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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Mark Twain Junior High this year?
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Enrollment
658
Middle
DISTRICT 708 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MODESTO CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062513003742
Mark Twain Junior High
707 Emerald Ave., Modesto, CA 95351 · (209) 574-1918 · Stanislaus County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of California public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
616 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 316 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 342 | 52% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
30.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.3pp since 2014
Math
16.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.8% | 23.5% | 26.5% | 43.2% |
| Math | 5.7% | 10.4% | 20.7% | 63.2% |
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 | 30.3% | 16.1% |
| 2023-24 | 29.1% | 11.1% |
| 2022-23 | 22.1% | 10.8% |
| 2021-22 | 19.5% | 8.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.8% | 5.5% |
| 2018-19 | 25.0% | 11.9% |
| 2017-18 | 22.3% | 11.6% |
| 2016-17 | 21.7% | 7.8% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 9.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% 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 Junior High
Mark Twain Junior High's state test result (21.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Twain Junior High this school | 658 | 93.6% | 21.6% |
| Ball Junior High Anaheim | 737 | 92.7% | 14.1% |
| Northridge Middle Northridge | 670 | 94.8% | 22.1% |
| Brookhurst Junior High Anaheim | 724 | 90.9% | 17.6% |
| Canoga Park Middle Canoga Park | 579 | 91.7% | 19.2% |
| Evelyn Hanshaw Middle Modesto | 650 | 93.2% | 21.9% |
Matched among California middle 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 Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #1,004 of 1,224 | #26 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #987 of 1,227 ▲ 86 | #23 of 26 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #977 of 1,227 ▼ 34 | #24 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.4pp | #96 of 1,214 | #7 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #666 of 1,377 | #14 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #732 of 1,279 | #17 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.7% | #920 of 1,278 | #19 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.6% | #157 of 1,329 | #2 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #479 of 930 | #4 of 15 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
658
-148 (-18%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 910
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 658 | 30.5 | 21.6:1 | 94% (616) |
| 2023-24 | 681 | 31.6 | 21.6:1 | 97% (659) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 31.6 | 22.6:1 | 92% (658) |
| 2020-21 | 806 | 35 | 23.0:1 | 94% (759) |
| 2017-18 | 781 | 32.4 | 24.1:1 | 97% (761) |
| 2015-16 | 755 | 30 | 25.2:1 | 97% (732) |
| 2010-11 | 765 | N/A | N/A | 96% (734) |
| 2000-01 | 1,006 | 45 | 22.4:1 | 71% (710) |
| 1990-91 | 910 | 46 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mark Twain Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (781 to 658); teachers down 6% (32.4 to 30.5).
About Mark Twain Junior High
Mark Twain Junior High operates as a mid-sized middle school in Modesto, California. The school runs grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 658 students.
Mark Twain Junior High is run by Modesto City Elementary, whose 26 schools enroll 14,444 students.
Hispanic students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 3% White. Among all residents of Stanislaus County, the Hispanic share is about 50%. A diversity index of 32% means there is a 32% chance two randomly chosen students at Mark Twain Junior High are from different groups.
Mark Twain Junior High has a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.6:1, with 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in California, 20.7:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 94% at Mark Twain Junior High. Among public schools in Stanislaus County, the average eligibility rate is 71%.
Mark Twain Junior High holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of California public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Mark Twain Junior High is 3.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Stanislaus County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $81,468 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Stanislaus County number 190, with about 106,477 students.
Among nearby public schools, Franklin Elementary is closest at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mark Twain Junior High. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Mark Twain Junior High is 4th on average proficiency.
Mark Twain Junior High falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 806 to 658, an 18% decline. Federal data show the ratio falling from 23.0:1 to 21.6:1.
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Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Modesto City Elementary
- Bret Harte ElementaryElementary · 867 students
- Roosevelt Junior HighMiddle · 818 students
- Fairview ElementaryElementary · 786 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 777 students
- La Loma Junior HighMiddle · 705 students
- Evelyn Hanshaw MiddleMiddle · 650 students
Other schools in Modesto
- Joseph A. Gregori HighHigh · 2,346 students
- James C. Enochs HighHigh · 2,304 students
- Modesto HighHigh · 2,292 students
- Thomas Downey HighHigh · 2,192 students
- Grace M. Davis HighHigh · 2,083 students
- Peter Johansen HighHigh · 2,029 students
Other Mark Twain Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Mark Twain Junior High. Mark Twain Junior High is the largest of the 2.
- MARK TWAIN JR. HIGHCENTER, MO · 194 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin Elementary0.4 mi · 777
- James Marshall Elementary0.8 mi · 611
- Modesto High0.8 mi · 2,292
- Burbank Elementary0.9 mi · 572
- Harriette Kirschen Elementary1.2 mi · 503
- Robertson Road Elementary1.2 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Mark Twain Junior HighHow large is Mark Twain Junior High?
Mark Twain Junior High enrolls approximately 658 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Mark Twain Junior High serve?
Mark Twain Junior High serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mark Twain Junior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mark Twain Junior High is approximately 21.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mark Twain Junior High?
At Mark Twain Junior High, the student body is approximately 3% White, 82% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Mark Twain Junior High public or private?
Mark Twain Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Modesto City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.