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Enrollment
497
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARSON CITY·NCES 320039000160
Mark Twain Elementary
2111 Carriage Crest Dr., Carson City, NV 89706 · (775) 283-1000 · Carson City
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
497 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 85%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 70% · 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
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.7%
NV avg 45.8% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
30.8%
NV avg 35.6% . -3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.7% | 30.8% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 34.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. 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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Nevada 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 Nevada'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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Carson City |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #269 of 367 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #247 of 388 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #270 of 390 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #215 of 442 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #154 of 379 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #274 of 381 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #271 of 386 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #159 of 304 | #2 of 7 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
497
-69 (-12%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 664
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 497 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 100% (497) |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 57% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 32 | 17.4:1 | 100% (558) |
| 2020-21 | 566 | 39 | 14.5:1 | 100% (566) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 100% (625) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 37 | 16.4:1 | 78% (477) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 66% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 664 | 37 | 17.9:1 | 42% (278) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mark Twain Elementary.
About Mark Twain Elementary
In Carson City, Nevada, Mark Twain Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. It enrolls 497 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
Carson City counts 5,072 students in its 10 schools, and Mark Twain Elementary is one of them.
The share of Hispanic students at Mark Twain Elementary is 64%, a majority. The school is also 27% White, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 26% Hispanic share among all Carson City residents. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Mark Twain Elementary are from different groups.
A staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.0:1. Across elementary schools in Nevada, the average ratio is 18.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. The 80% average for public schools in Carson City is 20 points lower.
Compared with Nevada schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Mark Twain Elementary's results are 5.9 points below predicted: 26.6% against 32.5%.
For Carson City, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $72,355 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Mark Twain Elementary, Carson City has 13 public schools.
Edith W. Fritsch Elementary is the nearest public school to Mark Twain Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Mark Twain Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Mark Twain Elementary enrolled 566 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 497. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.5:1 to 16.0:1.
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Carson City at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,384
Census ACS
Median income
$72,355
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carson City
- Eagle Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 854 students
- Carson Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Fremont ElementaryElementary · 553 students
- Bordewich/Bray ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Al Seeliger ElementaryElementary · 527 students
- Edith W. Fritsch ElementaryElementary · 500 students
Other schools in Carson City
- Eagle Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 854 students
- Carson Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Fremont ElementaryElementary · 553 students
- Bordewich/Bray ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Al Seeliger ElementaryElementary · 527 students
- Edith W. Fritsch ElementaryElementary · 500 students
Nearby schools
- Edith W. Fritsch Elementary1.1 mi · 500
- Empire Elementary1.3 mi · 445
- Bordewich/Bray Elementary1.6 mi · 539
- Fremont Elementary1.7 mi · 553
- Early Childhood Center1.7 mi · 45
- Carson Middle School1.8 mi · 833
Frequently asked questions
About Mark Twain ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mark Twain Elementary?
Mark Twain Elementary enrolls approximately 497 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mark Twain Elementary serve?
Mark Twain Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mark Twain Elementary?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Mark Twain Elementary.
How diverse is Mark Twain Elementary?
Mark Twain Elementary reports a student body of 27% White, 64% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Mark Twain Elementary public or private?
Mark Twain Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carson City.
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