Is Mark Twain Elementary a good school?

Mark Twain Elementary ranks 3946 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mark Twain Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 563 students attended Mark Twain Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mark Twain Elementary?

Students at Mark Twain Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 7% African American.

What schools do graduates of Mark Twain Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Marco Antonio Firebaugh High

Mark Twain Elementary

Summary:

Mark Twain Elementary is a public elementary school in Lynwood, California, serving 531 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Lynwood Unified School District, which is ranked 1207 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mark Twain Elementary faces several challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 9.3% in 2018-2019 to 41.3% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than nearby schools like Helen Keller Elementary (40.7%) and Janie P. Abbott Elementary (37.2%). The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are also consistently lower than the Lynwood Unified and California state averages, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support.

Additionally, Mark Twain Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 92.45% to 93.04% over the past three school years, which is higher than nearby schools. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 23.4 to 25.0, compared to some nearby schools like Washington Elementary (23.1) and Lindbergh Elementary (22.9). Addressing these challenges through targeted interventions, resource allocation, and collaboration with the community and neighboring schools could be crucial for improving educational outcomes at Mark Twain Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

12315 Thorson Ave.
Lynwood, CA 90262-5243

(310) 603-1500

District: Lynwood Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3946^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,694

Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary usually attend:

High:

Marco Antonio Firebaugh High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.6

Number of students: 563

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.5%

African American:

7.1%

White:

0.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mark Twain Elementary ranks worse than 67.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Lynwood Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.65. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.5%), African American (7.1%), Pacific Islander (0.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 98.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mark Twain Elementary is 21.6, which is the 3^rd best among 12 elementary schools in the Lynwood Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Mark Twain Elementary employs 26 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mark Twain Elementary is $5,694, which is the 6^th highest among 12 elementary schools in the Lynwood Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mark Twain Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mark Twain Elementary 3946^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mark Twain Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Male students:

Hispanic students:

Lynwood Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Lynwood Unified 1207^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district 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
2004	11.16	4606^th	4809	4.2%
2005	10.87	4609^th	4822	4.4%
2006	20.39	3974^th	4818	17.5%
2007	25.24	3921^st	5113	23.3%
2008	21.28	4254^th	5113	16.8%
2009	19.53	4458^th	5193	14.2%
2010	19.86	4605^th	5314	13.3%
2011	13.35	5042^nd	5377	6.2%
2012	18.01	4770^th	5390	11.5%
2013	29.38	4100^th	5530	25.9%
2015	32.00	3545^th	5611	36.8%
2016	31.85	3620^th	5614	35.5%
2017	23.54	4378^th	5692	23.1%
2018	36.38	3380^th	5662	40.3%
2019	38.42	3282^nd	5789	43.3%
2021	20.88	1138^th	1417	19.7%
2022	35.02	3459^th	5883	41.2%
2023	35.43	3468^th	5874	41.0%
2024	29.65	3946^th	5862	32.7%

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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
2018	36.35	1983^rd	3246	38.9%
2019	36.21	2039^th	3275	37.7%
2021	26.22	549^th	602	8.8%
2022	35.14	2193^rd	3311	33.8%
2023	37.94	1952^nd	3250	39.9%
2024	41.70	1701^st	3160	46.2%

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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
2018	51.67	2253^rd	5084	55.7%
2019	55.74	2020^th	5173	61.0%
2021	37.26	690^th	1110	37.8%
2022	50.18	2264^th	5264	57.0%
2023	47.69	2524^th	5374	53.0%
2024	38.68	3235^th	5511	41.3%

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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
2018	34.54	3442^nd	5413	36.4%
2019	37.74	3250^th	5492	40.8%
2021	21.13	1017^th	1267	19.7%
2022	33.52	3454^th	5635	38.7%
2023	29.91	3774^th	5617	32.8%
2024	24.76	4269^th	5605	23.8%

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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
2018	37.95	3159^th	5431	41.8%
2019	39.07	3105^th	5510	43.6%
2021	22.38	999^th	1272	21.5%
2022	38.14	3124^th	5663	44.8%
2023	42.20	2909^th	5650	48.5%
2024	36.45	3313^th	5636	41.2%

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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
2018	52.42	2082^nd	4830	56.9%
2019	55.64	1932^nd	4963	61.1%
2022	50.63	2164^th	5084	57.4%
2023	51.08	2172^nd	5098	57.4%
2024	46.02	2544^th	5102	50.1%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Thursday, September 19, 2019

This school needs a lot of help they worry to much about uniform then they do education . And the rooms are so dusty and collecting webs. They won’t let kids wear jeans really what’s going to happen. Close Quote

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	16	448	31	462	1	n/a	n/a	0	958
1989	9	391	26	467	1	n/a	n/a	0	894
1990	6	354	30	481	1	n/a	n/a	0	872
1991	6	348	23	554	1	n/a	n/a	0	932
1992	0	306	24	609	2	n/a	n/a	0	941
1993	0	387	27	631	5	n/a	n/a	0	1050
1994	0	429	14	537	1	n/a	n/a	0	981
1995	1	284	10	743	0	n/a	n/a	0	1038
1996	1	284	10	743	0	n/a	n/a	0	1038
1997	1	316	11	786	0	n/a	n/a	0	1114
1998	5	313	11	815	0	n/a	n/a	0	1144
1999	2	218	9	717	1	n/a	n/a	0	947
2000	2	182	1	778	0	n/a	n/a	0	963
2001	1	154	0	665	0	n/a	n/a	0	820
2002	0	142	10	736	0	n/a	n/a	4	892
2003	0	142	10	736	0	n/a	n/a	4	892
2004	5	140	3	845	0	n/a	n/a	7	1000
2005	4	124	10	846	0	n/a	n/a	8	992
2006	3	70	10	572	0	n/a	n/a	7	662
2007	2	65	5	570	0	n/a	n/a	1	643
2008	3	48	7	526	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	584
2009	2	42	2	567	0	2	1	0	616
2010	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	0	67	1	625	0	8	5	0	706
2012	9	57	1	601	0	8	0	0	676
2013	7	49	1	601	0	11	0	0	669
2014	8	46	1	608	0	9	0	0	672
2015	7	38	0	582	0	8	0	0	635
2016	8	49	1	589	0	7	1	0	655
2017	10	45	1	591	0	4	1	0	652
2018	7	44	1	567	0	2	1	0	622
2019	7	41	0	577	1	1	1	0	628
2020	4	44	0	560	1	3	1	0	613
2021	4	38	0	527	1	3	2	0	575
2022	3	34	0	500	1	3	2	0	543
2023	1	29	0	496	1	2	2	0	531
2024	3	40	0	515	1	3	1	0	563

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	958	34.0	28.1	n/a
1989	894	33.5	26.6	n/a
1990	872	33.9	25.7	n/a
1991	932	36.0	25.8	n/a
1992	941	36.6	25.7	62.2
1993	1050	34.0	30.9	74.4
1994	981	37.0	26.5	82.8
1995	1038	39.0	26.6	91.9
1996	1038	39.0	26.6	91.9
1997	1114	42.0	26.5	95
1998	1144	50.0	22.9	68.8
1999	947	46.0	20.6	82
2000	963	45.0	21.4	85.5
2001	820	45.0	18.2	92.9
2002	892	46.0	19.4	88.3
2003	892	46.0	19.4	88.3
2004	1000	44.0	22.7	97.8
2005	992	39.0	25.4	84.5
2006	662	29.0	22.8	100.6
2007	643	30.0	21.4	99.7
2008	584	32.0	18.3	96.2
2009	616	33.0	17.6	99.5
2010	0	31.0	0.0	n/a
2011	706	n/a	n/a	84.1
2012	676	31.0	21.8	99.6
2013	669	22.0	30.4	87.4
2014	672	22.0	30.5	84.4
2015	635	24.0	26.4	95.1
2016	655	23.0	28.4	94.8
2017	652	24.0	27.1	94.5
2018	622	24.0	25.9	94.5
2019	628	24.0	26.1	94.6
2020	613	n/a	n/a	90
2021	575	23.0	25.0	93
2022	543	23.1	23.4	92.4
2023	531	22.0	24.1	92.5
2024	563	26.0	21.6	98.8

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	958	34.0	28.1	n/a
1989	894	33.5	26.6	n/a
1990	872	33.9	25.7	n/a
1991	932	36.0	25.8	n/a
1992	941	36.6	25.7	62.2
1993	1050	34.0	30.9	74.4
1994	981	37.0	26.5	82.8
1995	1038	39.0	26.6	91.9
1996	1038	39.0	26.6	91.9
1997	1114	42.0	26.5	95
1998	1144	50.0	22.9	68.8
1999	947	46.0	20.6	82
2000	963	45.0	21.4	85.5
2001	820	45.0	18.2	92.9
2002	892	46.0	19.4	88.3
2003	892	46.0	19.4	88.3
2004	1000	44.0	22.7	97.8
2005	992	39.0	25.4	84.5
2006	662	29.0	22.8	100.6
2007	643	30.0	21.4	99.7
2008	584	32.0	18.3	96.2
2009	616	33.0	17.6	99.5
2010	0	31.0	0.0	n/a
2011	706	n/a	n/a	84.1
2012	676	31.0	21.8	99.6
2013	669	22.0	30.4	87.4
2014	672	22.0	30.5	84.4
2015	635	24.0	26.4	95.1
2016	655	23.0	28.4	94.8
2017	652	24.0	27.1	94.5
2018	622	24.0	25.9	94.5
2019	628	24.0	26.1	94.6
2020	613	n/a	n/a	90
2021	575	23.0	25.0	93
2022	543	23.1	23.4	92.4
2023	531	22.0	24.1	92.5
2024	563	26.0	21.6	98.8

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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