Enrollment
173
Elementary
DISTRICT 164 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRENTWOOD·NCES 290588000132
MARK TWAIN ELEM.
8636 LITZSINGER RD, BRENTWOOD, MO 63144 · (314) 962-0613 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL173 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
37 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 54%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 31 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 55% larger than its 5th grade class (20).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 52% · 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
Based on grade levels within BRENTWOOD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
72.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.8pp since 2021
Math
64.6%
MO avg 43.8% . -3.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 48.8% | 23.8% | 21.4% | 5.9% |
| Math | 42.3% | 22.3% | 23.5% | 11.7% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.6% | 64.6% |
| 2023-24 | 75.2% | 65.7% |
| 2022-23 | 74.3% | 68.9% |
| 2021-22 | 67.8% | 67.8% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 MARK TWAIN ELEM.
MARK TWAIN ELEM.'s state test result (72.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK TWAIN ELEM. this school | 173 | 21.4% | 72.9% |
| BARFIELD EARLY CHILDHOOD CNTR O'FALLON | 356 | 20.8% | N/A |
| RIVER BEND ELEM. CHESTERFIELD | 380 | 20.3% | 54.5% |
| EARLY CHILD. FAMILY EDUC. CTR ST CHARLES | 224 | 8.9% | N/A |
| HANNA WOODS ELEM. BALLWIN | 360 | 30.3% | 49.2% |
| RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. ELLISVILLE | 267 | 6.4% | 61.5% |
Matched among Missouri 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 MARK TWAIN ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #29 of 1,002 | #12 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #107 of 1,019 ▼ 21 | #28 of 138 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #29 of 1,018 ▼ 12 | #16 of 138 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #502 of 943 | #74 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 173 | #1,001 of 1,294 | #154 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.4% | #1,020 of 1,165 | #87 of 154 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
173
-5 (-3%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 221
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 9.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 173 | 20.1 | 8.6:1 | 21% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 159 | 19.6 | 8.1:1 | 18% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 157 | 20 | 7.8:1 | 18% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 178 | 18 | 9.9:1 | 19% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 183 | 18.1 | 10.1:1 | 21% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 194 | 17 | 11.4:1 | 27% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 173 | 15 | 11.5:1 | 18% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 205 | 17 | 12.1:1 | 30% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 221 | 16 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARK TWAIN ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (183 to 173); teachers up 11% (18.1 to 20.1).
About MARK TWAIN ELEM.
MARK TWAIN ELEM. serves students in BRENTWOOD, Missouri, as a small elementary school. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 173 students. On average, elementary schools in Missouri enroll around 315, and this school is 45% below that mark.
BRENTWOOD is made up of 5 schools with 847 students in all.
At MARK TWAIN ELEM., 61% of students are White. It is also 15% Black, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Census estimates put St. Louis County at about 62% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, MARK TWAIN ELEM. scores 58%.
There are 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at MARK TWAIN ELEM., giving a ratio of 8.6:1. Elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1, 3.8 more students per teacher than here. A total of 37 students, or 21%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in St. Louis County averages 43%, higher than here.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, MARK TWAIN ELEM. ranks in the top 10% in Missouri. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.9%, against a prediction of 51.9%.
In St. Louis County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $82,936, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 275 public schools and about 134,601 students.
BRENTWOOD EARLY CHILDHD CENTER sits about 0.6 miles from MARK TWAIN ELEM.. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, MARK TWAIN ELEM. ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 173, down from 178 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 9.9 to 8.6 over 4 years.
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St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRENTWOOD
- MCGRATH ELEM.Elementary · 236 students
- BRENTWOOD HIGHHigh · 195 students
- BRENTWOOD MIDDLEMiddle · 160 students
- BRENTWOOD EARLY CHILDHD CENTERElementary · 83 students
Other schools in BRENTWOOD
- MCGRATH ELEM.Elementary · 236 students
- BRENTWOOD HIGHHigh · 195 students
- BRENTWOOD MIDDLEMiddle · 160 students
- BRENTWOOD EARLY CHILDHD CENTERElementary · 83 students
Other MARK TWAIN Elementary schools
30 other US public schools in 13 states are named MARK TWAIN Elementary. MARK TWAIN ELEM. is the 28th largest of the 31.
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.ROLLA, MO · 440 students
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.HANNIBAL, MO · 376 students
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MO · 356 students
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.WEBB CITY, MO · 186 students
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.CARTHAGE, MO · 164 students
Nearby schools
- BRENTWOOD EARLY CHILDHD CENTER0.6 mi · 83
- MCGRATH ELEM.0.6 mi · 236
- BRENTWOOD MIDDLE0.6 mi · 160
- BRENTWOOD HIGH0.6 mi · 195
- AVERY ELEM.0.9 mi · 337
- MRH EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER1.0 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About MARK TWAIN ELEM.How large is MARK TWAIN ELEM.?
MARK TWAIN ELEM. enrolls approximately 173 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does MARK TWAIN ELEM. serve?
MARK TWAIN ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at MARK TWAIN ELEM.?
Approximately 8.6:1 students per teacher at MARK TWAIN ELEM..
What is the student diversity at MARK TWAIN ELEM.?
Student demographics at MARK TWAIN ELEM. are roughly 61% White, 6% Hispanic, 15% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is MARK TWAIN ELEM. in?
MARK TWAIN ELEM. is part of BRENTWOOD.
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