Mark Twain Elementary

Summary:

Mark Twain Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas, serving 217 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. According to the data, the school is ranked 583 out of 653 Kansas elementary schools for the 2023-2024 school year and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mark Twain Elementary consistently performs below the Kansas City and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grades. For the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate is 19.26%, compared to 14.33% for Kansas City and 33.55% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate is 18.17%, compared to 12.18% for Kansas City and 31.6% for the state. However, the school's performance in Science is slightly better, with a 27.02% proficiency rate for all grades, compared to 12.59% for Kansas City and 32.28% for the state. The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 88.94% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, may be a significant factor contributing to the school's overall academic underperformance.

While the performance of the Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups at Mark Twain Elementary is relatively better compared to the overall school performance, the performance of other subgroups, such as female, male, and low socioeconomic status students, is significantly lower than the state average. Nearby schools, such as Whittier Elementary, Eugene Ware Elementary, and West Park Elementary School, also perform below the state average in academic proficiency, but they generally outperform Mark Twain Elementary.


Detail:

Public K-5

 2300 Minnesota Avenue
       Kansas City, KS  66102


(913) 627-5200

District: Kansas City

SchoolDigger Rank:
583rd of 653 Kansas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,424 Help


Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Central Middle
High:    Wyandotte High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.0 Help
Number of students:  220

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
62.3%
African American:
20.5%
White:
8.2%
more

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89.5% Help


 See top rated Kansas elementary schools

 Compare Mark Twain Elementary to nearby elementary schools!

Performance Trends
Help
Compare Details Mark Twain Elementary ranks worse than 89.3% of elementary schools in Kansas. It also ranks 12th among 26 ranked elementary schools in the Kansas City School District. (See more...)
Help
Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.92. (See more...)
Student Body
Help
Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (62.3%), African American (20.5%), White (8.2%). (See more...)
Help
Compare Details 89.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
Help
Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mark Twain Elementary is 12, which is the 8th best among 26 elementary schools in the Kansas City School District. (See more...)
Help
Compare Mark Twain Elementary employs 18.2 full-time teachers.
Finance
Help
Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mark Twain Elementary is $13,424, which is the 4th highest among 26 elementary schools in the Kansas City School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mark Twain Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mark Twain Elementary 583rd of 653 Kansas public elementary schools. (See Mark Twain Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


English Language Learner students:
Low Socio Economic Status students:
Hispanic students:


Kansas City:

SchoolDigger ranks Kansas City 257th of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


What do you think?

Your rating for Mark Twain Elementary?

Rank History for Mark Twain Elementary

Help
Compare

Rank History for all students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 12.04 537th 585 8.2%
2007 1.25 591st 600 1.5%
2008 0.04 614th 614 0.0%
2009 0.75 615th 621 1.0%
2010 5.76 608th 630 3.5%
2011 4.41 615th 631 2.5%
2012 0.81 655th 660 0.8%
2013 5.58 635th 668 4.9%
2015 15.45 611th 678 9.9%
2016 7.38 626th 656 4.6%
2017 11.98 606th 659 8.0%
2018 16.16 570th 656 13.1%
2019 27.67 509th 667 23.7%
2021 17.98 575th 670 14.2%
2022 19.36 561st 668 16.0%
2023 16.75 572nd 660 13.3%
2024 13.92 583rd 653 10.7%
See the entire list of Kansas Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.57 60th 129 53.5%
2019 49.60 49th 122 59.8%
2021 65.98 22nd 108 79.6%
2022 51.30 50th 117 57.3%
2023 46.13 56th 117 52.1%
2024 46.16 56th 124 54.8%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 48.75 99th 214 53.7%
2022 70.55 62nd 305 79.7%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.93 401st 512 21.7%
2019 49.60 250th 509 50.9%
2021 32.22 383rd 494 22.5%
2022 39.09 341st 512 33.4%
2023 31.14 406th 541 25.0%
2024 31.47 415th 546 24.0%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.44 472nd 574 17.8%
2019 27.73 450th 591 23.9%
2021 23.13 485th 591 17.9%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 48.75 99th 214 53.7%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Elementary Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Male students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.09 505th 575 12.2%
2019 30.40 439th 586 25.1%
2021 16.64 531st 605 12.2%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.91 109th 207 47.3%
2019 68.71 47th 235 80.0%
2021 54.12 82nd 229 64.2%
2022 52.25 104th 254 59.1%
2023 50.45 99th 245 59.6%
2024 43.89 139th 260 46.5%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Data source: test scores: Kansas State 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.

Mark Twain Elementary Test Scores
Tests: 
  
Grades: 
  
Years: 
  
Group by: 
District Scores:
State Scores:    
  
Subgroup: 






Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

We're sorry, but no reviews have been submitted for Mark Twain Elementary.

If you have first-hand knowledge about Mark Twain Elementary, submit a rating!


Reviews:
No reviews have been submitted!


Enrollment information for Mark Twain Elementary

Help
Compare
Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 93 74 1 7 1 n/a n/a 0 176
1989 100 74 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 184
1990 84 83 0 7 1 n/a n/a 0 175
1991 64 84 1 6 1 n/a n/a 0 156
1992 65 95 2 10 0 n/a n/a 0 172
1993 64 94 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 167
1994 54 84 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 148
1995 52 105 2 17 0 n/a n/a 0 176
1996 52 105 2 17 0 n/a n/a 0 176
1997 50 115 1 19 1 n/a n/a 0 186
1998 44 115 3 20 1 n/a n/a 0 183
1999 34 131 5 20 1 n/a n/a 0 191
2000 29 117 5 23 1 n/a n/a 0 175
2001 22 108 1 35 3 n/a n/a 0 169
2002 24 105 4 51 2 n/a n/a 0 186
2003 24 105 4 51 2 n/a n/a 0 186
2004 16 101 0 50 1 n/a n/a 0 168
2005 11 88 1 46 4 n/a n/a 0 150
2006 17 87 1 56 1 n/a n/a 0 162
2007 8 72 1 78 1 n/a n/a 0 160
2008 10 57 1 99 1 n/a n/a 0 168
2009 13 45 1 119 1 n/a n/a 0 179
2010 13 31 2 159 0 1 2 0 208
2011 17 24 4 160 2 1 5 0 213
2012 21 40 7 163 3 3 6 0 243
2013 24 38 9 148 3 1 4 0 227
2014 19 45 17 171 3 0 6 0 261
2015 24 44 24 197 3 1 11 0 304
2016 25 37 25 191 3 1 7 0 289
2017 28 36 32 170 2 2 6 0 276
2018 26 44 27 191 1 0 8 0 297
2019 20 34 20 188 0 0 8 0 270
2020 20 45 20 181 1 0 5 0 272
2021 16 37 21 183 1 0 6 0 264
2022 17 38 19 165 0 0 7 0 246
2023 14 35 14 148 0 0 6 0 217
2024 18 45 16 137 1 0 3 0 220

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

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 176 11.0 16.0 0
1989 184 11.0 16.7 n/a
1990 175 11.0 15.9 0
1991 156 10.3 15.1 n/a
1992 172 10.5 16.3 68.6
1993 167 11.1 15.0 61.7
1994 148 8.5 17.4 63.5
1995 176 9.0 19.6 75
1996 176 9.0 19.6 75
1997 186 11.8 15.8 74.7
1998 183 12.0 15.3 71
1999 191 12.7 15.0 79.6
2000 175 10.6 16.5 80
2001 169 10.8 15.6 83.4
2002 186 12.4 15.0 84.4
2003 186 12.4 15.0 84.4
2004 168 14.0 12.0 86.3
2005 150 12.0 12.5 89.3
2006 162 10.0 16.2 82.7
2007 160 12.6 12.7 87.5
2008 168 11.3 14.9 81
2009 179 12.4 14.4 89.4
2010 208 9.0 23.1 96.2
2011 213 13.1 16.2 96.7
2012 243 16.3 14.8 96.3
2013 227 15.7 14.4 95.2
2014 261 16.9 15.4 95.4
2015 304 17.0 17.8 96.4
2016 289 18.0 16.0 87.5
2017 276 23.0 12.0 80.4
2018 297 25.6 11.6 91.9
2019 270 21.5 12.5 84.1
2020 272 20.7 13.1 88.2
2021 264 19.4 13.5 93.9
2022 246 18.2 13.4 87.4
2023 217 20.2 10.7 88.9
2024 220 18.2 12.0 89.5

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

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 176 11.0 16.0 0
1989 184 11.0 16.7 n/a
1990 175 11.0 15.9 0
1991 156 10.3 15.1 n/a
1992 172 10.5 16.3 68.6
1993 167 11.1 15.0 61.7
1994 148 8.5 17.4 63.5
1995 176 9.0 19.6 75
1996 176 9.0 19.6 75
1997 186 11.8 15.8 74.7
1998 183 12.0 15.3 71
1999 191 12.7 15.0 79.6
2000 175 10.6 16.5 80
2001 169 10.8 15.6 83.4
2002 186 12.4 15.0 84.4
2003 186 12.4 15.0 84.4
2004 168 14.0 12.0 86.3
2005 150 12.0 12.5 89.3
2006 162 10.0 16.2 82.7
2007 160 12.6 12.7 87.5
2008 168 11.3 14.9 81
2009 179 12.4 14.4 89.4
2010 208 9.0 23.1 96.2
2011 213 13.1 16.2 96.7
2012 243 16.3 14.8 96.3
2013 227 15.7 14.4 95.2
2014 261 16.9 15.4 95.4
2015 304 17.0 17.8 96.4
2016 289 18.0 16.0 87.5
2017 276 23.0 12.0 80.4
2018 297 25.6 11.6 91.9
2019 270 21.5 12.5 84.1
2020 272 20.7 13.1 88.2
2021 264 19.4 13.5 93.9
2022 246 18.2 13.4 87.4
2023 217 20.2 10.7 88.9
2024 220 18.2 12.0 89.5

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Mark Twain Elementary

Help

YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $3,041 (22.7%) $10,383 (77.3%) $13,424

Data source: Kansas 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 509th of 667 Elementary schoolsRanks 572nd of 660 Elementary schools
 10.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mark Twain Elementary)23.124.2
 1.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas City)21.215.6
 5.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)40.638.1
 2.5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mark Twain Elementary)45.330.3
 15%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas City)32.623.8
 8.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas)50.350.4
 0.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mark Twain Elementary)3021.6
 8.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas City)26.921.3
 5.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)47.642.8
 4.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Mark Twain Elementary)29.316.2
 13.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas City)18.616.5
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)36.137.6
 1.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mark Twain Elementary)36.823.2
 13.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas City)25.721.2
 4.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)43.539.6
 4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Mark Twain Elementary)2715.6
 11.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas City)19.614.7
 4.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.931.3
 0.6%
5th Grade Science (Mark Twain Elementary)2523.2
 1.8%
   5th Grade Science (Kansas City)24.719.2
 5.5%
   5th Grade Science (Kansas)43.142.1
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students270217
 19.6%
African American3435
 2.9%
American Indian00
Asian2014
 30%
Hispanic188148
 21.3%
Pacific Islander00
White2014
 30%
Two or More Races86
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients84.1%88.9%
 4.9%


Schools Near Mark Twain Elementary









Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Twain Elementary

In the 2023-24 school year, 220 students attended Mark Twain Elementary.

Students at Mark Twain Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 20% African American, 8% White, 7% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Mark Twain Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Kansas elementary schools.

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

Middle : Central Middle
High : Wyandotte High


Rate Mark Twain Elementary!



Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Mark Twain Elementary!




SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.





Diagnostics

None retrieved from Database in 1439 milliseconds.