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Mark Twain Middle

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Mark Twain Middle ranks 653 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

653^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 76% of California middle schools

Summary

Mark Twain Middle is a large public school serving grades 6-8 in the Los Angeles Unified district, with nearly 1,000 students and a story of remarkable academic improvement over the past decade.

The school's journey is its most compelling feature, transforming from a low-performing school to a consistent high-performer, now earning a 4-star rating with test scores above both district and state averages. It stands out from many nearby Los Angeles Unified schools, like Marina del Rey Middle and Daniel Webster Middle, through its sustained upward trend, strong attendance culture, and efficient use of resources, achieving these results with moderate per-student spending. It even outperforms some specialized schools in the area, such as Katherine Johnson STEM Academy and Orville Wright Engineering and Design Magnet.

While Mark Twain Middle is a bright spot within its district, it's important for parents to note a few key points. The school has a significant challenge in supporting its English Language Learners, an area where it struggles dramatically. Furthermore, when compared to high-performing middle schools in neighboring districts like Culver City Middle (Culver City Unified) and Lincoln Middle (Santa Monica-Malibu Unified), a performance gap remains. The school also shows a pattern where student proficiency tends to decline from 6th to 8th grade, which is an area of focus.

974

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,563

Per pupil spending ?

57.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2224 Walgrove Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90066-3502

(310) 305-3100

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Mark Twain Middle usually attend:

High:

Venice Senior High

Feeder schools for Mark Twain Middle:

Elementary:	Beethoven Street Elementary
	Broadway Elementary
	Shenandoah Street Elementary
	Westminster Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.0%

White:

18.1%

Two or more races:

12.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2013 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 59 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg39%

California avg41%

653^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 49 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 83Middle Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	653 of 2761	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	762 of 2783	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	811 of 2781	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	740 of 2740	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	45.1	1296 of 2715	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	1414 of 2480	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.7	1628 of 2508	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.4	1818 of 2497	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.7	1795 of 2477	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.3	1967 of 2379	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.1	1808 of 2259	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.2	1697 of 2236	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.6	1747 of 2179	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.0	1822 of 2063	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.7	1637 of 2005	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.2	1616 of 1999	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.6	1471 of 1804	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.5	1467 of 1777	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.3	1414 of 1769	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	99 of 609	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	83 of 627	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	151 of 613	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	199 of 637	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	242 of 643	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	193 of 600	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	63 of 739	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	47 of 743	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	92 of 715	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	123 of 733	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	48.8	441 of 745	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.1	821 of 1531	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	959 of 1491	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	930 of 1369	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.4	1460 of 1478	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1258 of 1521	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1534 of 1540	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1062 of 1442	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1037 of 1364	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	626 of 2533	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	722 of 2551	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	757 of 2531	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	743 of 2509	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	1152 of 2380	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	1265 of 2262	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	891 of 2395	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	1090 of 2388	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	1203 of 2374	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	1104 of 2359	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	1332 of 2213	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	1259 of 2072	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	1101 of 2542	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	976 of 2579	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	1419 of 2531	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	1191 of 2458	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	1443 of 2369	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	1418 of 2230	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	646 of 2534	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	722 of 2552	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	772 of 2538	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	649 of 2527	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	42.0	1244 of 2407	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1397 of 2273	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	156 of 726	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	106 of 701	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	115 of 677	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	59 of 665	91.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	349 of 1566	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	46.8	628 of 1552	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	947 of 1531	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	119 of 1520	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	76.4	308 of 1537	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	229 of 1543	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	234 of 1555	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	447 of 1602	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	489 of 1496	67.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)92nd percentile+16 vs school

Asian (2025)91st percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)79th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-71 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+10 vs state

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

Science36%+3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, November 5, 2019

This school has changed DRAMATICALLY in the past few years as more and more local families have joined the Mark Twain community. Many families are now coming from local elementariness and putting much effort into improving not only the grounds but the staff and administration. MUCH MORE involvement by the local families and with the new Principal, now in her fourth year there, the school is starting to see some dramatic changes. Wonderful community of good families, looking to increase that even more as the highly gifted program in the fall of 2020 starts. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Very poor Administration who think of their own needs before the needs of parents ,students and staff. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mark Twain Middle	Public	6-8	2224 Walgrove Ave.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 305-3100	974	51	19.0	57.6%	176 (18.1%)	97 (10.0%)	506 (52.0%)	73 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (12.5%)	71	653^rd of 2761 public middle schools	76.3%		66.1	762^nd of 2783 public middle schools	72.6%	109	35.8	35.8	65.3	58.4	51.9	58.5	57.4	43.8	38.0	46.3	$18,563	$2,753	$15,810
John Adams Middle	Public	6-8	2425 16th St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 452-2326	806	44	18.1	44.4%	289 (35.9%)	90 (11.2%)	362 (44.9%)	47 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	78.8	497^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.0%		76.6	556^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.0%	59	44.4	44.4	64.2	63.6	62.6	63.4	51.9	45.6	47.9	48.6
ICEF Vista Middle Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	4471 Inglewood Blvd.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	ICEF Vista Middle Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 298-6405	194	11	18.0	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	183 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	76	562^nd of 2761 public middle schools	79.6%		69.7	692^nd of 2783 public middle schools	75.1%	130	23.2	23.2	59.7	67.2	59.7	62.2	43.8	65.6	69.6	58.6	$26,339	$6,226	$20,113
Marina del Rey Middle	Public	6-8	12500 Braddock Dr.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 578-2700	300	22	13.4	87.3%	4 (1.3%)	115 (38.3%)	168 (56.0%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	24.8	2016^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.0%		17.1	2393^rd of 2783 public middle schools	14.0%	377	11.3	11.3	36.1	31.5	35.6	34.2	29.0	14.0	18.3	19.3	$38,780	$9,472	$29,308
Daniel Webster Middle	Public	6-8	11330 West Graham Pl.	Los Angeles	90064	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 235-4600	438	29	14.9	87.4%	33 (7.5%)	72 (16.4%)	307 (70.1%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	36.9	1589^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.4%		23.1	2123^rd of 2783 public middle schools	23.7%	534	26.8	26.8	39.2	38.9	42.2	40.2	28.8	21.1	23.2	24.1	$27,411	$5,171	$22,240
Palms Middle	Public	6-8	10860 Woodbine St.	Los Angeles	90034	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 253-7600	1,081	55	19.6	71.5%	147 (13.6%)	270 (25.0%)	496 (45.9%)	85 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (7.7%)	67.4	732^nd of 2761 public middle schools	73.5%		72.4	643^rd of 2783 public middle schools	76.9%	89	36.2	36.2	54.9	51.0	61.8	55.9	46.5	43.4	39.1	42.9	$19,314	$3,265	$16,049
Culver City Middle	Public	6-8	4601 Elenda St.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-4200	1,523	73	20.7	39.5%	389 (25.5%)	148 (9.7%)	546 (35.9%)	173 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	262 (17.2%)	77.9	524^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.0%		77.7	534^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.8%	10	50.6	50.6	61.2	62.7	60.4	61.4	51.1	46.9	43.5	47.2	$17,919	$580	$17,339
Katherine Johnson STEM Academy	Public	6-8	8701 Parkhill Dr.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 673-1230	133	9	14.5	70.7%	9 (6.8%)	68 (51.1%)	35 (26.3%)	4 (3.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.0%)	51.1	1154^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.2%		29.5	1834^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.1%	680	23.4	23.4	43.5	32.5	44.7	40.6	37.8	37.5	55.3	43.9	$31,061	$5,801	$25,260
Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	1501 California Ave.	Santa Monica	90403	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 393-9227	914	44	20.6	29.5%	497 (54.4%)	60 (6.6%)	174 (19.0%)	112 (12.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (7.1%)	92.8	203^rd of 2761 public middle schools	92.6%		96	128^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.4%	75	53.4	53.4	80.1	83.3	71.5	78.3	63.4	67.7	58.4	63.1
Orville Wright Engineering and Design Magnet	Public	6-8	6550 West 80th St.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 258-6600	456	26	17.4	82.0%	15 (3.3%)	276 (60.5%)	133 (29.2%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	23.3	2084^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.5%		22.4	2154^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.6%	70	16.9	16.9	33.9	37.5	28.8	33.4	18.1	16.3	14.2	16.1	$29,247	$4,944	$24,303

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Twain Middle

What high school do graduates of Mark Twain Middle attend?

Students who attend Mark Twain Middle usually go on to attend Venice Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Mark Twain Middle?

Students at Mark Twain Middle are 52% Hispanic, 18% White, 13% Two or more races, 10% African American, 7% Asian.

Is Mark Twain Middle a good school?

Mark Twain Middle ranks 653^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Mark Twain Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Mark Twain Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 974 students attended Mark Twain Middle.

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