Twain Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 21.2% |
| Met Standard | 25.3% |
| Below Standard | 53.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for Twain Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
21.2% of students exceeded standard while 25.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.6 points below the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 28.0% exceeded — 6.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 11.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 21.2% | 28.2% | 49.4% |
| 4th | 61 | 27.9% | 24.6% | 52.5% |
| 5th | 65 | 15.4% | 38.5% | 53.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 25.6% | 24.4% | 50.0% |
| 4th | 61 | 22.9% | 26.2% | 49.2% |
| 5th | 64 | 14.1% | 9.4% | 23.4% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.9