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Enrollment
694
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 483873013563
Mark Twain Dual Language Academy
2411 SAN PEDRO, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78212 · (210) 738-9745 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL694 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
377 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
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 | 116 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 74% larger than its 8th grade class (43).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
76.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 47.0% | 29.0% | 14.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 33.0% | 22.0% | 16.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 76.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Dual Language Academy
Mark Twain Dual Language Academy's state test result (58.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Twain Dual Language Academy this school | 694 | 54.3% | 58.3% |
| Eastwood Knolls International EL PASO | 789 | 55.3% | 67.6% |
| Milam Elementary School MCALLEN | 811 | 53.4% | 62.5% |
| Ceniza Hills Elementary School DEL RIO | 629 | 50.6% | 43.8% |
| Stuart Place Elementary School HARLINGEN | 578 | 54.8% | 43.6% |
| Trevino Elementary School EDINBURG | 672 | 49.9% | 65.0% |
Matched among Texas 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 Dual Language Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #858 of 4,401 | #41 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #845 of 4,466 ▼ 3 | #35 of 317 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #450 of 4,466 ▲ 17 | #22 of 317 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #847 of 3,998 | #63 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 694 | #961 of 4,938 | #69 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #2,508 of 4,622 | #176 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.6% | #3,901 of 4,628 | #239 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.3% | #3,388 of 4,789 | #246 of 327 |
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
694
+175 (+34%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 694 | 46.1 | 15.1:1 | 54% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 672 | 40.7 | 16.5:1 | 59% (396) |
| 2022-23 | 608 | 35.7 | 17.1:1 | 57% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 519 | 32 | 16.2:1 | 60% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 13.6 | 12.7:1 | 64% (110) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mark Twain Dual Language Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 303% (172 to 694); teachers up 240% (13.6 to 46.1).
About Mark Twain Dual Language Academy
Mark Twain Dual Language Academy is a mid-sized elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It had 694 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 8. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Mark Twain Dual Language Academy is one of the 100 schools that make up SAN ANTONIO ISD (47,623 students in total).
The share of students at Mark Twain Dual Language Academy who are Hispanic is 92%. The remaining students are 6% White. Among people living in Bexar County, the Hispanic share is about 60%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 16%.
There are 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is similar, at 15.1:1. On the income side, 54% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bexar County is 63%.
Mark Twain Dual Language Academy holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 88% of Texas public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Mark Twain Dual Language Academy, the prediction is 50.5% and the result is 58.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bexar County show that the median household earns about $72,341 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Bexar County, 638 public schools serve about 368,487 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Agnes Cotton Academy, is about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Mark Twain Dual Language Academy is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Mark Twain Dual Language Academy in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Mark Twain Dual Language Academy is one of the charter schools in Texas.
The school's enrollment increased 34% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.2:1 to 15.1:1.
The discussion board for Mark Twain Dual Language Academy is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO ISD
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,706 students
- Lanier High SchoolHigh · 1,620 students
- Brackenridge High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- Highlands High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Burbank High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Edison High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- Agnes Cotton Academy0.5 mi · 455
- Great Hearts Monte Vista0.6 mi · 468
- Great Hearts Monte Vista North0.7 mi · 476
- Travis Early College High School0.7 mi · 408
- Triumph Public High Schools-San Antonio0.9 mi · 62
- Gonzales Early Childhood Campus0.9 mi · 106
Frequently asked questions
About Mark Twain Dual Language AcademyHow many students attend Mark Twain Dual Language Academy?
Mark Twain Dual Language Academy enrolls approximately 694 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Mark Twain Dual Language Academy serve?
Mark Twain Dual Language Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Mark Twain Dual Language Academy?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Mark Twain Dual Language Academy.
How diverse is Mark Twain Dual Language Academy?
Mark Twain Dual Language Academy reports a student body of 6% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Mark Twain Dual Language Academy public or private?
Mark Twain Dual Language Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by SAN ANTONIO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.