Mark Twain Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 25.6% |
| Met Standard | 24.6% |
| Below Standard | 49.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "50% proficient" for Mark Twain Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
25.6% of students exceeded standard while 24.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.1 points above the Riverside Unified district average of 16.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 24.2% 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.
Students here improve by 0.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 158 | 23.4% | 27.9% | 51.3% |
| 4th | 151 | 33.1% | 23.8% | 57.0% |
| 5th | 146 | 29.4% | 26.0% | 55.5% |
| 6th | 156 | 21.8% | 35.3% | 57.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 159 | 22.0% | 27.0% | 49.1% |
| 4th | 151 | 23.8% | 24.5% | 48.3% |
| 5th | 146 | 28.1% | 17.1% | 45.2% |
| 6th | 156 | 23.1% | 15.4% | 38.5% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.4