Mark Twain Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.5% |
| Met Standard | 11.4% |
| Below Standard | 83.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "17% proficient" for Mark Twain Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.5% of students exceeded standard while 11.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.1 points below the Sacramento City Unified district average of 15.6%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.2% exceeded — 7.7 points higher. 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 5.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 36.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 10.5% | 5.3% | 15.8% |
| 4th | 36 | 0.0% | 8.3% | 8.3% |
| 5th | 35 | 2.9% | 20.0% | 22.9% |
| 6th | 36 | 8.3% | 25.0% | 33.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 2.6% | 7.9% | 10.5% |
| 4th | 36 | 5.6% | 8.3% | 13.9% |
| 5th | 35 | 5.7% | 8.6% | 14.3% |
| 6th | 36 | 8.3% | 8.3% | 16.7% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.7