Mark Twain Elementary

Set in Riverside, California, Mark Twain Elementary is a sizable elementary school, run under Riverside Unified. It works with 1,033 students across grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 122% bigger than typical.

Riverside Unified comprises 48 schools with combined enrollment of 38,002 students; Mark Twain Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Mark Twain Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 28% White, 13% Asian, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Riverside County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Mark Twain Elementary records 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 26.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Riverside County (around 74%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mark Twain Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Riverside County put median household income runs about $93,074, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Riverside County runs 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), of which Mark Twain Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Martin Luther King Jr. High, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mark Twain Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.1%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Mark Twain Elementary's enrollment has contracted 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,086 (now 1,033). White enrollment moved from 34% to 28% across the same window.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.