Enrollment
244
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001376
Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted
724 GREEN COVE LN, DALLAS, TX 75232 · (972) 749-3000 · Dallas County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
12.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
177 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
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 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 170% larger than its 8th grade class (10).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
82.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +62.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 62 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 48.0% | 34.0% | 14.0% | 4.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 35.0% | 35.0% | 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 | 82.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% typical for Texas 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 17 points, placing it in Texas'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 School for the Talented and Gifted
Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted's state test result (59.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted this school | 244 | 72.5% | 59.5% |
| Rocketship Explore Elementary School FORT WORTH | 289 | 76.5% | 15.0% |
| Hunters Glen Elementary School MISSOURI CITY | 249 | 81.9% | 40.3% |
| Early Childhood Center FORNEY | 341 | 64.2% | N/A |
| Ignite Community School - Humble HUMBLE | 219 | 79.5% | 48.6% |
| Ruby Young Talented and Gifted Academy DESOTO | 263 | 58.6% | 30.9% |
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 School for the Talented and Gifted ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #792 of 4,401 | #52 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,839 of 4,466 ▼ 566 | #141 of 429 ▼ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #191 of 4,466 ▼ 93 | #25 of 429 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #819 of 3,998 | #55 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #4,480 of 4,938 | #421 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #531 of 4,622 | #29 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #2,530 of 4,628 | #191 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #2,421 of 4,789 | #331 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #1,302 of 2,838 | #136 of 274 |
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
244
+61 (+33%) vs 2020
-71% since 1990-91, when it was 831
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 244 | 19.5 | 12.5:1 | 73% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 21.5 | 11.2:1 | 74% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 20.3 | 10.2:1 | 78% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 183 | 16 | 11.4:1 | 81% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 25 | 12.0:1 | 94% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 29 | 11.3:1 | 93% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 29 | 13.0:1 | 94% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 44 | 13.9:1 | 69% (419) |
| 1990-91 | 831 | 48 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (299 to 244); teachers down 22% (25 to 19.5).
About Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted
Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted is a low-enrollment elementary school in DALLAS, Texas. A total of 244 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 8. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 53% lower.
DALLAS ISD is responsible for 240 schools, Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted included, with 140,630 students in all.
At 66%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted combined. The school is also 27% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 22%. The chance that two students picked at random at Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
Its teaching staff equals 19.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.5:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Around 73% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted is graded A by allk12, scoring above 92% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted scores 16.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 59.5% actual versus 42.7% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 771 public schools operate in Dallas County, serving about 459,645 students.
Of nearby public schools, Adelle Turner Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
The number of students grew from 183 to 244 over 4 years. The school's ratio rose from 11.4:1 to 12.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Mark Twain School for the Talented and GiftedWhat is the total enrollment at Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted?
Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted enrolls approximately 244 students in grades KG-08.
Is Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted have?
Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
How diverse is Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted?
Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted reports a student body of 2% White, 27% Hispanic, 66% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted in?
Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted is part of DALLAS ISD.
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