Mark Twain Middle
Los Angeles Unified
82
StrongScope Score · 82nd percentile
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Mark Twain and Marina del Rey
Mark Twain scores 82 and Marina del Rey 72 among California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). Mark Twain’s English (reading and writing) and math results are clearly higher.
Marina del Rey Middle
Los Angeles Unified
72
DevelopingScope Score · 31st percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in math. Mark Twain has the highest share and Marina del Rey has the lowest.
Biggest difference
27points
in math. 52% of Mark Twain students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Marina del Rey it was 25%.
Lowest absence
17in 100
students at Mark Twain missed 10% or more of school days. It was 30 in 100 at Marina del Rey.
Low-income families
87%
of Marina del Rey’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%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 32%, clearly ahead
Marina del Rey39%Advanced: 11%
California49%Advanced: 19%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Mark Twain52%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 34%, clearly ahead
Marina del Rey25%Advanced: 12%
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?
Mark Twain’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 39% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 62%.
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 Twain39%Marina del Rey49%California
Math
25%50%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202652%Mark Twain25%Marina del Rey37%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 100Clearly ahead171 of 1,030 students
Marina del Rey30 in 10090 of 298 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
Marina del Rey1.0%3 of 315 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
Marina del Rey−3points
Math
Points against the expected score
Mark Twain+3points
Marina del Rey+7points
- Mark TwainThe state calls the English result Accelerated and the math result Average. 908 students in English, 907 in math.
- Marina del ReyThe state calls the English result Average and the math result Accelerated. 231 students.
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, 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 | Marina del Rey |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Marina del Rey55%LAUSD 64% · 242 answers |
| Students: Belonging | Mark Twain60%LAUSD 55% · 626 to 971 answers | Marina del Rey48%LAUSD 55% · 144 to 241 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | Mark Twain63%LAUSD 61% · 937 to 973 answers | Marina del Rey56%LAUSD 61% · 226 to 240 answers |
| Families: Safety | Mark Twain86%LAUSD 82% · 484 answers | Marina del Rey97%LAUSD 82% · 201 answers |
| Families: Belonging | Mark Twain90%LAUSD 89% · 485 to 501 answers | Marina del Rey98%LAUSD 89% · 201 to 205 answers |
| Staff: Safety | Mark Twain99%LAUSD 94% · 77 answers | Marina del Rey97%LAUSD 94% · 60 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Mark Twain12 | Marina del Rey12 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Mark Twain6% | Marina del Rey9% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Mark Twain | Marina del Rey |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Mark Twain63%LAUSD 58% · 939 to 962 answers | Marina del Rey55%LAUSD 58% · 226 to 235 answers |
| Students: High expectations | Mark Twain72%LAUSD 73% · 951 to 955 answers | Marina del Rey68%LAUSD 73% · 231 to 232 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Mark Twain19%LAUSD 19% · 625 to 970 answers | Marina del Rey26%LAUSD 19% · 142 to 235 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | Mark Twain83%LAUSD 87% · 494 to 495 answers | Marina del Rey96%LAUSD 87% · 201 to 202 answers |
| Families: Engagement | Mark Twain82%LAUSD 84% · 492 to 501 answers | Marina del Rey96%LAUSD 84% · 202 to 205 answers |
| Families: High expectations | Mark Twain78%LAUSD 84% · 407 to 439 answers | Marina del Rey86%LAUSD 84% · 164 to 192 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Mark Twain63%LAUSD 74% · 487 answers | Marina del Rey94%LAUSD 74% · 203 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | Mark Twain89%LAUSD 84% · 78 to 81 answers | Marina del Rey80%LAUSD 84% · 60 to 65 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | Mark Twain95%LAUSD 92% · 79 to 81 answers | Marina del Rey91%LAUSD 92% · 60 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Mark Twain73%LAUSD 71% · 77 answers | Marina del Rey62%LAUSD 71% · 61 answers |
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?
Both schools are run by Los Angeles Unified. Ask the district which school serves your address.
| Measure | Mark Twain | Marina del Rey |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Mark Twain974 | Marina del Rey300 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Mark Twain58%561 of 974 students | Marina del Rey87%262 of 300 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Mark Twain19 | Marina del Rey14 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Mark Twain | Marina del Rey |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Mark Twain6–8 | Marina del Rey6–8 |
| Who runs the school | Mark TwainLos Angeles Unified | Marina del ReyLos Angeles Unified |
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).