Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School

Set in DETROIT, Michigan, Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School is a compact primary school, one of the schools within Detroit Public Schools Community District. It caters to 251 students across grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 32% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Detroit Public Schools Community District comprises 103 schools with combined enrollment of 48,448 students; Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School logs that nearly all students (83%) are Black. The remainder is composed of 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Roughly 91% of students at Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Wayne County) records that the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wayne County runs 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), of which Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: CB Sabbath 68 Preparatory Academy, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 16%: 216 students in 2018 compared to 251 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.