Mark Twain Elementary

Mark Twain Elementary is an elementary-level community of reasonably sized scale in Kirkland, Washington, overseen by Lake Washington School District, hosting 550 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 45% bigger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Within Lake Washington School District, which oversees 55 schools and 30,986 students, Mark Twain Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Mark Twain Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Asian (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 36% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than King County's rate of about 38%.

With demographic context factored in, Mark Twain Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.9%.

Around the school, census data for King County shows median household income runs about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Mark Twain Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Rose Hill Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mark Twain Elementary comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 71.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 602 students in 2018 compared to 550 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 20% to 37% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Mark Twain Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.