really make the school top notch. We did our homework before enrolling our kids and confirmed that Mitchell is the BEST elementary school around!
Submitted by parent on May 28, 2014

We moved to Golden middle of the school year and my daughter had to jump from preschool to kindergarten. In three short months I have seen her love of learning blossom. She barely read and wrote before Mitchell. She now reads everything, won't stop writing and is always up for math problems. Mrs. Middleton is really supportive and gave her all the help she needed.
Submitted by parent on March 06, 2014

The school principal insulted me and directly diminished my credibility because I am not white. The principal accused me of aggression and called the police when I came to pick up my sons from school. My children are in this school because my x-husband refuses to change schools. The school tries so hard to put my sons special education classes because they happen to speak Arabic at home. the principal refuses to speak to me regarding my sons.
Submitted by other on October 27, 2013

I loved this school! I went here for seven years and it totally prepared me for was coming next! I loved all the principals and they were great!
Submitted by parent on September 12, 2013

Don't think you are going to receive anything other than average instruction here. Parent support is excellent but academic leadership is lacking. Communication between parents and teachers is abysmal. Don't expect quality education here.