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Mark Twain Elementary · Corcoran

Mark Twain Elementary: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Mark Twain is an elementary school in Corcoran. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Mark Twain Elementary in Corcoran, 27.2% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 32.6% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Mark Twain Elementary trails its district average for low-income students by 5.3 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (17.3% Math proficient); Hispanic students (29.9% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 28.4 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 404 students tested.

All students at this school: 24% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 24%, district —, state 43%24%
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 24%, district 28%, state 32%24% · −0 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 22%, district 26%, state 32%22% · −2 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 22%, district 29%, state 44%22% · −2 vs school
MaleMale: this school 26%, district 26%, state 42%26% · +2 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 1%, district 5%, state 11%1% · −23 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 7%, district 6%, state 15%7% · −17 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 35%, district 41%, state 56%35% · +10 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 21%, district 19%, state 22%21% · −3 vs school

6 of 15 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
Elementary
Mark Twain Elementary
No score
This school

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 22:1, district 21:122:1
Teaching staff24 teachers
Avg. experience10.3 years
Fully credentialed91%
First-year teachers4%
Intern / emergency permit4.3%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$71,070 – $132,219
Principal salary$154,060 – $172,296
Superintendent salary$222,000

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $18,451, CA average $14,815$18,451 · spent at this school
Federal share$342 per student

$342 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,767 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction57%
Instruction support14%
Student services9%
Administration7%
Buildings & maintenance11%
Other2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$14,582 per pupil
2019$13,543 per pupil
2018$13,054 per pupil
2017$12,004 per pupil
2016$11,601 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic92.7%
District 92.3% · CA 56.1%
White4.2%
District 4.1% · CA 19.9%
Black2.0%
District 2.4% · CA 4.8%
Other0.9%
District 1.0% · CA 9.0%
Asian0.2%
District 0.3% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 90.3% (27pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$58K · CA $85K
Median home value$236K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+4% · CA 35%
ZIP population23,142
Median age36 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 14% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

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