Is Twain Elementary School a good school?

Twain Elementary School ranks 924 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Twain Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 931 students attended Twain Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Twain Elementary School?

Students at Twain Elementary School are 88% Hispanic, 9% White, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Twain Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Twain Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Kennedy High School

Twain Elementary School

Summary:

Twain Elementary School is a public school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 931 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. As part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, Twain has seen fluctuating performance over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 541 out of 2,044 Illinois elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 1,106 out of 1,948 in 2020-2021.

Twain Elementary School outperforms the district and state in several academic measures, with 51.7% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. The school also performs particularly well for its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations, ranking in the top quartile of Illinois elementary schools in these categories. However, the school's performance for special education and disabled students is more mixed. Additionally, Twain has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.9% in 2019-2020 to 27.0% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district average.

Compared to nearby schools, Twain Elementary School generally outperforms Hale Elementary School and the Acero Charter schools in academic measures, but lags behind the higher-performing Kinzie Elementary School. The increase in spending per student at Twain, from $10,487 in 2019-2020 to $14,882 in 2022-2023, suggests that the school is receiving additional resources, which may be contributing to its relatively strong academic performance.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

5134 S Lotus Ave
Chicago, IL 60638-1630

(773) 535-2290

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
924^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,325

Students who attend Twain Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Kennedy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.9

Number of students: 931

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.4%

White:

8.7%

African American:

1.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 75.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Twain Elementary School ranks better than 55.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 79^th among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.47. (See more...)

Compare Details Twain Elementary School ranks better than 69% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.34. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Twain Elementary School is $16,325. 431 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

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Twain Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Twain Elementary School 924^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Twain Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Twain Elementary School 423^rd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Twain Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Twain Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	45.74	1284^th	2020	36.4%
2004	61.42	955^th	2030	53.0%
2005	49.08	1249^th	2022	38.2%
2006	44.29	1414^th	2086	32.2%
2007	64.07	910^th	2095	56.6%
2008	58.88	1076^th	2092	48.6%
2009	57.29	1101^st	2120	48.1%
2010	59.98	1053^rd	2139	50.8%
2011	61.36	1001^st	2147	53.4%
2012	66.25	858^th	2166	60.4%
2013	63.70	839^th	2167	61.3%
2014	60.10	874^th	2093	58.2%
2015	64.27	634^th	2052	69.1%
2016	69.28	571^st	2046	72.1%
2017	71.37	541^st	2044	73.5%
2018	68.16	597^th	2037	70.7%
2019	59.83	783^rd	2086	62.5%
2021	37.52	1106^th	1948	43.2%
2022	44.82	1072^nd	2082	48.5%
2023	50.94	929^th	2077	55.3%
2024	50.47	924^th	2067	55.3%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Twain Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.46	262^nd	718	63.5%
2019	49.42	296^th	743	60.2%
2021	41.04	277^th	537	48.4%
2022	66.16	133^rd	768	82.7%
2023	62.27	177^th	788	77.5%
2024	61.52	183^rd	826	77.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Twain Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.33	546^th	763	28.4%
2019	46.66	512^th	1194	57.1%
2022	25.32	911^th	1113	18.1%
2023	49.16	467^th	1156	59.6%
2024	38.29	677^th	1195	43.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Twain Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	84.12	123^rd	1765	93.0%
2019	73.27	284^th	1816	84.4%
2021	55.13	522^nd	1514	65.5%
2022	64.28	445^th	1763	74.8%
2023	68.90	364^th	1808	79.9%
2024	65.84	425^th	1793	76.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Twain Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	66.89	600^th	1964	69.5%
2019	55.97	831^st	2019	58.8%
2021	32.51	1095^th	1680	34.8%
2022	49.35	878^th	1970	55.4%
2023	48.56	919^th	1957	53.0%
2024	52.49	806^th	1942	58.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Twain Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	47.02	366^th	907	59.6%
2024	37.60	514^th	886	42.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Twain Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.13	567^th	1972	71.2%
2019	62.50	671^st	2019	66.8%
2021	37.60	986^th	1707	42.2%
2022	39.24	1111^th	1977	43.8%
2023	53.62	818^th	1984	58.8%
2024	46.28	959^th	1959	51.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Twain Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	83.79	80^th	938	91.5%
2019	72.87	153^rd	955	84.0%
2021	60.47	179^th	742	75.9%
2022	61.34	254^th	954	73.4%
2023	69.04	197^th	970	79.7%
2024	66.36	217^th	959	77.4%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Twain Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.03	685^th	1463	53.2%
2019	52.00	686^th	1462	53.1%
2023	30.72	1038^th	1419	26.8%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Twain Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	35.99	809^th	1185	31.7%
2004	42.61	772^nd	1204	35.9%
2005	58.63	596^th	1209	50.7%
2006	47.09	788^th	1272	38.1%
2007	66.14	482^nd	1287	62.5%
2008	66.82	477^th	1293	63.1%
2009	64.62	528^th	1318	59.9%
2010	65.34	517^th	1327	61.0%
2011	75.09	304^th	1344	77.4%
2012	80.63	190^th	1365	86.1%
2013	75.03	306^th	1367	77.6%
2014	71.58	346^th	1322	73.8%
2015	74.69	268^th	1302	79.4%
2016	89.09	108^th	1294	91.7%
2017	88.29	122^nd	1293	90.6%
2018	83.46	176^th	1293	86.4%
2019	70.23	345^th	1356	74.6%
2021	49.38	528^th	1241	57.5%
2022	55.55	506^th	1369	63.0%
2023	67.10	363^rd	1367	73.4%
2024	62.34	423^rd	1363	69.0%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Twain Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	25.34	330^th	339	2.7%
2022	63.60	62^nd	454	86.3%
2023	73.45	44^th	480	90.8%
2024	64.40	83^rd	486	82.9%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Twain Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.23	345^th	602	42.7%
2019	31.89	533^rd	792	32.7%
2022	36.12	458^th	781	41.4%
2023	46.89	309^th	805	61.6%
2024	46.80	320^th	802	60.1%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Twain Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	94.63	25^th	1161	97.8%
2019	87.34	66^th	1217	94.6%
2021	66.94	198^th	1019	80.6%
2022	71.74	207^th	1221	83.0%
2023	86.37	74^th	1234	94.0%
2024	77.87	155^th	1219	87.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Twain Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	87.01	122^nd	1226	90.0%
2019	76.86	251^st	1276	80.3%
2021	46.11	494^th	1017	51.4%
2022	51.47	520^th	1286	59.6%
2023	66.05	354^th	1275	72.2%
2024	60.10	428^th	1251	65.8%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Twain Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	43.49	307^th	674	54.5%
2024	30.95	457^th	639	28.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Twain Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.54	237^th	1223	80.6%
2019	59.41	461^st	1296	64.4%
2021	45.95	484^th	1048	53.8%
2022	58.50	438^th	1286	65.9%
2023	66.39	336^th	1292	74.0%
2024	61.69	399^th	1264	68.4%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Twain Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	89.24	28^th	590	95.3%
2019	75.94	95^th	639	85.1%
2021	62.26	130^th	517	74.9%
2022	68.44	139^th	662	79.0%
2023	79.69	83^rd	661	87.4%
2024	70.36	138^th	643	78.5%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Twain Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	86.03	76^th	889	91.5%
2019	75.96	163^rd	905	82.0%
2022	23.30	727^th	898	19.0%
2023	22.30	760^th	895	15.1%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Twain Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	285	84	6	72	1	n/a	n/a	0	448
1989	285	78	3	84	1	n/a	n/a	0	451
1990	319	70	8	82	9	n/a	n/a	0	488
1991	337	65	4	112	1	n/a	n/a	0	519
1992	312	54	9	133	1	n/a	n/a	0	509
1993	366	27	11	124	1	n/a	n/a	0	529
1994	400	21	15	123	0	n/a	n/a	0	559
1995	446	11	7	152	0	n/a	n/a	0	616
1996	446	11	7	152	0	n/a	n/a	0	616
1997	488	17	11	148	2	n/a	n/a	0	666
1998	519	22	7	174	0	n/a	n/a	0	722
1999	508	26	9	191	0	n/a	n/a	0	734
2000	518	36	14	255	3	n/a	n/a	0	826
2001	581	43	12	291	5	n/a	n/a	0	932
2002	531	33	9	405	1	n/a	n/a	0	979
2003	531	33	9	405	1	n/a	n/a	0	979
2004	511	29	8	475	0	n/a	n/a	0	1023
2005	436	24	8	505	1	n/a	n/a	0	974
2006	365	20	5	568	2	n/a	n/a	52	1012
2007	321	13	6	623	1	n/a	n/a	42	1006
2008	314	7	9	654	2	n/a	n/a	51	1037
2009	334	10	8	703	2	n/a	n/a	0	1057
2010	310	8	8	803	1	n/a	n/a	0	1130
2011	282	8	6	824	0	0	7	0	1127
2012	275	10	6	854	0	0	8	0	1153
2013	265	11	5	902	0	0	8	0	1191
2014	230	10	5	940	2	0	10	0	1197
2015	223	15	6	942	1	1	5	0	1193
2016	201	14	3	952	2	0	5	0	1177
2017	162	13	3	963	2	0	3	0	1146
2018	154	14	6	954	1	0	4	0	1133
2019	132	14	4	931	2	0	3	0	1086
2020	110	14	5	928	1	0	4	0	1062
2021	90	19	10	926	3	1	6	0	1055
2022	89	14	10	870	3	1	5	0	992
2023	81	16	6	823	0	1	4	0	931

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Twain Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	448	21.0	21.3	n/a
1989	451	19.0	23.7	n/a
1990	488	24.0	20.3	n/a
1991	519	27.0	19.2	n/a
1992	509	27.0	18.8	n/a
1993	529	26.0	20.3	n/a
1994	559	30.0	18.6	n/a
1995	616	33.0	18.7	n/a
1996	616	33.0	18.7	n/a
1997	666	33.0	20.2	n/a
1998	722	36.0	20.1	n/a
1999	734	36.0	20.4	n/a
2000	826	40.0	20.7	n/a
2001	932	43.0	21.7	n/a
2002	979	45.0	21.8	71.2
2003	979	45.0	21.8	71.2
2004	1023	43.7	23.4	68.9
2005	974	46.9	20.8	73
2006	1012	50.6	20.0	78
2007	1006	41.0	24.5	86.6
2008	1037	47.0	22.1	84.1
2009	1057	48.5	21.8	82.9
2010	1130	51.0	22.1	87.2
2011	1127	52.0	21.6	87
2012	1153	52.0	22.1	86.8
2013	1191	70.7	16.8	88
2014	1197	59.5	20.1	87.6
2015	1193	56.0	21.3	89.3
2016	1177	58.0	20.2	84.5
2017	1146	55.8	20.5	85.5
2018	1133	57.5	19.6	82.7
2019	1086	59.0	18.4	79.6
2020	1062	56.5	18.7	78.5
2021	1055	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	992	59.0	16.8	72.8
2023	931	58.5	15.9	75.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Twain Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	448	21.0	21.3	n/a
1989	451	19.0	23.7	n/a
1990	488	24.0	20.3	n/a
1991	519	27.0	19.2	n/a
1992	509	27.0	18.8	n/a
1993	529	26.0	20.3	n/a
1994	559	30.0	18.6	n/a
1995	616	33.0	18.7	n/a
1996	616	33.0	18.7	n/a
1997	666	33.0	20.2	n/a
1998	722	36.0	20.1	n/a
1999	734	36.0	20.4	n/a
2000	826	40.0	20.7	n/a
2001	932	43.0	21.7	n/a
2002	979	45.0	21.8	71.2
2003	979	45.0	21.8	71.2
2004	1023	43.7	23.4	68.9
2005	974	46.9	20.8	73
2006	1012	50.6	20.0	78
2007	1006	41.0	24.5	86.6
2008	1037	47.0	22.1	84.1
2009	1057	48.5	21.8	82.9
2010	1130	51.0	22.1	87.2
2011	1127	52.0	21.6	87
2012	1153	52.0	22.1	86.8
2013	1191	70.7	16.8	88
2014	1197	59.5	20.1	87.6
2015	1193	56.0	21.3	89.3
2016	1177	58.0	20.2	84.5
2017	1146	55.8	20.5	85.5
2018	1133	57.5	19.6	82.7
2019	1086	59.0	18.4	79.6
2020	1062	56.5	18.7	78.5
2021	1055	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	992	59.0	16.8	72.8
2023	931	58.5	15.9	75.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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