Mark Twain Middle
Los Angeles Unified
82
StrongScope Score · 82nd percentile
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Mark Twain and ICEF Vista Middle Academy
ICEF Vista Middle Academy scores 87 and Mark Twain 82 among California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). ICEF Vista Middle Academy’s math results are clearly higher. English (reading and writing) is close between the two.
ICEF Vista Middle Academy
Charter school · Los Angeles
87
StrongScope Score · 91st percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in math. ICEF Vista Middle Academy has the highest share and Mark Twain has the lowest.
Biggest difference
10points
in math. 62% of ICEF Vista Middle Academy students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Mark Twain it was 52%.
Lowest absence
7in 100
students at ICEF Vista Middle Academy missed 10% or more of school days. It was 17 in 100 at Mark Twain.
Low-income families
96%
of ICEF Vista Middle Academy’s students are from low-income families. At Mark Twain it is 58%.
Each tile is read from the figures below, for the schools scored among California middle schools. Chronic absence is the 2025–26 school year. Students from low-income families are students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25.
Test results
How do their test results compare?
The dark part of each bar is students who scored Advanced. The light part is students who scored Proficient. The dashed line is California for the same grades.
English: Proficient or Advanced
Reading and writing
Mark Twain62%Advanced: 32%, clearly ahead
ICEF Vista Middle Academy65%Advanced: 24%
California49%Advanced: 19%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Mark Twain52%Advanced: 34%
ICEF Vista Middle Academy62%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 40%
California37%Advanced: 21%
Grades 6–8, spring 2026. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education.
Year by year
How have their results changed?
ICEF Vista Middle Academy’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 37% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 65%.
Share of students in the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026
Grades 6–8. Each year is a different group of students.
English
25%50%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202662%Mark Twain65%ICEF Vista Middle Academy49%California
Math
25%50%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202652%Mark Twain62%ICEF Vista Middle Academy37%California
The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional. Each figure is our combination of the grades’ published results, weighted by students tested. Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education.
Life at school
Do students show up and stay in class?
A shorter bar is better here. The dashed line is the average California middle school we score.
Chronically absent
Students in 100 who missed 10% or more of school days
Mark Twain17 in 100171 of 1,030 students
ICEF Vista Middle Academy7 in 100Clearly ahead14 of 193 students
Average school18 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
Mark Twain0.2%2 of 1,044 students
ICEF Vista Middle Academy1.5%3 of 198 students
Average school3.7%
2025–26 school year. Average school: the average California middle school we score. Source: California Department of Education.
State growth measure
How did results compare with what the state expected?
The state sets an expected score for each student from that student’s earlier scores. A bar to the right means students scored above it.
English
Points against the expected score
Mark Twain+6points
ICEF Vista Middle Academy+19points
Math
Points against the expected score
Mark Twain+3points
ICEF Vista Middle Academy+42points
- Mark TwainThe state calls the English result Accelerated and the math result Average. 908 students in English, 907 in math.
- ICEF Vista Middle AcademyThe state calls the English result Accelerated and the math result Exceptional. 187 students in English, 186 in math.
Grades 6–8, spring 2025. Students with scores in both years. The measure describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education growth model.
Culture
How does each school describe itself?
Each school in its own words, with the outside list behind a named approach.
Mark Twain
We have not read this school’s website yet.
ICEF Vista Middle Academy
“ICEF's instructional approach is grounded in our commitment to helping scholars grow academically, while developing strong character and the habits of mind that will lead to success in college, career and life.”
- Performing Arts Program
- Visual arts program
- Visual and performing arts classes
From its website ↗, read October 28, 2026
Culture, side by side
What do the school, its families and the records say?
A school’s words are its claims. The district’s survey and the staffing records are evidence.
| Measure | Mark Twain | ICEF Vista Middle Academy |
|---|---|---|
| From each school’s website | ||
| Teaching themesOur tags on the school’s own statements | Mark TwainNot read yet | ICEF Vista Middle Academy
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| Class sizeAs the school states it | Mark TwainNot read yet | ICEF Vista Middle Academy16:1 student to teacher ratioRead October 27, 2026 |
| Part of a network | Mark TwainNot read yet | ICEF Vista Middle AcademyInner City Education FoundationRead October 27, 2026 |
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26The share of students, families and staff who agreed. The mark on each bar is the district. | ||
| Students: Safety | Mark Twain73%LAUSD 64% · 975 answers | ICEF Vista Middle AcademyNo survey on file |
| Students: Belonging | Mark Twain60%LAUSD 55% · 626 to 971 answers | ICEF Vista Middle AcademyNo survey on file |
| Students: Caring adults | Mark Twain63%LAUSD 61% · 937 to 973 answers | ICEF Vista Middle AcademyNo survey on file |
| Families: Safety | Mark Twain86%LAUSD 82% · 484 answers | ICEF Vista Middle AcademyNo survey on file |
| Families: Belonging | Mark Twain90%LAUSD 89% · 485 to 501 answers | ICEF Vista Middle AcademyNo survey on file |
| Staff: Safety | Mark Twain99%LAUSD 94% · 77 answers | ICEF Vista Middle AcademyNo survey on file |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Mark Twain12 | ICEF Vista Middle Academy6 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Mark Twain6% | ICEF Vista Middle Academy9% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Mark Twain | ICEF Vista Middle Academy |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Mark Twain63%LAUSD 58% · 939 to 962 answers | ICEF Vista Middle AcademyNo survey on file |
| Students: High expectations | Mark Twain72%LAUSD 73% · 951 to 955 answers | ICEF Vista Middle AcademyNo survey on file |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Mark Twain19%LAUSD 19% · 625 to 970 answers | ICEF Vista Middle AcademyNo survey on file |
| Families: Caring adults | Mark Twain83%LAUSD 87% · 494 to 495 answers | ICEF Vista Middle AcademyNo survey on file |
| Families: Engagement | Mark Twain82%LAUSD 84% · 492 to 501 answers | ICEF Vista Middle AcademyNo survey on file |
| Families: High expectations | Mark Twain78%LAUSD 84% · 407 to 439 answers | ICEF Vista Middle AcademyNo survey on file |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Mark Twain63%LAUSD 74% · 487 answers | ICEF Vista Middle AcademyNo survey on file |
| Staff: Caring adults | Mark Twain89%LAUSD 84% · 78 to 81 answers | ICEF Vista Middle AcademyNo survey on file |
| Staff: High expectations | Mark Twain95%LAUSD 92% · 79 to 81 answers | ICEF Vista Middle AcademyNo survey on file |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Mark Twain73%LAUSD 71% · 77 answers | ICEF Vista Middle AcademyNo survey on file |
School statements are from each school’s own website on the date shown. A survey figure averages the questions on that subject: the share who agreed, or for student bullying the share it happened to. Teacher records are from the California Department of Education. Nothing here is about a named person.
Who attends
Who attends, and how big are they?
The table shows how many students each school has and how many are from low-income families.
| Measure | Mark Twain | ICEF Vista Middle Academy |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Mark Twain974 | ICEF Vista Middle Academy194 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Mark Twain58%561 of 974 students | ICEF Vista Middle Academy96%187 of 194 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Mark Twain19 | ICEF Vista Middle Academy19 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Mark Twain | ICEF Vista Middle Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Mark Twain6–8 | ICEF Vista Middle Academy6–8 |
| Who runs the school | Mark TwainLos Angeles Unified | ICEF Vista Middle AcademyA charter school |
| Charter approved byThe approver decides whether the charter is renewed when its term ends | Mark TwainNot a charter | ICEF Vista Middle AcademyLos Angeles UnifiedTerm ends June 30, 2031 |
Sources
Sources and definitions
75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How we score schools
Test results are from California’s state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026. Each figure is the share of students tested in the level’s grades who scored Proficient or Advanced, for one subject. California’s figure is our combination of the state’s published rows for the same grades.
“Clearly ahead” marks a figure that is ahead of the others by more than twice the margin of error. On chronic absence, ahead means lower.
Chronic absence and suspensions are the California Department of Education’s 2025–26 counts. “Chronically absent” means a student missed 10% or more of school days. The average school is the average California school we score at these schools’ level, with each school counted once.
The state growth measure is points above or below what the state expected from these students’ earlier scores. It covers grades 4–8 and comes from the state’s spring 2025 release.
The year-by-year chart shows each spring’s results for grades 6–8. Each year is a different group of students, so the chart does not show how the same students changed.
Students and students per teacher are from the federal school directory, 2024–25. Students from low-income families are students counted as eligible for free or reduced-price meals in the California Department of Education’s 2024–25 count.
Teacher experience is the California Department of Education’s staffing file for the school year shown (teachers only). A charter’s approver is from CDE’s charter term file and its term end from CDE’s Charter School Database.