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Mark Twain Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

2228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 19% of California middle schools

Summary

Mark Twain Junior High is a public middle school serving about 660 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Modesto City Elementary district, which faces significant challenges across all its schools.

Academically, the school has struggled, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science well below state averages and generally lower than other middle schools in its own district, such as La Loma Junior High and Roosevelt Junior High. It's notable that the school spends more per student than some of these peers yet has the lowest performance, suggesting resources may be directed toward non-academic supports for its high-needs population, where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite these challenges, there are positive signs of improvement, including a significant reduction in chronic student absenteeism and rising English scores. Furthermore, when compared to schools with similar student demographics in neighboring districts like Blaker-Kinser Junior High (in Ceres Unified) or Prescott Junior High (in Stanislaus Union Elementary), which achieve higher rankings, it indicates that the school's obstacles are complex but not insurmountable.

658

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,231

Per pupil spending ?

93.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

707 Emerald Ave.
Modesto, CA 95351-1910

(209) 574-1918

District: Modesto City Elementary

Students who attend Mark Twain Junior High usually attend:

High:

Modesto High

Feeder schools for Mark Twain Junior High:

Elementary:	Burbank Elementary
	Franklin Elementary
	Harriette Kirschen Elementary
	James Marshall Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.1%

Asian:

6.5%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Science scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg27%

California avg41%

2,228^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Modesto City Elementary

1210^th of 1,543Modesto City Elementary 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	19.9	2228 of 2761	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	2304 of 2783	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	2505 of 2781	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	2585 of 2740	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	866 of 894	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	2456 of 2715	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	2291 of 2480	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	2364 of 2508	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	2207 of 2497	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	2145 of 2477	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	2094 of 2379	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.7	1819 of 2259	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.0	1773 of 2236	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.7	1745 of 2179	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.2	1521 of 2063	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.3	1526 of 2005	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.8	1232 of 1999	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.4	997 of 1804	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.3	1105 of 1777	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.8	1063 of 1769	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	697 of 739	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	680 of 743	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	654 of 715	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	701 of 733	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	736 of 745	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.8	694 of 700	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.2	1379 of 1531	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	301 of 354	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	1476 of 1491	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1333 of 1369	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.8	702 of 1478	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	525 of 1521	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	983 of 1540	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	321 of 363	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1212 of 1442	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1208 of 1364	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	2048 of 2533	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	2096 of 2551	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	2292 of 2531	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	2383 of 2509	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	727 of 738	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	2242 of 2380	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	2118 of 2262	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1782 of 2395	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1868 of 2388	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	2143 of 2374	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	2259 of 2359	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1995 of 2213	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	1902 of 2072	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1910 of 2542	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1975 of 2579	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	2227 of 2531	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	2280 of 2458	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	692 of 721	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	2111 of 2369	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	2014 of 2230	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	2116 of 2534	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	2186 of 2552	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	2315 of 2538	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	2400 of 2527	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	743 of 763	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	2187 of 2407	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	2131 of 2273	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	676 of 726	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	637 of 701	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	660 of 677	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	651 of 665	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	1434 of 1566	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1475 of 1552	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1399 of 1531	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	4.4	1503 of 1537	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1420 of 1543	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1450 of 1555	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	1574 of 1602	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	1467 of 1496	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)6th percentile-14 vs school

White (2024)2nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Science11%-21 vs state

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i like that school .
i graduated this year 2010
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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 Junior High	Public	7-8	707 Emerald Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1918	658	30	21.5	93.6%	20 (3.0%)	10 (1.5%)	540 (82.1%)	43 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (5.9%)	19.9	2228^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.3%		18.9	2304^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.2%	76	11.4	11.4		30.9	29.7	30.3		14.0	18.1	16.1	$21,231	$4,006	$17,225
Evelyn Hanshaw Middle	Public	7-8	1725 Las Vegas St.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1794	650	33	19.8	93.2%	19 (2.9%)	9 (1.4%)	574 (88.3%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.3%)	22.9	2113^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.5%		18.1	2340^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.9%	227	14.6	14.6		27.0	28.6	27.9		22.4	20.7	21.5	$21,933	$3,370	$18,563
Roosevelt Junior High	Public	7-8	1330 College Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1930	818	38	21.7	74.7%	165 (20.2%)	28 (3.4%)	476 (58.2%)	47 (5.7%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	89 (10.9%)	41.6	1445^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.7%		38.2	1526^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.2%	81	26.5	26.5		43.8	41.0	42.3		30.6	25.4	27.9	$22,228	$2,950	$19,278
La Loma Junior High	Public	7-8	1800 Encina Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1906	705	35	20.3	76.3%	178 (25.2%)	13 (1.8%)	439 (62.3%)	20 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.1%)	44 (6.2%)	35.3	1636^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.7%		30.2	1805^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.1%	169	22.6	22.6		40.4	36.2	38.3		25.7	26.0	25.8	$20,472	$2,993	$17,479
Prescott Junior High	Public	7-8	2243 West Rumble Rd.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 529-9892	746	36	20.5	74.3%	104 (13.9%)	26 (3.5%)	408 (54.7%)	113 (15.1%)	5 (0.7%)	8 (1.1%)	82 (11.0%)	37.9	1546^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.0%		36.4	1582^nd of 2783 public middle schools	43.2%	36	24.1	24.1		41.8	39.0	40.5		28.8	23.8	26.4	$18,353	$2,204	$16,149
Somerset Middle	Public	6-8	1037 Floyd Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5300	947	45	20.8	74.0%	242 (25.6%)	34 (3.6%)	499 (52.7%)	85 (9.0%)	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.2%)	72 (7.6%)	38.3	1536^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.4%		32.5	1724^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.1%	188	25.2	25.2	35.1	39.5	42.9	39.2	28.4	24.6	29.8	27.7	$11,079	$786	$10,293
Blaker-Kinser Junior High	Public	7-8	1601 Kinser Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1810	603	28	21.4	90.4%	48 (8.0%)	8 (1.3%)	520 (86.2%)	21 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	38.6	1532^nd of 2761 public middle schools	44.5%		33.6	1683^rd of 2783 public middle schools	39.5%	151	28.0	28.0		50.0	45.6	47.7		17.2	15.1	16.1	$18,982	$2,202	$16,780
Mae Hensley Junior High	Public	7-8	1806 Moffet Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1820	636	28	23.1	93.1%	68 (10.7%)	10 (1.6%)	523 (82.2%)	25 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	26.5	1939^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.8%		26.3	1986^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.6%	47	15.2	15.2		35.5	39.0	37.2		18.7	17.4	18.1	$17,998	$1,743	$16,255
Elizabeth Ustach Middle	Public	6-8	2701 Kodiak Dr.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3000	1,016	50	20.4	56.3%	255 (25.1%)	17 (1.7%)	510 (50.2%)	145 (14.3%)	7 (0.7%)	13 (1.3%)	69 (6.8%)	60.3	901^st of 2761 public middle schools	67.4%		66.7	753^rd of 2783 public middle schools	72.9%	148	37.2	37.2	44.6	48.1	46.2	46.4	33.7	44.2	51.8	43.8	$10,761	$777	$9,984
Daniel J. Savage Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Maid Mariane Ln.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3300	906	43	21.3	52.6%	262 (28.9%)	31 (3.4%)	437 (48.2%)	90 (9.9%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	76 (8.4%)	54.2	1067^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.4%		58.4	922^nd of 2783 public middle schools	66.9%	145	27.9	27.9	51.8	47.0	51.0	49.9	41.0	31.4	34.4	35.4	$11,385	$794	$10,591

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Twain Junior High

What district is Mark Twain Junior High in?

Modesto City Elementary

Is Mark Twain Junior High a good school?

Mark Twain Junior High ranks in the bottom 19.3% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Mark Twain Junior High attend?

Students who attend Mark Twain Junior High usually go on to attend Modesto High

How many students attend Mark Twain Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 658 students attended Mark Twain Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of Mark Twain Junior High?

Students at Mark Twain Junior High are 82% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% African American.

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