Mark Twain Elem School

Mark Twain Elem School is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in Niles, Illinois, operated by East Maine SD 63, instructing 489 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 28% above the state mean of about 381.

East Maine SD 63 runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,706 students. Mark Twain Elem School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Mark Twain Elem School lists that the most-represented group is Asian (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 27% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 8% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Mark Twain Elem School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Mark Twain Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.2%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Cook County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Mark Twain Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Gemini Middle School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mark Twain Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mark Twain Elem School at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 51.0%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Mark Twain Elem School's enrollment has ticked up 50% since 2018, when it stood at 325 (now 489). The Asian share of enrollment expanded from 31% to 42% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Mark Twain Elem School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.