Mark Twain Junior High

Set in Modesto, California, Mark Twain Junior High is an average-sized junior high, one of the schools within Modesto City Elementary. It caters to 658 students across grades 7 through 8.

Modesto City Elementary comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 14,444 students; Mark Twain Junior High is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mark Twain Junior High lists that 82% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 50% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Mark Twain Junior High has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.6:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Stanislaus County's rate of about 71%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mark Twain Junior High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 23.7%, the actual is 20.1%, a residual of -3.6 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Stanislaus County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $81,468 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Stanislaus County's 190 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students), Mark Twain Junior High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Franklin Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mark Twain Junior High comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 20.8%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Mark Twain Junior High's enrollment has fell 16% since 2018, when it stood at 781 (now 658). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 24.1:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.