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Mark Twain Elementary School

Public PK, KG-5

 515 E Merle Ln
       Wheeling, IL  60090-4749

(847) 520-2785

District: Wheeling CCSD 21

SchoolDigger Rank:
1513th of 2,077 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $22,416 Help


Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Oliver W Holmes Middle School
High:    Wheeling High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.1 Help
Number of students:  420

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
86.2%
White:
8.6%
Asian:
2.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68.1% Help


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Compare Details Mark Twain Elementary School ranks worse than 72.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 7th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Wheeling CCSD 21 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.54. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (86.2%), White (8.6%), Asian (2.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 68.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Wheeling CCSD 21 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mark Twain Elementary School is 11.1, which is the 4th best among 9 elementary schools in the Wheeling CCSD 21 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mark Twain Elementary School is $22,416, which is the 2nd highest among 9 elementary schools in the Wheeling CCSD 21 School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Mark Twain Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mark Twain Elementary School 1513th of 2077 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Mark Twain Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Male students:
Hispanic students:


Wheeling CCSD 21:

SchoolDigger ranks Wheeling CCSD 21 592nd of 823 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Mark Twain Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Mark Twain Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 38.24 1411th 2020 30.1%
2004 59.32 1016th 2030 50.0%
2005 54.81 1121st 2022 44.6%
2006 50.49 1298th 2086 37.8%
2007 48.64 1351st 2095 35.5%
2008 12.48 1882nd 2092 10.0%
2009 9.48 1955th 2120 7.8%
2010 13.92 1920th 2139 10.2%
2011 15.75 1893rd 2147 11.8%
2012 18.54 1888th 2166 12.8%
2013 17.05 1877th 2167 13.4%
2014 29.20 1558th 2093 25.6%
2015 21.57 1668th 2052 18.7%
2016 19.67 1704th 2046 16.7%
2017 17.73 1747th 2044 14.5%
2018 20.26 1637th 2037 19.6%
2019 26.78 1531st 2086 26.6%
2021 13.96 1812th 1948 7.0%
2022 22.67 1572nd 2082 24.5%
2023 25.54 1513th 2077 27.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mark Twain Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.83 546th 718 24.0%
2019 36.31 509th 743 31.5%
2021 30.27 444th 537 17.3%
2022 36.13 518th 768 32.6%
2023 45.40 354th 788 55.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mark Twain Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 52.57 430th 1194 64.0%
2022 31.20 741st 1113 33.4%
2023 20.67 1040th 1156 10.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mark Twain Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.35 1201st 1765 32.0%
2019 42.88 1016th 1816 44.1%
2021 22.49 1322nd 1514 12.7%
2022 31.43 1247th 1763 29.3%
2023 36.16 1137th 1808 37.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Mark Twain Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.72 1709th 1964 13.0%
2019 28.16 1463rd 2019 27.5%
2021 11.04 1643rd 1680 2.2%
2022 21.86 1538th 1970 21.9%
2023 26.19 1414th 1957 27.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Mark Twain Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.70 1455th 1972 26.2%
2019 27.25 1473rd 2019 27.0%
2021 15.25 1561st 1707 8.6%
2022 24.38 1452nd 1977 26.6%
2023 26.23 1424th 1984 28.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mark Twain Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.93 719th 938 23.3%
2019 33.08 669th 955 29.9%
2021 19.27 715th 742 3.6%
2022 27.27 749th 954 21.5%
2023 35.53 618th 970 36.3%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Mark Twain Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 269 5 31 87 n/a n/a n/a 0 392
1989 280 5 32 81 n/a n/a n/a 0 398
1990 278 8 21 118 3 n/a n/a 0 428
1991 277 7 23 123 2 n/a n/a 0 432
1992 284 8 35 222 2 n/a n/a 0 551
1993 297 12 33 217 1 n/a n/a 0 560
1994 293 9 41 241 1 n/a n/a 0 585
1995 285 13 24 171 0 n/a n/a 0 493
1996 285 13 24 171 0 n/a n/a 0 493
1997 293 18 29 221 0 n/a n/a 0 561
1998 270 15 32 212 0 n/a n/a 0 529
1999 251 18 33 282 0 n/a n/a 0 584
2000 232 14 41 254 0 n/a n/a 0 541
2001 189 11 40 267 0 n/a n/a 0 507
2002 126 3 20 341 0 n/a n/a 0 490
2003 126 3 20 341 0 n/a n/a 0 490
2004 94 4 15 340 0 n/a n/a 0 453
2005 55 15 8 459 0 n/a n/a 16 553
2006 54 13 6 428 0 n/a n/a 13 514
2007 49 13 5 496 0 n/a n/a 10 573
2008 38 14 5 475 0 n/a n/a 11 543
2009 35 14 11 480 0 n/a n/a 16 556
2010 34 13 11 516 0 n/a n/a 16 590
2011 39 10 8 501 1 0 6 0 565
2012 32 17 10 520 3 0 5 0 587
2013 29 14 12 506 3 0 3 0 567
2014 33 17 14 481 4 0 3 0 552
2015 41 8 18 483 2 0 4 0 556
2016 42 7 24 485 2 0 6 0 566
2017 33 8 10 437 2 0 7 0 497
2018 34 9 16 411 1 0 3 0 474
2019 23 5 11 417 2 0 13 0 471
2020 32 11 18 384 1 0 4 0 450
2021 40 11 21 368 2 0 4 0 446
2022 44 5 17 357 2 0 3 0 428
2023 36 7 12 362 1 0 2 0 420

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mark Twain Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 392 18.8 20.8 n/a
1989 398 19.3 20.6 n/a
1990 428 20.7 20.6 n/a
1991 432 21.3 20.2 n/a
1992 551 29.6 18.6 n/a
1993 560 29.1 19.2 n/a
1994 585 30.3 19.3 n/a
1995 493 31.4 15.7 n/a
1996 493 31.4 15.7 n/a
1997 561 31.9 17.6 n/a
1998 529 32.0 16.5 n/a
1999 584 33.1 17.6 n/a
2000 541 33.7 16.1 n/a
2001 507 28.1 18.0 n/a
2002 490 28.5 17.2 56.3
2003 490 28.5 17.2 56.3
2004 453 33.5 13.5 60.7
2005 553 32.5 17.0 52.7
2006 514 30.0 17.1 65.9
2007 573 31.0 18.5 58.6
2008 543 29.0 18.7 67.9
2009 556 31.0 17.9 62.4
2010 590 31.6 18.6 63.1
2011 565 37.0 15.2 70.8
2012 587 31.5 18.6 79.2
2013 567 58.6 9.6 84.8
2014 552 29.0 19.0 84.6
2015 556 32.0 17.3 86.9
2016 566 34.0 16.6 78.3
2017 497 33.2 14.9 81.3
2018 474 31.4 15.0 66
2019 471 33.7 13.9 59.2
2020 450 32.2 13.9 55.8
2021 446 n/a n/a n/a
2022 428 39.0 10.9 65
2023 420 37.6 11.1 68.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mark Twain Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 392 18.8 20.8 n/a
1989 398 19.3 20.6 n/a
1990 428 20.7 20.6 n/a
1991 432 21.3 20.2 n/a
1992 551 29.6 18.6 n/a
1993 560 29.1 19.2 n/a
1994 585 30.3 19.3 n/a
1995 493 31.4 15.7 n/a
1996 493 31.4 15.7 n/a
1997 561 31.9 17.6 n/a
1998 529 32.0 16.5 n/a
1999 584 33.1 17.6 n/a
2000 541 33.7 16.1 n/a
2001 507 28.1 18.0 n/a
2002 490 28.5 17.2 56.3
2003 490 28.5 17.2 56.3
2004 453 33.5 13.5 60.7
2005 553 32.5 17.0 52.7
2006 514 30.0 17.1 65.9
2007 573 31.0 18.5 58.6
2008 543 29.0 18.7 67.9
2009 556 31.0 17.9 62.4
2010 590 31.6 18.6 63.1
2011 565 37.0 15.2 70.8
2012 587 31.5 18.6 79.2
2013 567 58.6 9.6 84.8
2014 552 29.0 19.0 84.6
2015 556 32.0 17.3 86.9
2016 566 34.0 16.6 78.3
2017 497 33.2 14.9 81.3
2018 474 31.4 15.0 66
2019 471 33.7 13.9 59.2
2020 450 32.2 13.9 55.8
2021 446 n/a n/a n/a
2022 428 39.0 10.9 65
2023 420 37.6 11.1 68.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Mark Twain Elementary School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaVaricellaDTPHepatitis BPneumococcal
2015100.0%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.2%100.0%
201698.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%96.9%99.3%
201799.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.1%99.3%
201898.5%99.1%99.1%99.1%98.3%98.7%1.9%1.9%
201998.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.3%98.8%11.6%11.6%
202196.1%96.3%96.3%96.3%96.1%96.1%97.0%15.6%
202296.8%96.5%96.5%96.5%96.5%96.8%96.5%15.6%
202396.1%97.4%97.4%97.4%96.1%96.4%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Mark Twain Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $632 (3.4%) $17,944 (96.6%) $18,576
2020 $1,382 (8.3%) $15,352 (91.7%) $16,734
2021 $1,620 (8.9%) $16,679 (91.1%) $18,299
2022 $1,620 (8.9%) $16,679 (91.1%) $18,299
2023 $2,403 (10.7%) $20,014 (89.3%) $22,416

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mark Twain Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 1531st of 2086 Elementary schoolsRanks 1513th of 2077 Elementary schools
 0.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mark Twain Elementary School)11.53.4
 8.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wheeling CCSD 21)18.311.8
 6.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.428.8
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mark Twain Elementary School)9.88.6
 1.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wheeling CCSD 21)30.124
 6.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois)40.633
 7.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mark Twain Elementary School)15.523.2
 7.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wheeling CCSD 21)26.918.1
 8.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.735.4
 1.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Mark Twain Elementary School)29.625
 4.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wheeling CCSD 21)33.227.9
 5.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)33.527.7
 5.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mark Twain Elementary School)20.88.9
 11.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wheeling CCSD 21)30.120.4
 9.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)37.935.2
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Mark Twain Elementary School)22.18.9
 13.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wheeling CCSD 21)34.225.7
 8.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.825.6
 4.2%
5th Grade Science (Mark Twain Elementary School)48.141
 7.1%
   5th Grade Science (Wheeling CCSD 21)52.248.2
 4%
   5th Grade Science (Illinois)54.452.4
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students471420
 10.8%
African American57
 40%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian1112
 9.1%
Hispanic417362
 13.2%
Pacific Islander00
White2336
 56.5%
Two or More Races132
 84.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients59.2%68.1%
 8.9%

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Mark Twain Elementary School ranks 1513th of 2077 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 420 students attended Mark Twain Elementary School.

Students at Mark Twain Elementary School are 86% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

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

Middle : Oliver W Holmes Middle School
High : Wheeling High School


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