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Mark Twain Elementary

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Mark Twain Elementary ranks 1324 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1324^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mark Twain Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-5 public school serving 585 students in the Lawndale Elementary district, standing out as a top academic choice in the area.

The school is a clear leader within its own district, earning a 4-star rating for over a decade and ranking in the 77th percentile statewide for 2024-2025. It excels in mathematics, with nearly 59% of students testing proficient—far surpassing district and state averages—and shows particular strength in 3rd grade math. Mark Twain also outperforms nearby schools like William Anderson Elementary and F. D. Roosevelt Elementary in core subjects while achieving this success with efficient per-student spending. Furthermore, the school has made impressive gains in student attendance, with chronic absenteeism dropping to 12.4%, which is well below both district and state averages.

Mark Twain demonstrates effective support for all its students, achieving exceptionally high statewide rankings for specific student subgroups and maintaining consistent excellence over time. While it serves a population with significant economic need, its outcomes rival those of schools in higher-performing districts like Torrance Unified, such as Lincoln Elementary. This consistent performance, coupled with strong math results and improved attendance, suggests a highly effective school environment focused on student success.

585

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,577

Per pupil spending ?

65.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3728 West 154th St.
Lawndale, CA 90260-2464

(310) 675-9134

District: Lawndale Elementary

Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Will Rogers Middle
High:	Hawthorne High
	Lawndale High
	Leuzinger High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.7%

White:

9.4%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lawndale Elementary

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg42%

California avg41%

1,324^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Lawndale Elementary

624^th of 1,543Lawndale 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	76.3	1324 of 5857	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	1073 of 5869	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	1283 of 5859	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	1237 of 5883	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	1221 of 5789	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	1335 of 5662	76.4%	★★★★☆
2017	74.5	1358 of 5692	76.1%	★★★★☆
2016	80.8	1096 of 5614	80.5%	★★★★☆
2015	71.3	1445 of 5611	74.2%	★★★★☆
2013	80.5	1020 of 5530	81.6%	★★★★☆
2012	75.3	1256 of 5390	76.7%	★★★★☆
2011	81.9	902 of 5377	83.2%	★★★★☆
2010	74.8	1245 of 5314	76.6%	★★★★☆
2009	65.3	1670 of 5193	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.0	1765 of 5113	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.2	1586 of 5113	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.9	1145 of 4818	76.2%	★★★★☆
2005	61.8	1667 of 4822	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.3	1293 of 4809	73.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	97.5	11 of 661	98.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	53.5	670 of 1149	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	662 of 1071	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	74.9	317 of 3162	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	48.0	1289 of 3245	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	940 of 3311	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.9	186 of 3275	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	198 of 3246	93.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	1165 of 5597	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	1179 of 5612	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	1065 of 5609	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	977 of 5635	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	956 of 5492	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	1091 of 5413	79.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	576 of 5107	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	332 of 5107	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	391 of 5087	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	385 of 5084	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	422 of 4963	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	519 of 4830	89.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	736 of 5460	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	492 of 5517	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	560 of 5363	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	374 of 5264	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	444 of 5173	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	463 of 5084	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	1465 of 5628	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	975 of 5643	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	1578 of 5638	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	1452 of 5663	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	1422 of 5510	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	1476 of 5431	72.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	1486 of 2847	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.1	727 of 2420	70.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2023)98th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2019)42nd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics59%+22 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+10 vs state

Science47%+14 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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 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 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 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-5	3728 West 154th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-9134	585	24	24.3	65.5%	55 (9.4%)	24 (4.1%)	431 (73.7%)	33 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.2%)	76.3	1324^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.4%		82	1073^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.7%	251	46.9	46.9	60.6	51.7	63.0		58.4	72.7	46.6	55.6		59.0							$26,577	$24,318	$2,259
F. D. Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	3533 West Marine Blvd.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-1121	396	16	24.7	90.7%	8 (2.0%)	72 (18.2%)	283 (71.5%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	23.5	4547^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.4%		34.2	3587^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.9%	960	13.3	13.3	33.9	26.5	39.3		33.0	28.4	22.4	18.3		23.2							$41,278	$34,984	$6,294
William Anderson Elementary	Public	K-5	4130 West 154th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-0197	572	23	24.8	89.7%	10 (1.7%)	37 (6.5%)	452 (79.0%)	50 (8.7%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.8%)	51.4	2529^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.8%		62.2	1972^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.4%	557	29.7	29.7	42.7	57.0	44.4		48.3	47.9	40.2	31.9		40.1	95.2	97.1	98.1	97.1	96.2	98.1	$30,034	$27,654	$2,380
Evelyn Carr Elementary	Public	K-5	3404 West 168th St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4467	483	20	24.0	43.9%	61 (12.6%)	40 (8.3%)	292 (60.5%)	57 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.6%)	66.9	1745^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.2%		55.4	2266^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.4%	521	38.5	38.5	65.1	38.9	59.6		56.3	58.1	38.9	50.0		50.5	96.8						$14,202	$13,542	$660
Lucille J. Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	4521 West 147th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 970-2915	331	13	25.4	84.3%	17 (5.1%)	49 (14.8%)	234 (70.7%)	24 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	62.5	1939^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.9%		61.5	2000^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.9%	61	38.5	38.5	46.0	54.0	56.9		52.7	50.0	51.9	38.5		46.1	91.7				93.8		$33,583	$31,140	$2,443
Jefferson	Public	K-5	4091 West 139th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-9423	549	19	28.8	89.3%	23 (4.2%)	81 (14.8%)	384 (69.9%)	25 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	25 (4.6%)	36.7	3427^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.5%		42.6	3030^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.4%	397	17.5	17.5	45.0	40.7	30.0		38.0	48.2	41.9	17.7		34.8	96.0	97.3			97.3		$26,514	$22,556	$3,958
One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 West 156th St.	Gardena	90249	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-6639	353	17	20.7	68.0%	26 (7.4%)	98 (27.8%)	146 (41.4%)	39 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.5%)	86.8	830^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.8%		81.5	1092^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.4%	262	56.0	56.0	68.0	61.2	78.0	68.6	69.0	68.0	69.4	54.0	57.1	62.5	95.2				95.2		$36,523	$34,340	$2,183
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	2418 West 166th St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4464	418	17	24.5	43.5%	40 (9.6%)	15 (3.6%)	173 (41.4%)	138 (33.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (12.0%)	93.8	413^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.9%		95.4	317^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.6%	96	59.1	59.1	79.0	75.4	72.7		75.5	84.2	81.5	68.2		77.7							$16,317	$15,648	$669
William Green Elementary	Public	K-5	4520 West 168th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 370-3585	516	21	24.5	88.0%	18 (3.5%)	25 (4.8%)	430 (83.3%)	24 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	39.9	3222^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.0%		32.6	3727^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.5%	505	23.0	23.0	45.5	41.7	46.9		44.8	41.0	31.4	23.0		31.1	97.2				97.2		$30,272	$27,826	$2,446
Zela Davis	Public	K-5	13435 South Yukon Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 679-1771	843	32	26.3	93.6%	11 (1.3%)	238 (28.2%)	540 (64.1%)	25 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	22 (2.6%)	36.5	3446^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.2%		34.3	3576^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.1%	130	19.4	19.4	43.8	38.2	29.2		37.0	40.3	31.1	34.5		35.4	97.0			98.2		97.6	$25,778	$21,536	$4,242

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Twain Elementary

Is Mark Twain Elementary a good school?

Mark Twain Elementary ranks 1324^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Mark Twain Elementary in?

Lawndale Elementary

What schools do graduates of Mark Twain Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Will Rogers Middle
High : Hawthorne High
High : Lawndale High
High : Leuzinger High

What is the racial makeup of Mark Twain Elementary?

Students at Mark Twain Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 9% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 4% African American.

How many students attend Mark Twain Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Mark Twain Elementary.

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