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Mark Twain Elementary

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Mark Twain Elementary ranks 918 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

918^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Mark Twain Elementary in Alvin, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 634 students in the Alvin Independent School District (Isd), located in a community where 72.87% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has undergone a remarkable transformation, jumping from the 33rd percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 80th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 4-star rating. This rapid improvement makes it the highest-ranked school among its immediate district peers, outperforming Bill Hasse Elementary (61st percentile), Alvin Elementary (64th), Melba Passmore Elementary (62nd), and Hood-Case Elementary (66th).

Mark Twain Elementary stands out for its exceptional support of specific student groups. In the most recent school year, the school ranked in the 92nd percentile for both low socio-economic status students and English Language Learner (ELL) students, earning 5-star ratings for each. This indicates highly effective programs that close achievement gaps. The school also earned 4-star ratings for African American students and male students, ranking in the 85th percentile for both groups. A key driver of this success appears to be a strong bilingual or Spanish-language program, with Spanish-language test scores dramatically exceeding district and state averages—for example, 73.68% proficiency in 3rd Grade Math in Spanish compared to 35.11% district-wide.

While the school excels in Reading and Math, Science remains an area for growth, with only 28.21% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, below the district average. The school’s student-teacher ratio of 13.9 is favorable, and its spending per student ($10,723) supports smaller class sizes. Compared to neighboring districts, Mark Twain’s performance is especially impressive given its high level of economic need—for instance, C W Cline Elementary in Friendswood Independent School District (Isd) has a free/reduced lunch rate of just 4.3% and ranks in the 96th percentile. Mark Twain’s 92nd percentile ranking for low SES students highlights its effectiveness in supporting all learners.

634

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,767

Per pupil spending ?

72.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

345 Kendall Crest Dr
Alvin, TX 77511

(281) 585-5318

District: Alvin Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	G W Harby J H
High:	Alvin High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.6%

White:

20.2%

African American:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (60% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg59%

Texas avg50%

918^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 34 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Alvin Independent School District (Isd)

231^st of 951Alvin Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	918 of 4627	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	56.2	1764 of 4651	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	2472 of 4710	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	3127 of 4647	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	3137 of 4581	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	3465 of 4578	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	3156 of 4479	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	3251 of 4359	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.2	2381 of 4329	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.2	2299 of 4286	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.4	3040 of 4320	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	49.2	2385 of 4260	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.8	2658 of 4221	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	364 of 2406	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	47.1	954 of 1905	49.9%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	33.6	3268 of 4461	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	2749 of 4331	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	1557 of 4295	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	1963 of 4240	53.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	136 of 1643	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	60.5	926 of 2918	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.2	2393 of 3668	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	2553 of 3556	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	2621 of 3487	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	2151 of 3446	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	1579 of 3333	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	1735 of 3226	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	1295 of 4575	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	62.5	1174 of 3744	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	2306 of 4658	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	3152 of 4588	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	3097 of 4561	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	3519 of 4499	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	3389 of 4348	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	3652 of 4306	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	661 of 3075	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.6	165 of 2619	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	78.1	4 of 2980	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	26.7	2561 of 2958	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	2513 of 3006	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	2210 of 3184	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	2279 of 3106	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	690 of 4413	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	61.6	1156 of 3644	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	2516 of 4465	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	3367 of 4401	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	3583 of 4376	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	3433 of 4329	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	3051 of 4188	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	3172 of 4168	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	358 of 4520	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	68.4	805 of 3705	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	48.1	2330 of 4594	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	3361 of 4521	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	3366 of 4477	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	3522 of 4451	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	2889 of 4309	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	2939 of 4264	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	691 of 4582	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	58.3	1358 of 3739	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	2524 of 4647	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	3045 of 4585	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3196 of 4563	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	3328 of 4498	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	2755 of 4357	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	2772 of 4319	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	1268 of 4301	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	29.4	2745 of 3549	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.0	1969 of 4292	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.7	3146 of 4086	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	2980 of 3952	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	3097 of 3799	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	2680 of 3684	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	2224 of 3558	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	872 of 3006	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	64.9	852 of 2612	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	1514 of 3108	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	1838 of 3106	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.8	1346 of 3082	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.4	2765 of 3082	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	2273 of 3142	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	2816 of 3127	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)92nd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)85th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)85th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)79th percentile~ school

Female (2026)72nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)71st percentile-10 vs school

At Risk (2022)27th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading62%+7 vs state

Mathematics61%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	345 Kendall Crest Dr	Alvin	77511	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 585-5318	634	45	13.9	72.9%	128 (20.2%)	17 (2.7%)	473 (74.6%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	75.6	918^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.2%		56.2	1764^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.1%	846	45.5	66.7	12.5	73.7	70.0	0.0	57.1	61.0	66.1	57.5	60.7	64.9	$9,767
Hood-Case Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1450 Hts Rd	Alvin	77511	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 585-5786	698	48	14.5	67.6%	223 (31.9%)	14 (2.0%)	443 (63.5%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	60.5	1596^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.5%		53.4	1942^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	58.2%	346	7.1			25.0			59.3	51.9	62.6	62.2	37.4	53.3	$9,770
Windsong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 W Parkwood	Friendswood	77546	Galveston County	Friendswood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 482-0111	607	42	14.4	8.7%	381 (62.8%)	15 (2.5%)	139 (22.9%)	35 (5.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.4%)	88.9	425^th of 4627 public elementary schools	90.8%		82.4	665^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.7%	240							68.0	72.1	76.9	64.0	75.4	66.4	$8,061
Melba Passmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 E Kost Rd	Alvin	77511	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 585-6696	592	40	14.7	69.3%	239 (40.4%)	9 (1.5%)	321 (54.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	57.2	1753^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	62.1%		58.3	1658^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.4%	95							52.8	44.2	68.0	47.2	47.6	53.5	$10,206
Bill Hasse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 E House St	Alvin	77511	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 585-3397	574	45	12.6	71.6%	202 (35.2%)	29 (5.1%)	316 (55.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	56.4	1792^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	61.3%		44.4	2473^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	46.8%	681							48.2	59.6	49.5	49.4	53.8	52.3	$10,077
C W Cline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 W Blvd	Friendswood	77546	Galveston County	Friendswood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 482-1201	906	55	16.4	4.3%	581 (64.1%)	20 (2.2%)	168 (18.5%)	80 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (6.1%)	94.9	170^th of 4627 public elementary schools	96.3%		95.6	162^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	96.5%	8							71.8	79.3	89.0	65.7	85.1	78.6	$7,832
Alvin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Westpark Dr	Alvin	77511	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 585-2511	724	48	15.1	77.8%	191 (26.4%)	12 (1.7%)	492 (68.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.2%)	58.7	1667^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.0%		46.6	2342^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	49.6%	675	64.7	33.3		11.1			50.0	53.6	52.1	51.5	62.1	50.5	$12,165
Campbell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6605 W League City Pkwy	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-6600	791	48	16.6	16.3%	424 (53.6%)	48 (6.1%)	185 (23.4%)	89 (11.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (5.1%)	85.2	569^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.7%		86.2	527^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.7%	42							60.4	73.2	77.7	63.5	71.5	60.8	$8,173
Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	506 W Edgewood	Friendswood	77546	Galveston County	Friendswood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 482-3341	497	36	13.8	17.5%	310 (62.4%)	12 (2.4%)	122 (24.5%)	20 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.6%)								(n/a)													$8,952
Rustic Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1302 Rustic Ln	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 482-5400	645	41	15.5	30.2%	319 (49.5%)	42 (6.5%)	200 (31.0%)	56 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.3%)	78.7	800^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.7%		82.1	680^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.4%	120							64.1	63.4		51.6	68.7		$7,541

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Twain Elementary

What schools do graduates of Mark Twain Elementary attend?

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

Middle : G W Harby J H
High : Alvin High School

How many students attend Mark Twain Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 634 students attended Mark Twain Elementary.

What district is Mark Twain Elementary in?

Alvin Independent School District (Isd)

Is Mark Twain Elementary a good school?

Mark Twain Elementary ranks 918^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mark Twain Elementary?

Students at Mark Twain Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 20% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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