Mark Twain Elementary

Mark Twain Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Angels Camp, California, overseen by Mark Twain Union Elementary. The school enrolls 507 students in grades K through 8.

Mark Twain Elementary is one of 3 schools operated by Mark Twain Union Elementary, a district that works with 732 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mark Twain Elementary lists that 71% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 20% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Native American.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Mark Twain Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 68% of students at Mark Twain Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Calaveras County's rate of about 54%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mark Twain Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 38.8%; Mark Twain Elementary posts 13.7%, -25.1 points below that line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Calaveras County) records that the typical household earns roughly $78,647 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Calaveras County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,261 students), of which Mark Twain Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Learners Empowered Academic Progress (LEAP), roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Mark Twain Elementary. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mark Twain Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.8%.

Mark Twain Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mark Twain Elementary has contracted 7%, going from 545 students in 2018 to 507 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.4:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 today.

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