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Mark Twain Elementary

Public Grades 4-5

4873^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mark Twain Elementary is a public school serving 454 students in grades 4 and 5 within the Corcoran Joint Unified School District, operating in a community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science falling roughly 20 percentage points below the California state averages. This performance is similar to other elementary schools in its district, like John C. Fremont Elementary, but lags behind some nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Pleasant Elementary in the Tulare City district. Science scores and 5th-grade math are particular areas of concern.

A notable bright spot is the school's dramatic improvement in student attendance; its chronic absenteeism rate has dropped to 13.1%, which is better than both the district and state averages and surpasses the rate at its district peer, Bret Harte Elementary. While spending per student is lower than at some comparison schools like Tipton Elementary, Mark Twain's progress in getting students to school consistently shows a clear strength and a foundation for potential academic growth.

454

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,057

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Oregon Ave.
Corcoran, CA 93212-9684

(559) 992-8888

District: Corcoran Joint Unified

Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Muir Middle
High:	Corcoran High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.7%

White:

4.2%

African American:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg27%

California avg41%

4,873^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1142^nd of 1,543Corcoran Joint 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	19.5	4873 of 5857	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4848 of 5869	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	4677 of 5859	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4952 of 5883	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1284 of 1417	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	4409 of 5789	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	4140 of 5662	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	4598 of 5692	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.9	4970 of 5614	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	4997 of 5611	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.6	5226 of 5530	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.6	4803 of 5390	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.1	3674 of 5377	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.3	3473 of 5314	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.2	3617 of 5193	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.8	3521 of 5113	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.7	3955 of 5113	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.9	3594 of 4818	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.7	4126 of 4822	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.0	4486 of 4809	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.3	1150 of 2227	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	220 of 293	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1494 of 2585	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1521 of 2128	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.5	3061 of 3162	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.4	1389 of 3245	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.8	2627 of 3311	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	545 of 602	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	3031 of 3275	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	3040 of 3246	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	4879 of 5597	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	4703 of 5612	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	4405 of 5609	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	4760 of 5635	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1127 of 1267	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	4282 of 5492	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	3913 of 5413	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	3922 of 5107	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	3823 of 5107	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3622 of 5087	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	4048 of 5084	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	3322 of 4963	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	3035 of 4830	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	4480 of 5460	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4482 of 5517	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	4097 of 5363	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	4434 of 5264	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	915 of 1110	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	3582 of 5173	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	3589 of 5084	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	4497 of 5628	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	4583 of 5643	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	4607 of 5638	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	4735 of 5663	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1152 of 1272	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	4136 of 5510	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	4123 of 5431	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	2141 of 2847	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1872 of 2635	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	1298 of 2420	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.7	2280 of 2661	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	2617 of 2726	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)48th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

White (2023)14th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science14%-18 vs state

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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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% DTP (2022)	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 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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	4-5	1500 Oregon Ave.	Corcoran	93212	Kings County	Corcoran Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 992-8888	454	21	21.6	90.3%	19 (4.2%)	9 (2.0%)	421 (92.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	19.5	4873^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.8%		20.2	4848^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.4%	25	14.4		14.4		29.1	30.6				29.9		23.3	14.0				18.4				$17,057	$2,599	$14,458
Bret Harte Elementary	Public	K-1	1300 Letts Ave.	Corcoran	93212	Kings County	Corcoran Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 992-8881	546	26	21.4	94.5%	32 (5.9%)	14 (2.6%)	495 (90.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								(n/a)																		97.1		97.4	$17,848	$3,409	$14,439
John C. Fremont Elementary	Public	2-3	1900 Bell Ave.	Corcoran	93212	Kings County	Corcoran Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 992-8888	467	21	22.2	92.9%	27 (5.8%)	15 (3.2%)	420 (89.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)				31.0						31.0	18.9						18.9				$17,511	$2,517	$14,994
Waukena Joint Union Elementary	Public	K-8	19113 Road 28	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Waukena Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-3328	220	10	22.0	84.1%	17 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	203 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34	3651^st of 5857 public elementary schools	37.7%		31.3	3835^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.7%	184	37.0	37.0	37.0	31.8	34.8	59.3	18.5	26.3	44.4	36.6	9.1	26.1	37.0	11.5	50.0	40.0	28.4				$19,928	$1,128	$18,800
Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	21660 Road 60	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Buena Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-2015	180	10	18.0	52.2%	46 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	46.1	2821^st of 5857 public elementary schools	51.8%		51.9	2455^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.2%	366	25.0	13.0	18.0	60.0	58.8	56.3	19.1	72.7	30.4	48.3	46.7	35.3	31.3	23.8	45.5	26.1	34.2				$18,005	$569	$17,436
Lakeside Elementary	Public	K-8	9100 Jersey Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 582-2868	238	12	19.8	96.6%	7 (2.9%)	13 (5.5%)	209 (87.8%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	14.2	5333^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.9%		17.3	5089^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.3%	244	9.4	23.5	16.7	25.0	24.0	21.9	11.1	36.4	29.4	25.9	25.0	20.0	15.6	11.1	21.2	20.6	19.1				$20,583	$2,835	$17,748
Palo Verde Elementary	Public	K-8	9637 Avenue 196	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Palo Verde Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 688-0648	511	23	22.2	87.7%	29 (5.7%)	5 (1.0%)	470 (92.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	38.8	3298^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.7%		56.1	2238^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.9%	1060	21.3	19.7	20.4	15.8	35.9	32.6	58.1	49.2	50.9	41.3	21.1	46.3	31.9	39.7	34.9	32.8	34.0	95.5	95.5	95.5	$18,618	$546	$18,072
Oak Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	24500 Road 68	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Oak Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 688-2908	562	31	17.8	65.3%	101 (18.0%)	6 (1.1%)	447 (79.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	56.4	2232^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.9%		51.5	2472^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	57.9%	240	29.8	45.8	37.9	67.2	58.3	33.3	46.8	55.1	56.9	53.0	65.6	55.0	24.6	24.2	32.7	20.7	37.5				$19,186	$485	$18,701
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-4	1046 West Sonora Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7280	561	27	20.7	97.1%	21 (3.7%)	7 (1.2%)	520 (92.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	15.1	5253^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.3%		8.7	5742^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	2.2%	489				23.9	22.8					23.3	27.6	13.0					19.8				$18,877	$3,425	$15,452
Pleasant Elementary	Public	K-5	1855 West Pleasant Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7300	668	28	23.8	84.4%	38 (5.7%)	15 (2.2%)	585 (87.6%)	17 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	46.5	2795^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.3%		37.5	3336^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.2%	541	18.0		18.0	51.3	43.5	48.5				48.0	51.8	27.2	31.0				37.6	98.3			$18,240	$3,458	$14,782

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Twain Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mark Twain Elementary?

Students at Mark Twain Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% African American.

Is Mark Twain Elementary a good school?

Mark Twain Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.8% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Mark Twain Elementary attend?

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

Middle : John Muir Middle
High : Corcoran High

How many students attend Mark Twain Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended Mark Twain Elementary.

What district is Mark Twain Elementary in?

Corcoran Joint Unified

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