Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 179 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SILVER FALLS SD 4J·NCES 411145000762
Mark Twain Elementary
425 Church St, Silverton, OR 97381 · (503) 873-6341 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Oregon public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
162 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 76%
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 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 59% · 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 Silver Falls SD 4J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.4%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
35.8%
OR avg 31.8% . -6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.4% | 35.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 42.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 →
Schools most like Mark Twain Elementary
Mark Twain Elementary's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Twain Elementary this school | 314 | 51.6% | 41.5% |
| Robert Frost Elementary School Silverton | 349 | 51.0% | 52.7% |
| Butte Creek Elementary School Mt Angel | 303 | 51.5% | 31.9% |
| Rural Dell Elementary School Molalla | 251 | 53.0% | 34.5% |
| North Star Elementary Bend | 319 | 49.5% | 44.0% |
| Sunset School Coos Bay | 380 | 56.3% | 14.5% |
Matched among Oregon 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #211 of 591 | #11 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #292 of 646 ▼ 89 | #15 of 62 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #244 of 646 ▼ 16 | #14 of 62 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #380 of 710 | #39 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #401 of 587 | #19 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.0% | #360 of 587 | #36 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.6% | #536 of 645 | #56 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #419 of 493 | #41 of 47 |
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
314
+25 (+9%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 560
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 314 | 17.4 | 18.1:1 | 52% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 19.6 | 16.1:1 | 49% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 19.3 | 14.6:1 | 49% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 19 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 17.6 | 19.4:1 | 54% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 59% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 24 | 19.4:1 | 50% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 27 | 20.2:1 | 43% (234) |
| 1990-91 | 560 | 25 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mark Twain Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (342 to 314); teachers down 1% (17.6 to 17.4).
About Mark Twain Elementary
Silverton, Oregon, is home to Mark Twain Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 314 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
Silver Falls SD 4J enrolls 3,651 students in 13 schools, including Mark Twain Elementary.
Of every 100 students at Mark Twain Elementary, about 69 are White. Other reported shares: 25% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Among Marion County residents, the White share is about 66%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mark Twain Elementary scores 46%.
The school's 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. Elementary schools in Oregon have an average ratio of 16.5:1. At Mark Twain Elementary, 52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is lower than the 83% average for public schools in Marion County.
Mark Twain Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 56% of Oregon public elementary schools.
Schools in Oregon with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 42.5%. Mark Twain Elementary scores 41.5%.
For Marion County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $77,351 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Marion County number 111, with about 53,799 students.
About 0.6 miles separate Mark Twain Elementary from the closest public school, Silverton Middle School. The five-mile area around Mark Twain Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Mark Twain Elementary ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 41.5% against a local average of 47.1%.
The NCES locale for Mark Twain Elementary is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 9%. The school's ratio increased from 15.2:1 to 18.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Mark Twain Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,244
Census ACS
Median income
$77,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
53,799 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Silver Falls SD 4J
- Silverton High SchoolHigh · 1,262 students
- Silverton Middle SchoolMiddle · 425 students
- Robert Frost Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Butte Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Victor Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 205 students
- Central Howell Elementary SchoolElementary · 160 students
Other schools in Silverton
- Silverton High SchoolHigh · 1,262 students
- Silverton Middle SchoolMiddle · 425 students
- Robert Frost Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Victor Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 205 students
- Central Howell Elementary SchoolElementary · 160 students
- Bethany Charter SchoolElementary · 136 students
Other Mark Twain Elementary schools
30 other US public schools in 13 states are named Mark Twain Elementary. Mark Twain Elementary is the 20th largest of the 31.
- Mark Twain ElementaryRiverside, CA · 1,033 students
- Mark Twain Elementary SchoolALVIN, TX · 634 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryLawndale, CA · 585 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryPASCO, WA · 579 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryKirkland, WA · 550 students
Nearby schools
- Silverton Middle School0.6 mi · 425
- Silverton High School0.9 mi · 1,262
- The Community Roots School1.0 mi · 99
- Robert Frost Elementary School1.1 mi · 349
- Bethany Charter School2.0 mi · 136
- Evergreen Elementary School2.7 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About Mark Twain ElementaryHow large is Mark Twain Elementary?
Mark Twain Elementary enrolls approximately 314 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Mark Twain Elementary serve?
Mark Twain Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mark Twain Elementary?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Mark Twain Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Mark Twain Elementary?
Student demographics at Mark Twain Elementary are roughly 69% White, 25% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Mark Twain Elementary public or private?
Mark Twain Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Silver Falls SD 4J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.