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If you could change one rule at Mark Twain Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
542
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYNWOOD UNIFIED·NCES 062316003539
Mark Twain Elementary
12315 Thorson Ave., Lynwood, CA 90262 · (310) 603-1500 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
503 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (85).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
40.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.1pp since 2014
Math
31.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.6% | 21.5% | 22.2% | 37.6% |
| Math | 12.1% | 19.5% | 25.2% | 43.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.1% | 31.6% |
| 2023-24 | 31.6% | 28.3% |
| 2022-23 | 36.9% | 28.6% |
| 2021-22 | 36.7% | 25.5% |
| 2020-21 | 25.9% | 12.0% |
| 2018-19 | 43.9% | 33.4% |
| 2017-18 | 38.7% | 33.0% |
| 2016-17 | 27.1% | 23.8% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 24.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Mark Twain Elementary
Mark Twain Elementary's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Twain Elementary this school | 542 | 92.8% | 33.5% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Compton | 534 | 91.6% | 35.7% |
| Oak Street Inglewood | 569 | 93.0% | 25.4% |
| Bradley Elementary San Bernardino | 530 | 94.9% | 34.3% |
| Lindbergh Elementary Lynwood | 552 | 91.1% | 31.4% |
| Mary B. Lewis Elementary Bloomington | 548 | 93.1% | 24.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Mark Twain Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #3,112 of 5,151 | #780 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #3,069 of 5,172 ▲ 195 | #802 of 1,129 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #2,921 of 5,172 ▲ 685 | #701 of 1,129 ▲ 158 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.7pp | #1,757 of 5,116 | #492 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #1,955 of 5,915 | #392 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #1,947 of 5,352 | #554 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.6% | #4,559 of 5,354 | #922 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.8% | #734 of 5,625 | #327 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #2,310 of 3,837 | #666 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
542
-33 (-6%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 932
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 25.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 542 | 25 | 21.7:1 | 93% (503) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 26 | 21.6:1 | 99% (556) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 22 | 24.1:1 | 92% (491) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | 23 | 25.0:1 | 93% (535) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 24 | 25.9:1 | 95% (588) |
| 2015-16 | 655 | 23 | 28.5:1 | 95% (621) |
| 2010-11 | 706 | N/A | N/A | 84% (594) |
| 2000-01 | 820 | 45 | 18.2:1 | 93% (762) |
| 1990-91 | 932 | 36 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mark Twain Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (622 to 542); teachers up 4% (24 to 25).
About Mark Twain Elementary
Mark Twain Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in Lynwood, California. The school serves 542 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
Lynwood Unified has 17 schools; together they serve 10,851 students.
The student body at Mark Twain Elementary is 90% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 8% Black. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. Mark Twain Elementary's diversity index is 18%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mark Twain Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 21.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 93%. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
Mark Twain Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (33.5%) and its predicted rate (25.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Los Angeles County census figures show that the median household income is $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.
The shortest distance from Mark Twain Elementary to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Soleil Academy Charter. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 33.8% proficiency; Mark Twain Elementary posts 33.5%.
In the federal locale system, Mark Twain Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 6% from 2020-21, when Mark Twain Elementary had 575 students, to 2024-25, when it had 542. The ratio of students to teachers went from 25.0:1 to 21.7:1 over the same years.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lynwood Unified
- Lynwood HighHigh · 1,858 students
- Marco Antonio Firebaugh HighHigh · 1,633 students
- Cesar Chavez MiddleMiddle · 882 students
- Hosler MiddleMiddle · 754 students
- Will Rogers ElementaryElementary · 684 students
- Lindbergh ElementaryElementary · 552 students
Other schools in Lynwood
- Lynwood HighHigh · 1,858 students
- Marco Antonio Firebaugh HighHigh · 1,633 students
- Cesar Chavez MiddleMiddle · 882 students
- Hosler MiddleMiddle · 754 students
- Will Rogers ElementaryElementary · 684 students
- Lindbergh ElementaryElementary · 552 students
Other Mark Twain Elementary schools
30 other US public schools in 13 states are named Mark Twain Elementary. Mark Twain Elementary is the 6th largest of the 31.
- Mark Twain ElementaryRiverside, CA · 1,033 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryLawndale, CA · 585 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryAngels Camp, CA · 507 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryCorcoran, CA · 454 students
- Mark Twain ElementarySacramento, CA · 263 students
Nearby schools
- Soleil Academy Charter0.3 mi · 385
- Rosa Parks Elementary0.4 mi · 343
- Lynwood High0.4 mi · 1,858
- Foster Elementary0.5 mi · 398
- Helen Keller Elementary0.6 mi · 407
- Janie P. Abbott Elementary0.7 mi · 417
Frequently asked questions
About Mark Twain ElementaryHow large is Mark Twain Elementary?
Mark Twain Elementary enrolls approximately 542 students in grades KG-06.
Is Mark Twain Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mark Twain Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Mark Twain Elementary have?
Mark Twain Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Mark Twain Elementary?
Student demographics at Mark Twain Elementary are roughly 0% White, 90% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Mark Twain Elementary?
Mark Twain Elementary is overseen by Lynwood Unified in Los Angeles County.
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