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Mark Twain Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5496^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mark Twain Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 263 students in the Sacramento City Unified district, located in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant and urgent challenges, currently ranking in the bottom 6% of all California elementary schools and showing a sharp decline in recent years. Key areas of concern include alarmingly low science proficiency, a large gender performance gap where male students are struggling significantly more than female students, and a chronic absenteeism rate of over 36%, which is much higher than district and state averages. While the school spends a comparable amount per student to others in the area, its academic outcomes are dramatically worse, indicating that resources are not translating into student success.

Looking at nearby schools reveals that improvement is possible, as some face similar community challenges but achieve better results. For example, Earl Warren Elementary serves a similar student population but ranks in the 53rd percentile with much lower absenteeism, demonstrating that demographic factors do not solely determine outcomes. The school's own history shows it was once more effective with English Learners and students with disabilities, suggesting it has the potential to rebuild successful support systems to address its current academic crisis.

263

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,738

Per pupil spending ?

83.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4914 58th St.
Sacramento, CA 95820-5608

(916) 395-4640

District: Sacramento City Unified

Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary usually attend:

High:	Hiram W. Johnson High
	Umoja International Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.5%

White:

12.2%

Asian:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg34%

California avg41%

5,496^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 49Elementary Schools in the Sacramento City Unified

982^nd of 1,543Sacramento City 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	12.1	5496 of 5857	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	5320 of 5869	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	4335 of 5859	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	4387 of 5883	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	4922 of 5789	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	5149 of 5662	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	5133 of 5692	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.9	4628 of 5614	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.4	4384 of 5611	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.3	4902 of 5530	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.0	4708 of 5390	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.9	4744 of 5377	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.5	3968 of 5314	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.1	3971 of 5193	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.2	4038 of 5113	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.3	4110 of 5113	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.6	3752 of 4818	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.6	4202 of 4822	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.9	4489 of 4809	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	32.9	1630 of 2585	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1867 of 2128	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	32.9	2284 of 3275	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	1614 of 3246	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	4704 of 5597	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	4249 of 5612	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	3677 of 5609	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	3709 of 5635	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.2	4852 of 5492	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	4591 of 5413	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	4706 of 5107	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	4681 of 5107	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	3538 of 5087	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	2628 of 5084	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4472 of 4963	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	4386 of 4830	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	5094 of 5460	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4842 of 5517	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	3713 of 5363	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	3549 of 5264	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	3921 of 5173	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	4643 of 5084	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	5502 of 5628	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	5436 of 5643	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	4541 of 5638	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4746 of 5663	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	4333 of 5510	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	5065 of 5431	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	2592 of 2847	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)37th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)30th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 vs state

Science3%-30 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-6	4914 58th St.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4640	263	12	21.9	83.3%	32 (12.2%)	25 (9.5%)	146 (55.5%)	32 (12.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	24 (9.1%)	12.1	5496^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.2%		14.8	5320^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.4%	176																													2.9		2.9	15.8	8.3	22.9	33.3			20.0	10.5	13.9	14.3	16.7			13.8	78.3	78.3	78.3	78.3	78.3	78.3	$22,738	$3,310	$19,428
Suy:u Elementary	Public	K-6	6032 36th Ave.	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4680	392	17	22.9	76.0%	23 (5.9%)	41 (10.5%)	212 (54.1%)	84 (21.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.6%)	20.6	4779^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.4%		16.4	5180^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.7%	401																													17.5		17.5	33.9	28.6	11.9	23.4			24.4	28.6	31.3	13.8	17.5			22.8	90.0	94.0	92.0	92.0	92.0	94.0	$22,028	$3,486	$18,542
Ethel I. Baker Elementary	Public	K-6	5717 Laurine Way	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4560	608	24	25.3	82.6%	22 (3.6%)	31 (5.1%)	386 (63.5%)	116 (19.1%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.9%)	22 (3.6%)	9.2	5676^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.1%		8.5	5746^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.1%	70																													9.3		9.3	10.2	18.0	13.8	11.7			13.5	8.1	20.2	15.1	3.9			12.1	91.8	97.3	95.9	95.9	93.2	95.9	$20,110	$3,413	$16,697
Tahoe Elementary	Public	K-6	3110 60th St.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4750	319	17	19.3	66.5%	60 (18.8%)	47 (14.7%)	155 (48.6%)	14 (4.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	38 (11.9%)	21.4	4717^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.5%		15.9	5221^st of 5869 public elementary schools	11.0%	504																													23.4		23.4	18.0	17.7	38.3	30.3			26.8	20.5	5.9	29.8	12.1			18.3	89.1	92.2		92.2	90.6	92.2	$24,229	$3,316	$20,913
New Joseph Bonnheim (NJB) Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	7300 Marin Ave.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5240	286	13	22.8	88.1%	34 (11.9%)	23 (8.0%)	188 (65.7%)	25 (8.7%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	8 (2.8%)	29.3	4016^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.4%		29.6	3959^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.5%	57																													14.6		14.6	28.6	33.3	34.8	52.9			37.1	25.0	25.6	10.6	40.0			24.2	91.7			91.7			$25,230	$5,530	$19,700
Earl Warren Elementary	Public	K-6	5420 Lowell St.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4545	413	18	22.9	86.2%	19 (4.6%)	17 (4.1%)	267 (64.6%)	85 (20.6%)	5 (1.2%)	9 (2.2%)	11 (2.7%)	47.5	2735^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.3%		38.1	3301^st of 5869 public elementary schools	43.8%	566																													22.7		22.7	42.2	37.7	36.9	51.6			42.1	42.6	42.6	30.3	53.2			42.0	65.0	80.0	75.0	77.5	77.5	75.0	$21,477	$3,475	$18,002
Nicholas Elementary	Public	K-6	5100 El Paraiso Ave.	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4655	482	22	22.0	89.0%	32 (6.6%)	54 (11.2%)	240 (49.8%)	119 (24.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	21 (4.4%)	12.9	5426^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.4%		13.7	5411^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.8%	15																													8.7		8.7	22.7	18.6	11.8	19.4			18.1	28.6	19.4	8.6	14.1			17.6							$21,075	$3,561	$17,514
Oak Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	4501 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4665	429	15	28.4	96.5%	21 (4.9%)	38 (8.9%)	250 (58.3%)	77 (17.9%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	30 (7.0%)	11	5571^st of 5857 public elementary schools	4.9%		12	5559^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.3%	12																													2.9		2.9	13.6	21.6	14.5	24.6			18.3	15.2	23.5	2.9	16.7			13.8	93.1		97.2		97.2	97.2	$21,425	$4,067	$17,358
The Language Academy of Sacramento	Public, Charter	K-8	2850 49th St.	Sacramento	95817	Sacramento County	The Language Academy of Sacramento District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 277-7137	615	32	19.1	71.2%	26 (4.2%)	5 (0.8%)	575 (93.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	37.8	3358^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.7%		36.9	3377^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.5%	19	13.9	12.1	7.6	6.0	10.6	14.1	10.7	47.7	24.2	30.3	17.9	27.3	37.5	30.7	18.5	16.7	6.1	26.9	34.9	23.4	21.1	13.9	7.6	4.6	3.0	1.5	15.6	7.6	28.8	28.1	28.5	24.6	18.2	40.9	52.2	57.6	51.6	40.9	55.4	19.7	21.2	38.8	48.5	42.2	37.6	96.4					96.4	$14,062	$1,582	$12,480
St. HOPE Public School 7	Public, Charter	K-8	5201 Strawberry Ln.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	St. HOPE Public School 7 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 649-7850	471	27	17.4	87.3%	5 (1.1%)	285 (60.5%)	120 (25.5%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	50 (10.6%)	23.4	4554^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.2%		11.7	5571^st of 5869 public elementary schools	5.1%	1017																													7.1	14.0	11.1	48.1	43.9	23.3	28.3	36.0	35.1	35.8	23.5	11.9	14.0	15.1	4.0	7.0	12.5							$18,384	$6,070	$12,314

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Twain Elementary

What district is Mark Twain Elementary in?

Sacramento City Unified

Is Mark Twain Elementary a good school?

Mark Twain Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.2% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Mark Twain Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Hiram W. Johnson High
High : Umoja International Academy

How many students attend Mark Twain Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 263 students attended Mark Twain Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mark Twain Elementary?

Students at Mark Twain Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 12% White, 12% Asian, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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