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What's the most underrated thing about Mark Twain Elem School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST MAINE SD 63·NCES 171314001551
Mark Twain Elementary School
9401 N Hamlin Ave, Niles, IL 60714 · (847) 296-5341 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
325 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 56%
Community
4
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 16% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Mark Twain Elementary School→Gemini Middle School
Based on grade levels within East Maine SD 63. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
39.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.1pp since 2023
Math
41.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.9% | 41.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 29.1% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 →
Where Mark Twain Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #910 of 1,925 | #242 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #908 of 2,077 | #269 of 829 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #1,345 of 2,077 | #460 of 829 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #593 of 2,419 | #287 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,227 of 2,035 | #545 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #107 of 2,042 | #48 of 819 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +50.5% | #30 of 615 | #4 of 186 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
489
+164 (+50%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 12.8:1
% White
27%
was 29%
% Hispanic
18%
was 21%
% Black
6%
was 2%
% Asian
42%
was 31%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 489 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 66% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 35.1 | 13.9:1 | 65% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 34.3 | 14.0:1 | 64% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 25.5 | 12.8:1 | 60% (194) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mark Twain Elementary School.
About Mark Twain Elementary School
Mark Twain Elementary School is an elementary school in Niles, Illinois, according to federal school records. The school serves 489 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Illinois is roughly 381 students; this school is 28% above that.
East Maine SD 63 is the district for Mark Twain Elementary School. It has 7 schools and 3,706 students.
Federal enrollment data show Asian students as the largest group at Mark Twain Elementary School, at 42%. Other reported shares: 27% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. Cook County's residents are about 8% Asian, 34 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 35 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.0:1. That is close to the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The school's lunch program data list 66% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Mark Twain Elementary School scores 40.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 33.1%.
Mark Twain Elementary School is located in Cook County, where the median household income is $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides Mark Twain Elementary School, Cook County has 1,405 other public schools.
The closest public school to Mark Twain Elementary School is Gemini Middle School, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 40.2% is below the 51.0% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Federal data put enrollment at 325 in 2017-18 and 489 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. Over the same years, the Asian share rose from 31% to 42%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.8:1 in 2017-18, and 14.0:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Maine SD 63
- Gemini Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,111 students
- Apollo Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
- V H Nelson Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Melzer SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 290 students
Other schools in Niles
- Gemini Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,111 students
- Emerson Middle SchoolMiddle · 890 students
- Clarence E Culver SchoolElementary · 666 students
- V H Nelson Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Jefferson SchoolElementary · 154 students
Nearby schools
- Gemini Middle School0.8 mi · 1,111
- Early Learning Center0.8 mi · 290
- Apollo Elementary School0.9 mi · 536
- Maine East High School1.1 mi · 1,921
- Washington Elementary School1.2 mi · 406
- Franklin Elementary School1.4 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About Mark Twain Elementary SchoolHow large is Mark Twain Elementary School?
Mark Twain Elementary School enrolls approximately 489 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Mark Twain Elementary School serve?
Mark Twain Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Mark Twain Elementary School have?
Mark Twain Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Mark Twain Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mark Twain Elementary School are roughly 27% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Black, 42% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Mark Twain Elementary School?
Mark Twain Elementary School is overseen by East Maine SD 63 in Cook County.
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