Summary:
Mark Twain Junior High is a public middle school located in Modesto, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 715 students. The school is part of the Modesto City Elementary District, which is ranked 1294 out of 1560 districts in California and has a rating of 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.
Mark Twain Junior High has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of California middle schools, with a ranking of 2509 out of 2788 schools in the 2022-2023 school year. The school has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school's rankings for various student subgroups, such as female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and White students, are also in the bottom 20-30% of California middle schools, with the exception of English Language Learner (ELL) students, who rank in the middle 30%. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.1% in the 2020-2021 school year to 29.6% in the 2022-2023 school year.
Academically, Mark Twain Junior High's performance, as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessments and the California Science Assessment (CAST), is significantly below the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2022-2023 school year, the percentage of students at Mark Twain Junior High who scored proficient or better in these assessments ranged from 5.31% to 25.21%, compared to the state averages of 28.76% to 47.44%. Nearby schools, such as La Loma Junior High, Evelyn Hanshaw Middle, and Roosevelt Junior High, generally perform better than Mark Twain Junior High in terms of statewide rankings, academic performance, and student demographics.
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Detail:
Public 7-8
District:
Modesto City Elementary
SchoolDigger Rank:
2522nd of 2,802 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,321
Students who attend Mark Twain Junior High usually attend:
Feeder schools for Mark Twain Junior High:
Student/teacher ratio: 22.6
Number of students: 715
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
78.6%
Asian:
6.9%
Two or more races:
6.4%
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White:
5.0%
African American:
2.5%
Pacific Islander:
0.4%
American Indian:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92%
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