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Mark Twain Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5119^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mark Twain Elementary is a public K-8 school serving 507 students in Angels Camp, part of the Mark Twain Union Elementary district, which faces significant academic and attendance challenges according to recent data.

The school's academic performance has declined steadily over the past decade, now ranking in the bottom 15% of California schools, with particularly low proficiency rates in mathematics (15.8%) and science (13.3%). Chronic absenteeism, at 25%, is higher than both the district and state averages. These outcomes are notably lower than several nearby schools, such as Soulsbyville Elementary and Albert A. Michelson Elementary, which show stronger academic results and better attendance even while serving student populations with economic needs.

An interesting comparison exists within its own district; Copperopolis Elementary achieves better academic results despite similar student demographics and a higher student-teacher ratio. Mark Twain Elementary also operates with lower per-student spending than most comparison schools. The data suggests the school faces complex challenges, with a sharp decline in 5th-grade math scores being a particular area of concern that may indicate a need for targeted instructional support.

507

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,068

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

646 Stanislaus Ave.
Angels Camp, CA 95222-1239

(209) 736-6533

District: Mark Twain Union Elementary

Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary usually attend:

High:

Bret Harte Union High

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.8%

Hispanic:

19.7%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg25%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,119^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 43 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,026^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Mark Twain Union Elementary

1249^th of 1,543Mark Twain Union 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	5119 of 5857	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	5712 of 5869	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	5610 of 5859	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	4146 of 5883	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	3375 of 5789	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	3499 of 5662	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.3	3029 of 5692	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.8	3030 of 5614	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.5	2476 of 5611	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.2	3173 of 5530	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.1	3200 of 5390	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.8	3190 of 5377	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.7	4106 of 5314	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.5	2847 of 5193	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.1	2367 of 5113	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.5	2530 of 5113	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	39.9	2730 of 4818	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.1	2776 of 4822	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.0	3003 of 4809	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	4848 of 5597	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	5380 of 5612	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	5357 of 5609	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	4170 of 5635	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	3578 of 5492	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	3406 of 5413	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	15.2	4784 of 5084	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	2818 of 4963	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	3315 of 4830	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	4848 of 5460	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	5357 of 5517	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	5165 of 5363	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3868 of 5264	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	2929 of 5173	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	3535 of 5084	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	4873 of 5628	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	5546 of 5643	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	5393 of 5638	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	3799 of 5663	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	2933 of 5510	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	3374 of 5431	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	2519 of 2598	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	2635 of 2651	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	2638 of 2661	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	2400 of 2726	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	2527 of 2834	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	2458 of 2737	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	2026 of 2761	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	2366 of 2783	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1923 of 2781	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	1439 of 2740	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	1452 of 2715	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	1328 of 2480	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.8	1193 of 2508	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.4	1101 of 2497	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.2	1051 of 2477	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.9	868 of 2379	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.9	670 of 2259	70.3%	★★★★☆
2011	70.8	523 of 2236	76.6%	★★★★☆
2010	59.2	812 of 2179	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.3	595 of 2063	71.2%	★★★★☆
2008	58.1	735 of 2005	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.7	1019 of 1999	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.1	852 of 1804	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.5	756 of 1777	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.8	722 of 1769	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	20.3	1389 of 1491	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	658 of 1369	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1814 of 2533	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	2127 of 2551	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1657 of 2531	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	1461 of 2509	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	1522 of 2380	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	1174 of 2262	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	1548 of 2395	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.2	2083 of 2388	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1940 of 2374	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1605 of 2359	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1641 of 2213	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.3	1097 of 2072	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1828 of 2542	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	2276 of 2579	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	1311 of 2531	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	1257 of 2458	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1506 of 2369	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	1320 of 2230	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1962 of 2534	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	2206 of 2552	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1851 of 2538	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.4	1178 of 2527	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	1169 of 2407	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	1330 of 2273	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	812 of 1566	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1101 of 1552	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	1397 of 1520	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	1470 of 1537	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	1333 of 1543	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1117 of 1555	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1280 of 1602	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1206 of 1496	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)6th percentile-24 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2019)7th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Science13%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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 (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th 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-8	646 Stanislaus Ave.	Angels Camp	95222	Calaveras County	Mark Twain Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 736-6533	507	24	21.1	68.2%	359 (70.8%)	4 (0.8%)	100 (19.7%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	16.8	5119^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.6%		9.3	5712^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.7%	593																	12.5	13.6	13.3	31.3	31.6	22.5	20.8	38.6	42.5	33.0	30.3	17.5	2.5	15.1	15.7	15.9	15.8							$13,068	$797	$12,271
Albert A. Michelson Elementary	Public	K-5	196 Pennsylvania Gulch Rd.	Murphys	95247	Calaveras County	Vallecito Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 728-3441	226	12	18.8	46.5%	163 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (16.4%)	4 (1.8%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (6.2%)	70.5	1583^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.0%		75.6	1349^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.0%	234																	42.1		42.1	50.0	53.5	65.8				57.0	53.9	53.5	47.4				51.4							$22,058	$5,994	$16,064
Copperopolis Elementary	Public	K-6	217 School St.	Copperopolis	95228	Calaveras County	Mark Twain Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 782-3500	216	8	27.6	59.7%	149 (69.0%)	1 (0.5%)	55 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.2%)	36.3	3459^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.9%		24.6	4405^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.9%	946																	27.3		27.3	44.0	50.0	27.3	30.8			37.7	40.0	56.7	9.1	7.7			28.1	93.1	93.1					$15,052	$1,095	$13,957
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-8	22540 Parrotts Ferry Rd.	Columbia	95310	Tuolumne County	Columbia Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 533-7700	464	27	17.2	65.3%	322 (69.4%)	5 (1.1%)	95 (20.5%)	4 (0.9%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.0%)	31.4	3846^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.3%		33.1	3680^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.3%	166																	17.4	48.8	32.6	30.4	47.6	26.1	40.5	55.3	51.2	41.8	17.4	46.0	10.9	18.9	39.5	44.2	30.4	50.8	79.1	88.1	79.1	62.7	89.6	$17,115	$1,378	$15,737
San Andreas Elementary	Public	K-8	255 Lewis Ave.	San Andreas	95249	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-2365	334	13	25.5	69.8%	223 (66.8%)	3 (0.9%)	72 (21.6%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.7%)	18.4	4979^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.0%		18.4	4991^st of 5869 public elementary schools	15.0%	12																	26.9		26.9	29.0	22.2	19.2	23.4			22.9	32.3	17.8	9.8	14.9			17.2	91.9	91.9			91.9		$17,312	$1,993	$15,319
Jamestown Elementary	Public	K-8	18299 Fifth Ave.	Jamestown	95327	Tuolumne County	Jamestown Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 984-4058	409	20	20.4	71.6%	264 (64.5%)	3 (0.7%)	111 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	25.6	4347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.8%		25.3	4336^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	11	4.6	0.0	0.0	1.7	4.6	7.1	7.1	8.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.6	0.0	0.0	1.7	5.4	25.0	16.1	44.2	17.9	24.3	26.8	31.0	42.2	32.2	46.5	22.2	5.4	26.8	31.0	27.3	27.4							$21,393	$2,725	$18,668
Sonora Elementary	Public	K-8	830 Greenley Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Sonora Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-5491	643	32	20.0	48.2%	462 (71.9%)	5 (0.8%)	113 (17.6%)	15 (2.3%)	18 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.5%)	40.3	3199^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.4%		37.5	3334^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.2%	135																	30.9	43.1	37.1	55.9	39.1	35.3	39.2	57.1	55.6	46.8	44.1	34.9	25.4	21.3	28.6	38.9	31.6	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	$14,324	$1,938	$12,386
Curtis Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	18755 Standard Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Curtis Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-1428	410	20	20.3	51.7%	305 (74.4%)	6 (1.5%)	66 (16.1%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.4%)	44.2	2936^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.9%		31.3	3827^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.8%	891																	51.1	23.3	37.5	56.5	20.0	33.3	12.1	30.6	38.1	33.2	52.2	20.0	51.1	6.1	22.5	16.7	29.6	95.2				95.2		$18,353	$2,671	$15,682
Belleview Elementary	Public	K-8	22736 Kuien Mill Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Belleview Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 586-5510	148	9	16.4	48.6%	101 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (24.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.8%)	53.2	2409^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.9%		78	1240^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.9%	1169																	38.1	28.6	34.3	21.4	40.0	57.1	55.0	64.3	28.6	45.9	50.0	31.3	33.3	45.0	50.0	28.6	39.4							$19,463	$1,966	$17,497
Chinese Camp Elementary	Public	3-6	13444 Red Hills Rd.	Chinese Camp	95309	Tuolumne County	Jamestown Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 984-4058	30	2	15.0	60.0%	22 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.0%)								(n/a)																										46.4							60.7							$20,317	$00	$20,317

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Mark Twain Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.6% 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 : Bret Harte Union High

What district is Mark Twain Elementary in?

Mark Twain Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mark Twain Elementary?

Students at Mark Twain Elementary are 71% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

How many students attend Mark Twain Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 507 students attended Mark Twain Elementary.

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