MARK TWAIN EL

MARK TWAIN EL is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in RICHARDSON, Texas, one of the schools within RICHARDSON ISD, with 531 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

MARK TWAIN EL is one of 55 schools operated by RICHARDSON ISD, a district that educates 38,526 students overall.

On demographics, MARK TWAIN EL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 10% Black, 8% White. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, MARK TWAIN EL has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, MARK TWAIN EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.0%, the actual is 37.6%, a residual of +2.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Dallas County shows median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MARK TWAIN EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

The closest other public school is APOLLO J H, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MARK TWAIN EL comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. MARK TWAIN EL's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 594 (now 531). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 72% to 79%.

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