Is Mark Twain Elementary a good school?

Mark Twain Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.0% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Mark Twain Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 579 students attended Mark Twain Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mark Twain Elementary?

Students at Mark Twain Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 23% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Mark Twain Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Mcloughlin Middle School

Mark Twain Elementary

Summary:

Mark Twain Elementary is a public elementary school in Pasco, Washington, serving 579 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Pasco School District, which is ranked 214 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mark Twain Elementary stands out for its significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (71.16%) compared to the state average (22.7%) and nearby schools in the Pasco School District (61.9% to 96.49%). However, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Washington elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science are well below the state and district averages. Additionally, 72.88% of Mark Twain's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

While the school's spending per student has fluctuated over the years, ranging from $9,509 to $18,457, it is higher than the state average but lower than some of the nearby schools, such as Emerson Elementary and Robert Frost Elementary, which also have low academic performance and high percentages of economically disadvantaged students. This suggests that the challenges faced by Mark Twain Elementary may be systemic within the Pasco School District.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1801 N Road 40
Pasco, WA 99301-2699

(509) 543-6794

District: Pasco School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1004^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,082

Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Mcloughlin Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.5

Number of students: 579

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.2%

White:

23.1%

Two or more races:

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 72.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mark Twain Elementary ranks worse than 86% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 9^th among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Pasco School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.77. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (71.2%), White (23.1%), two or more races (3.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 72.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mark Twain Elementary is 17.5. 13 elementary schools in the Pasco School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mark Twain Elementary is $17,082. 11 elementary schools in the Pasco School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mark Twain Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mark Twain Elementary 1004^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Mark Twain Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Pasco School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Pasco School District 214^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mark Twain Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	34.52	710^th	1026	30.8%
2005	19.71	870^th	1031	15.6%
2006	6.74	1023^rd	1051	2.7%
2007	6.75	1034^th	1069	3.3%
2008	8.33	1022^nd	1067	4.2%
2009	11.67	1003^rd	1072	6.4%
2010	14.00	1002^nd	1088	7.9%
2011	19.37	953^rd	1092	12.7%
2012	16.81	984^th	1097	10.3%
2013	25.61	895^th	1106	19.1%
2015	17.06	934^th	1067	12.5%
2016	17.26	912^th	1053	13.4%
2017	15.01	935^th	1056	11.5%
2018	18.07	898^th	1054	14.8%
2019	18.10	954^th	1130	15.6%
2021	24.87	820^th	1107	25.9%
2022	22.21	939^th	1169	19.7%
2023	17.86	1010^th	1169	13.6%
2024	17.77	1004^th	1168	14.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	36.89	222^nd	333	33.3%
2019	44.16	118^th	248	52.4%
2023	18.91	217^th	254	14.6%
2024	28.52	228^th	320	28.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	17.43	598^th	637	6.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	18.32	767^th	835	8.1%
2019	21.61	848^th	979	13.4%
2021	29.37	646^th	854	24.4%
2022	24.70	856^th	1019	16.0%
2023	21.26	890^th	1013	12.1%
2024	21.74	888^th	1024	13.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	19.42	847^th	1004	15.6%
2019	17.45	930^th	1068	12.9%
2021	34.91	638^th	1008	36.7%
2022	25.67	845^th	1100	23.2%
2023	19.49	912^th	1094	16.6%
2024	20.42	901^st	1093	17.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	17.28	875^th	999	12.4%
2019	21.41	885^th	1075	17.7%
2021	14.45	923^rd	1025	10.0%
2022	18.69	948^th	1113	14.8%
2023	14.91	985^th	1099	10.4%
2024	16.13	973^rd	1099	11.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	28.67	422^nd	540	21.9%
2019	30.37	522^nd	697	25.1%
2021	37.38	305^th	501	39.1%
2022	33.47	467^th	694	32.7%
2023	21.94	542^nd	633	14.4%
2024	24.54	526^th	651	19.2%

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Rank History for White students at Mark Twain Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	27.06	820^th	1027	20.2%
2021	38.10	594^th	943	37.0%
2022	34.38	709^th	1031	31.2%
2023	33.68	712^th	1011	29.6%
2024	24.94	811^th	1009	19.6%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Mark Twain Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	382	47	11	137	1	n/a	n/a	0	578
1989	387	61	16	162	2	n/a	n/a	0	628
1990	332	57	37	231	3	n/a	n/a	0	660
1991	243	49	35	243	3	n/a	n/a	0	573
1992	268	37	28	263	3	n/a	n/a	0	599
1993	249	46	30	323	7	n/a	n/a	0	655
1994	222	37	14	307	5	n/a	n/a	0	585
1995	191	30	5	349	10	n/a	n/a	0	585
1996	191	30	5	349	10	n/a	n/a	0	585
1997	187	34	3	418	11	n/a	n/a	0	653
1998	166	35	11	476	9	n/a	n/a	0	697
1999	133	15	8	250	3	n/a	n/a	0	409
2000	142	25	9	272	3	n/a	n/a	0	451
2001	161	18	5	355	2	n/a	n/a	0	541
2002	167	25	8	401	0	n/a	n/a	0	601
2003	167	25	8	401	0	n/a	n/a	0	601
2004	171	32	6	412	3	n/a	n/a	0	624
2005	160	29	6	435	2	n/a	n/a	0	632
2006	136	26	7	437	2	n/a	n/a	9	617
2007	104	26	5	479	2	n/a	n/a	2	618
2008	170	22	11	327	2	n/a	n/a	4	536
2009	185	14	13	358	3	n/a	n/a	10	583
2010	187	23	18	418	2	n/a	n/a	7	655
2011	403	20	14	232	2	0	2	0	673
2012	337	12	16	357	1	0	15	0	738
2013	329	15	15	387	0	0	17	0	763
2014	304	14	8	463	0	0	34	0	823
2015	225	7	3	409	0	0	26	0	670
2016	267	5	1	478	0	0	23	0	774
2017	234	11	1	502	1	1	31	0	781
2018	220	14	3	493	0	1	24	0	755
2019	186	10	5	510	1	0	24	0	736
2020	167	14	6	470	1	0	24	0	682
2021	130	8	3	402	0	1	21	0	565
2022	123	6	2	410	0	2	17	0	560
2023	134	5	2	412	2	2	22	0	579

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mark Twain Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	578	28.0	20.6	0
1989	628	27.0	23.2	n/a
1990	660	30.5	21.6	0
1991	573	28.0	20.4	n/a
1992	599	29.6	20.2	n/a
1993	655	30.4	21.5	n/a
1994	585	32.6	17.9	n/a
1995	585	30.0	19.5	n/a
1996	585	30.0	19.5	n/a
1997	653	28.8	22.7	n/a
1998	697	32.6	21.4	n/a
1999	409	21.1	19.4	n/a
2000	451	22.5	20.0	n/a
2001	541	27.0	20.0	n/a
2002	601	32.9	18.3	62.6
2003	601	32.9	18.3	62.6
2004	624	32.0	19.5	60.9
2005	632	30.8	20.5	63.9
2006	617	32.5	19.0	69.9
2007	618	33.2	18.6	70.6
2008	536	28.2	19.0	57.1
2009	583	28.2	20.7	57.9
2010	655	30.8	21.2	62
2011	673	31.3	21.4	66
2012	738	36.1	20.4	65.2
2013	763	36.0	21.1	51.8
2014	823	n/a	n/a	68
2015	670	41.0	16.3	70.7
2016	774	41.0	18.8	63.4
2017	781	41.2	18.9	70.3
2018	755	44.2	17.0	69
2019	736	41.9	17.5	69
2020	682	41.1	16.5	71
2021	565	34.7	16.2	67.1
2022	560	36.1	15.5	67
2023	579	33.0	17.5	72.9

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 Mark Twain Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	578	28.0	20.6	0
1989	628	27.0	23.2	n/a
1990	660	30.5	21.6	0
1991	573	28.0	20.4	n/a
1992	599	29.6	20.2	n/a
1993	655	30.4	21.5	n/a
1994	585	32.6	17.9	n/a
1995	585	30.0	19.5	n/a
1996	585	30.0	19.5	n/a
1997	653	28.8	22.7	n/a
1998	697	32.6	21.4	n/a
1999	409	21.1	19.4	n/a
2000	451	22.5	20.0	n/a
2001	541	27.0	20.0	n/a
2002	601	32.9	18.3	62.6
2003	601	32.9	18.3	62.6
2004	624	32.0	19.5	60.9
2005	632	30.8	20.5	63.9
2006	617	32.5	19.0	69.9
2007	618	33.2	18.6	70.6
2008	536	28.2	19.0	57.1
2009	583	28.2	20.7	57.9
2010	655	30.8	21.2	62
2011	673	31.3	21.4	66
2012	738	36.1	20.4	65.2
2013	763	36.0	21.1	51.8
2014	823	n/a	n/a	68
2015	670	41.0	16.3	70.7
2016	774	41.0	18.8	63.4
2017	781	41.2	18.9	70.3
2018	755	44.2	17.0	69
2019	736	41.9	17.5	69
2020	682	41.1	16.5	71
2021	565	34.7	16.2	67.1
2022	560	36.1	15.5	67
2023	579	33.0	17.5	72.9

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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