Mark Twain Union Elementary

The Mark Twain Union Elementary district in California serves students from three schools: two elementary schools (Mark Twain Elementary and Copperopolis Elementary) and one middle school (Learners Empowered Academic Progress (LEAP)). The data reveals significant disparities in academic performance across these schools, with Copperopolis Elementary standing out as a high-performing school and LEAP facing unique challenges.

Copperopolis Elementary has higher test scores compared to the district and state averages, particularly in 3rd grade English Language Arts (48.15% proficient vs. 27.27% district and 42.8% state) and 3rd grade Math (55.56% proficient vs. 22.73% district and 45.64% state). Additionally, Copperopolis Elementary has a lower chronic absenteeism rate (46.6%) compared to Mark Twain Elementary (33.5%) and LEAP (52.9%). In contrast, LEAP has the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts at the end-of-course level (40% proficient or better), but very low proficiency rates in Mathematics at the same level (only 6.67% proficient or better).

Across the district, there are concerns about high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 33.5% at Mark Twain Elementary to 52.9% at LEAP. Additionally, the district has a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 44.81% at Copperopolis Elementary to 66.67% at LEAP. The data also suggests a potential relationship between student-teacher ratio and academic performance, as LEAP has a much lower ratio (9.0) compared to the elementary schools (22.4 and 21.9), which may contribute to its stronger performance in English Language Arts.