Mark Twain Elementary

Mark Twain Elementary, a cozy primary school in Sacramento, California, operated by Sacramento City Unified, works with 263 students, covering grades K through 6. That puts it 43% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 73 schools in Sacramento City Unified (37,657 students total), Mark Twain Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Mark Twain Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% White, 12% Asian, 10% Black, 9% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.9:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Sacramento County (around 63%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mark Twain Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.9%; this one delivers 18.5%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Sacramento County) records that median household earnings sit near $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which Mark Twain Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: West Campus, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mark Twain Elementary comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 30.0%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mark Twain Elementary has edged down 18%, going from 319 students in 2018 to 263 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 60% to 56% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Mark Twain Elementary community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.