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Twain Harte

18815 Manzanita Dr., Twain Harte, CA 95383 · (209) 586-3266 · Tuolumne County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of California public elementary schools
  • BTest 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.
  • C-Three-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 elementary schools

Enrollment
258
Elementary
STATE 465
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
13 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
168 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten2811%
Grade 1208%
Grade 23413%
Grade 32610%
Grade 42710%
Grade 53112%
Grade 62911%
Grade 73212%
Grade 83112%

This year's kindergarten class (28) is 10% smaller than its 8th grade class (31).

Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 62% · US 70%
White
16966%
STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
6224%
STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
21%
STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
10%
STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
166%
STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
62%
STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
21%
STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
14355%
Female
11545%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
45.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.7pp since 2014
Math
34.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.1pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts15.0%30.6%27.8%26.6%
Math15.7%19.2%32.0%33.1%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2545.7%34.9%
2023-2447.6%42.9%
2022-2348.0%42.8%
2021-2247.7%43.1%
2020-2139.9%40.1%
2018-1948.6%46.1%
2017-1854.8%44.7%
2016-1747.1%50.0%
2015-1639.0%45.0%
2014-1534.0%38.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Twain Harte

Twain Harte's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Twain Harte this school25865.1%43.4%
Eagle Prairie Elementary
Rio Dell
22363.7%56.0%
Wasuma Elementary
Ahwahnee
27061.1%33.1%
Shaffer Elementary
Litchfield
24661.0%31.6%
Bonny View Elementary
Redding
29269.5%34.1%
Crest Elementary
El Cajon
27161.6%23.7%
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 Twain Harte ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Tuolumne County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
43.4%#2,208 of 5,151#3 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
34.9%#2,758 of 5,172
▼ 787
#3 of 9
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
45.7%#2,396 of 5,172
▼ 326
#4 of 9
▼ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-5.1pp#549 of 5,116#2 of 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
258#5,087 of 5,915#7 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.1:1#578 of 5,352#2 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
50.9%#2,699 of 5,354#2 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
65.1%#3,224 of 5,625#3 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.0%#3,536 of 3,837N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
258
+5 (+2%) vs 2020
+6% since 2000-01, when it was 244
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 23.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2525813.519.1:165% (168)
2023-2423612.518.9:156% (132)
2022-2325412.520.3:156% (142)
2020-212531123.0:152% (132)
2017-1826614.818.0:167% (178)
2015-162711320.9:163% (171)
2010-11144N/AN/A45% (65)
2000-012441318.8:151% (125)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Twain Harte.

Since 2017-18: students down 3% (266 to 258); teachers down 9% (14.8 to 13.5).

About Twain Harte

In Twain Harte, California, part of Tuolumne County, Twain Harte is an elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 258 students. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.

In federal data, the district for Twain Harte is the school itself.

Twain Harte is 66% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 24% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Native American. County-wide, 81% of Tuolumne County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

A ratio of 19.1:1 comes from the school's 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.2 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 65% in 2024-25. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Tuolumne County is 15 points.

allk12 grades Twain Harte a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Twain Harte's average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.4% is 2.0 points above the 41.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

Census Bureau estimates for Tuolumne County show that the median household income is $77,404, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Twain Harte is one of 30 public schools in the county.

Nearest public school: Belleview Elementary, about 2.4 miles away. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. On average proficiency, Twain Harte is 5th of 6 nearby schools with test data.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Remote.

Enrollment has been fairly stable: 253 in 2020-21 and 258 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.1:1) than in 2020-21 (23.0:1).

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Tuolumne County at a glance

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Population
54,498
Census ACS
Median income
$77,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
5,724 students

Quick facts

School name
Twain Harte
District
Twain Harte
Address
18815 Manzanita Dr., Twain Harte, CA 95383
Phone
(209) 586-3266
County
Tuolumne County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
258
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
19.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
168 (65%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
064020007475
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Twain Harte
How many students attend Twain Harte?
Twain Harte enrolls approximately 258 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Twain Harte serve?
Twain Harte serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Twain Harte?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Twain Harte.
How diverse is Twain Harte?
Twain Harte reports a student body of 66% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Twain Harte in?
Twain Harte is part of Twain Harte.
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