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Mark Twain Elementary

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Mark Twain Elementary ranks 3141 st of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

3141^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Mark Twain Elementary is a public elementary school in Richardson, Texas, serving 454 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Richardson Independent School District (ISD). While the school has a higher per-student spending compared to nearby schools, its academic performance has consistently underperformed the district and state averages on STAAR tests.

Mark Twain Elementary faces significant challenges, particularly for its economically disadvantaged and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations. The school has a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, at 91.41% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools. This disparity in student demographics does not seem to be offset by the school's higher per-student spending, as its proficiency rates in reading, math, and science remain well below the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with its African American and Asian students performing relatively well, while its Hispanic and ELL students have consistently underperformed. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, dropping from 1,639 out of 4,329 Texas elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 3,141 out of 4,651 in 2024-2025. In comparison, Jess Harben Elementary, which is only 0.61 miles away, has consistently outperformed Mark Twain Elementary on STAAR tests.

531

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,612

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 Larkspur Dr
Richardson, TX 75081-3609

(469) 593-4800

District: Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Apollo J H
High:	Berkner High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.5%

African American:

9.8%

White:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg49%

Texas avg46%

3,141^st of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 36Elementary Schools in the Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

382^nd of 961Richardson 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
2025	34.8	3141 of 4651	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	3145 of 4710	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	3570 of 4647	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	3282 of 4581	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	3014 of 4578	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	2229 of 4479	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	1984 of 4359	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.5	1639 of 4329	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.2	1882 of 4286	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.7	1922 of 4320	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.5	1618 of 4260	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.5	1978 of 4221	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.8	1428 of 4206	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.3	1471 of 4095	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.5	1152 of 3937	70.7%	★★★★☆
2009	47.5	2376 of 3884	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.9	1776 of 3768	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.3	1345 of 3724	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.5	2119 of 3476	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.2	1813 of 3475	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.8	2134 of 3465	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	1026 of 1905	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.8	700 of 2443	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.1	966 of 2443	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	704 of 2421	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	47.8	1114 of 2444	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	875 of 2515	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	772 of 2483	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	30.5	823 of 1009	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	71.0	249 of 1005	75.2%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.0	2605 of 4461	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	2309 of 4331	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	1289 of 4295	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	52.7	1772 of 4240	58.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	1638 of 2918	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	2464 of 3668	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	3015 of 3556	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	2595 of 3487	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	2075 of 3446	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	1427 of 3333	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	1697 of 3226	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	2327 of 3744	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	3324 of 4658	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	3526 of 4588	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3258 of 4561	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	3105 of 4499	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	2127 of 4348	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	1818 of 4306	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	1206 of 2619	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	1139 of 2958	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.0	311 of 3184	90.2%	★★★★☆
2018	46.9	2076 of 3106	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	2312 of 3644	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	2885 of 4465	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	3605 of 4401	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	3317 of 4376	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	2645 of 4329	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	1800 of 4188	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	1959 of 4168	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	1810 of 3705	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	2169 of 4594	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	2883 of 4521	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	2614 of 4477	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	2457 of 4451	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.8	1182 of 4309	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	1377 of 4264	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	2296 of 3739	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	2546 of 4647	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3446 of 4585	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	3250 of 4563	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	2812 of 4498	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	2444 of 4357	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	2347 of 4319	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	804 of 3549	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	1358 of 4292	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	2748 of 4086	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	1971 of 3952	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.2	2467 of 3799	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	2766 of 3684	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.3	1227 of 3558	65.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	46.6	1766 of 3108	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	1843 of 3082	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+45 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)54th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+11 vs school

White (2024)43rd percentile+10 vs school

At Risk (2022)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2019)18th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading47%-7 vs state

Mathematics30%-14 vs state

Science28%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)					STAAR Science (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	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 Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 Larkspur Dr	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-4800	531	36	14.8	89.1%	40 (7.5%)	52 (9.8%)	417 (78.5%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	34.8	3141^st of 4651 public elementary schools	32.5%		35	3145^th of 4710 public elementary schools	33.2%	4	0.0	42.9	22.2	0.0	7.1	9.1	0.0	41.1	43.9	52.0	50.8	31.2	39.0	27.1	25.4		28.0	$11,612
Jess Harben Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 S Glenville Dr	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-8800	394	31	12.8	65.0%	93 (23.6%)	112 (28.4%)	98 (24.9%)	58 (14.7%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	54.8	1859^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.0%		54.8	1896^th of 4710 public elementary schools	59.7%	37								52.8	48.7	42.5	79.5	41.7	43.6	40.0	82.1		25.0	$14,775
Dartmouth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	417 Dartmouth Ln	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-8400	425	31	13.6	48.7%	150 (35.3%)	88 (20.7%)	81 (19.1%)	86 (20.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	56.5	1752^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	62.3%		72.6	1035^th of 4710 public elementary schools	78.0%	717								46.5	59.3	55.6	56.3	38.6	58.2	43.1	54.2		28.1	$12,522
Richardson Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 N Dorothy Ave	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-8700	492	37	13.2	76.8%	98 (19.9%)	164 (33.3%)	116 (23.6%)	75 (15.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.5%)	68.2	1207^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.0%		64.6	1377^th of 4710 public elementary schools	70.8%	170								55.4	45.2	58.8	69.4	51.2	55.7	54.9	62.5		51.0	$10,094
Math/Science/Technical Magnet	Public	PK, KG-6	450 Abrams Rd	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-7300	667	47	14.2	45.0%	199 (29.8%)	223 (33.4%)	115 (17.2%)	98 (14.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.5%)	94.7	199^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.7%		92.9	264^th of 4710 public elementary schools	94.4%	65								80.8	76.4	81.6	80.7	79.0	63.0	87.5	82.4	100.0	74.7	$14,126
Yale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 E Collins Blvd	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-8300	429	37	11.7	31.0%	196 (45.7%)	49 (11.4%)	113 (26.3%)	45 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.6%)	73.2	993^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	78.6%		73.6	1002^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	78.7%	9								62.7	69.2	58.3	82.5	54.4	59.6	52.5	61.8		26.7	$12,971
O Henry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4100 Tynes Dr	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-8200	464	33	14.0	86.9%	27 (5.8%)	40 (8.6%)	295 (63.6%)	94 (20.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	64	1386^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.2%		54.8	1899^th of 4710 public elementary schools	59.7%	513	60.0			64.3				51.0	48.3	59.7	64.1	45.1	56.9	63.2	59.4		26.3	$10,849
Hickman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3114 Pinewood Dr	Garland	75044	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 675-3150	484	29	16.6	80.6%	41 (8.5%)	105 (21.7%)	118 (24.4%)	194 (40.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.0%)	60.5	1554^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.6%		52.7	2004^th of 4710 public elementary schools	57.5%	450								63.2	62.5	52.6		57.4	55.4	50.0			17.1	$10,592
Richland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	550 Park Bend	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-4650	643	41	15.7	73.7%	90 (14.0%)	292 (45.4%)	126 (19.6%)	114 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	30.6	3392^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	27.1%		36.6	3056^th of 4710 public elementary schools	35.1%	336								42.7	41.8	35.9	51.4	33.8	38.2	30.2	27.4		15.6	$11,454
Forestridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10330 Bunchberry Dr	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-8500	497	36	13.6	86.3%	32 (6.4%)	161 (32.4%)	150 (30.2%)	136 (27.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	16	4237^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.9%		29.1	3519^th of 4710 public elementary schools	25.3%	718								24.2	26.7	43.3	33.8	23.1	23.7	26.7	20.6		14.8	$11,829

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Twain Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mark Twain Elementary?

Students at Mark Twain Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Mark Twain Elementary a good school?

Mark Twain Elementary ranks 3141^st of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mark Twain Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Mark Twain Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Mark Twain Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Apollo J H
High : Berkner High School

What district is Mark Twain Elementary in?

Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

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