Mark Twain Elementary

Summary:

Mark Twain Elementary is a public elementary school located in Corcoran, California, serving grades 4-5 with a total enrollment of 524 students. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low test scores, and a high percentage of students from low-income families.

Mark Twain Elementary has seen a concerning trend of declining academic performance, with its statewide ranking dropping from 4409 out of 5789 California elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 4841 out of 5862 in 2023-2024. The school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the Corcoran Joint Unified School District and the state of California averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 27.37% of Mark Twain Elementary students were proficient or better in Smarter Balanced Assessments/English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 31.26% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 8.5% in 2017-2018 to 27.3% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the nearby John C. Fremont Elementary (25.2%) and Bret Harte Elementary (38.8%).

Additionally, Mark Twain Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 76.83% to 94.48% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 22.3 to 23.2 over the past few years, which is higher than the nearby John C. Fremont Elementary (20.5) and Bret Harte Elementary (21.8). These factors, combined with the school's declining performance and disparities in subgroup performance, suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes at Mark Twain Elementary.


Detail:

Public 4-5

 1500 Oregon Ave.
       Corcoran, CA  93212-9684


(559) 992-8888

District: Corcoran Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4841st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,102 Help


Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    John Muir Middle
High:    Corcoran High

Student/teacher ratio:  22.3 Help
Number of students:  492

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
91.9%
White:
4.3%
African American:
2.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.1% Help


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Compare Details Mark Twain Elementary ranks worse than 82.6% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.21. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.9%), White (4.3%), African American (2.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Corcoran Joint Unified School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mark Twain Elementary is 22.3, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Corcoran Joint Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mark Twain Elementary is $8,102, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Corcoran Joint Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mark Twain Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mark Twain Elementary 4841st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mark Twain Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mark Twain Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 12.96 4486th 4809 6.7%
2005 17.71 4126th 4822 14.4%
2006 25.89 3594th 4818 25.4%
2007 24.74 3955th 5113 22.6%
2008 30.81 3521st 5113 31.1%
2009 31.19 3617th 5193 30.3%
2010 35.29 3473rd 5314 34.6%
2011 34.10 3674th 5377 31.7%
2012 17.62 4803rd 5390 10.9%
2013 11.60 5226th 5530 5.5%
2015 15.96 4997th 5611 10.9%
2016 15.88 4970th 5614 11.5%
2017 20.97 4598th 5692 19.2%
2018 26.28 4140th 5662 26.9%
2019 24.46 4409th 5789 23.8%
2021 15.44 1284th 1417 9.4%
2022 19.01 4952nd 5883 15.8%
2023 21.73 4688th 5874 20.2%
2024 20.21 4841st 5862 17.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.12 3040th 3246 6.3%
2019 22.69 3031st 3275 7.5%
2021 26.40 545th 602 9.5%
2022 29.76 2627th 3311 20.7%
2023 46.37 1391st 3250 57.2%
2024 20.46 3059th 3160 3.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 37.57 1298th 2420 46.4%
2024 29.30 1871st 2634 29.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.47 3589th 5084 29.4%
2019 33.81 3582nd 5173 30.8%
2021 24.89 915th 1110 17.6%
2022 22.83 4434th 5264 15.8%
2023 27.68 4103rd 5374 23.7%
2024 23.65 4477th 5511 18.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.05 3913th 5413 27.7%
2019 24.25 4282nd 5492 22.0%
2021 16.95 1127th 1267 11.0%
2022 19.55 4760th 5635 15.5%
2023 23.18 4411th 5617 21.5%
2024 20.10 4696th 5605 16.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.34 1521st 2128 28.5%
2019 35.78 1494th 2585 42.2%
2021 26.00 220th 293 24.9%
2022 38.32 1150th 2227 48.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.86 4123rd 5431 24.1%
2019 25.56 4136th 5510 24.9%
2021 15.33 1152nd 1272 9.4%
2022 19.79 4735th 5663 16.4%
2023 21.19 4616th 5650 18.3%
2024 21.36 4577th 5636 18.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.55 3035th 4830 37.2%
2019 34.89 3322nd 4963 33.1%
2022 25.97 4048th 5084 20.4%
2023 30.96 3629th 5098 28.8%
2024 28.67 3818th 5102 25.2%
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Rank History for White students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 6.24 2617th 2726 4.0%
2023 17.73 2279th 2662 14.4%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Mark Twain Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 93 22 0 306 0 n/a n/a 0 421
1989 98 22 3 345 0 n/a n/a 0 468
1990 92 28 4 349 0 n/a n/a 0 473
1991 109 27 3 375 0 n/a n/a 0 514
1992 98 32 4 448 1 n/a n/a 0 583
1993 104 28 6 436 1 n/a n/a 0 575
1994 78 21 6 424 0 n/a n/a 0 529
1995 94 20 2 397 0 n/a n/a 0 513
1996 94 20 2 397 0 n/a n/a 0 513
1997 82 23 2 418 0 n/a n/a 0 525
1998 83 19 3 419 1 n/a n/a 0 525
1999 84 17 4 393 1 n/a n/a 0 499
2000 80 20 4 389 0 n/a n/a 0 493
2001 77 21 3 397 2 n/a n/a 0 500
2002 75 28 3 447 1 n/a n/a 0 554
2003 75 28 3 447 1 n/a n/a 0 554
2004 53 23 5 449 0 n/a n/a 0 530
2005 65 33 5 502 5 n/a n/a 0 610
2006 73 29 12 510 0 n/a n/a 0 624
2007 70 24 3 488 1 n/a n/a 2 588
2008 59 16 2 448 n/a n/a n/a 0 525
2009 53 28 1 403 0 0 1 0 486
2010 38 21 3 394 0 0 0 0 456
2011 35 17 3 444 0 0 0 0 499
2012 33 18 1 453 0 0 0 0 505
2013 37 13 1 453 0 0 0 0 504
2014 32 15 2 462 2 0 1 0 514
2015 28 18 2 463 1 0 1 0 513
2016 24 17 2 476 0 0 1 0 520
2017 22 15 2 498 3 0 1 0 541
2018 26 17 3 521 3 0 1 0 571
2019 24 17 5 506 2 0 0 0 554
2020 23 13 6 471 1 0 0 0 514
2021 25 9 2 487 1 0 1 0 525
2022 25 7 2 479 2 0 3 0 518
2023 25 12 1 480 1 1 4 0 524
2024 21 14 2 452 0 0 3 0 492

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mark Twain Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 421 19.2 21.9 n/a
1989 468 20.2 23.1 n/a
1990 473 20.2 23.4 n/a
1991 514 21.2 24.2 n/a
1992 583 21.5 27.1 59.9
1993 575 24.0 24.0 80.7
1994 529 23.0 23.0 84.9
1995 513 24.0 21.4 82.5
1996 513 24.0 21.4 82.5
1997 525 22.0 23.9 84.2
1998 525 22.0 23.9 85
1999 499 20.0 25.0 84.8
2000 493 20.5 24.0 77.5
2001 500 20.0 25.0 85
2002 554 25.0 22.2 80
2003 554 25.0 22.2 80
2004 530 22.0 24.1 83.6
2005 610 22.0 27.7 99.5
2006 624 26.0 24.0 79.6
2007 588 25.0 23.5 82.3
2008 525 24.0 21.9 76.8
2009 486 25.0 18.7 81.5
2010 456 24.0 19.0 87.3
2011 499 n/a n/a 87.6
2012 505 17.0 29.7 n/a
2013 504 17.0 29.6 89.9
2014 514 19.0 27.0 93.8
2015 513 20.0 25.6 95.9
2016 520 21.0 24.7 78.7
2017 541 19.0 28.4 80.8
2018 571 22.5 25.3 86
2019 554 22.5 24.6 89.9
2020 514 n/a n/a 93.8
2021 525 23.5 22.3 94.5
2022 518 22.5 23.0 76.8
2023 524 22.5 23.2 88
2024 492 22.0 22.3 92.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mark Twain Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 421 19.2 21.9 n/a
1989 468 20.2 23.1 n/a
1990 473 20.2 23.4 n/a
1991 514 21.2 24.2 n/a
1992 583 21.5 27.1 59.9
1993 575 24.0 24.0 80.7
1994 529 23.0 23.0 84.9
1995 513 24.0 21.4 82.5
1996 513 24.0 21.4 82.5
1997 525 22.0 23.9 84.2
1998 525 22.0 23.9 85
1999 499 20.0 25.0 84.8
2000 493 20.5 24.0 77.5
2001 500 20.0 25.0 85
2002 554 25.0 22.2 80
2003 554 25.0 22.2 80
2004 530 22.0 24.1 83.6
2005 610 22.0 27.7 99.5
2006 624 26.0 24.0 79.6
2007 588 25.0 23.5 82.3
2008 525 24.0 21.9 76.8
2009 486 25.0 18.7 81.5
2010 456 24.0 19.0 87.3
2011 499 n/a n/a 87.6
2012 505 17.0 29.7 n/a
2013 504 17.0 29.6 89.9
2014 514 19.0 27.0 93.8
2015 513 20.0 25.6 95.9
2016 520 21.0 24.7 78.7
2017 541 19.0 28.4 80.8
2018 571 22.5 25.3 86
2019 554 22.5 24.6 89.9
2020 514 n/a n/a 93.8
2021 525 23.5 22.3 94.5
2022 518 22.5 23.0 76.8
2023 524 22.5 23.2 88
2024 492 22.0 22.3 92.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Mark Twain Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,102

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mark Twain Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 4409th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 4688th of 5874 Elementary schools
 3.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Mark Twain Elementary)34.529
 5.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Corcoran Joint Unified)34.429
 5.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Mark Twain Elementary)30.318.6
 11.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Corcoran Joint Unified)30.518.6
 11.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Mark Twain Elementary)36.827.2
 9.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Corcoran Joint Unified)36.827.2
 9.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Mark Twain Elementary)19.516.6
 2.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Corcoran Joint Unified)19.516.6
 2.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Mark Twain Elementary)18.616.6
 2%
   5th Grade Science (Corcoran Joint Unified)18.616.6
 2%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students554524
 5.4%
African American1712
 29.4%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian51
 80%
Hispanic506480
 5.1%
Pacific Islander01
White2425
 4.2%
Two or More Races04
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients89.9%88%
 1.9%


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Students at Mark Twain Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% African American.

Mark Twain Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.4% of California elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 492 students attended Mark Twain Elementary.

Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Muir Middle
High : Corcoran High


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