Mark Twain Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.1% |
| Met Standard | 20.9% |
| Below Standard | 63.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "37% proficient" for Mark Twain Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.1% of students exceeded standard while 20.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.6 points above the Lynwood Unified district average of 12.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 16.6% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 23.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 33.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 32.1% | 15.1% | 47.2% |
| 4th | 76 | 21.1% | 17.1% | 38.2% |
| 5th | 74 | 12.2% | 28.4% | 40.5% |
| 6th | 76 | 13.2% | 23.7% | 36.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 22.6% | 37.7% | 60.4% |
| 4th | 76 | 9.2% | 21.1% | 30.3% |
| 5th | 76 | 9.2% | 10.5% | 19.7% |
| 6th | 77 | 10.4% | 14.3% | 24.7% |
Nearby schools
42 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.3