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Mark Twain Elementary

Public Grades K-5

549^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Mark Twain Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas, serving 220 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently ranks in the bottom half of Mark Twain Elementary's academic performance, with significantly lower proficiency rates on state assessments compared to the Kansas state average and the Kansas City district average.

While Mark Twain Elementary has relatively strong performance for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, the school's performance for other subgroups, like low-socioeconomic status students, is much lower. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, which may be a significant factor contributing to its low academic outcomes.

Interestingly, the nearby Whittier Elementary, Eugene Ware Elementary, and Frances Willard Elementary generally perform better than Mark Twain Elementary on academic measures, despite serving a similar demographic of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Mark Twain Elementary to learn from the successful strategies used by these nearby schools to support their students.

222

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,840

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2300 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66102

(913) 627-5200

District: Kansas City

Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle
High:	Wyandotte High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.0%

African American:

17.1%

White:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Kansas City

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg17%

Kansas avg42%

549^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Kansas City

257^th of 264Kansas City among Kansas 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	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	549 of 656	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	583 of 653	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	572 of 660	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	561 of 668	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	575 of 670	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	509 of 667	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	570 of 656	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.0	606 of 659	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.4	626 of 656	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	611 of 678	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.6	635 of 668	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.8	655 of 660	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.4	615 of 631	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.8	608 of 630	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.8	615 of 621	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.0	614 of 614	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.2	591 of 600	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.0	537 of 585	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	48.8	99 of 214	53.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	28 of 129	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	46.2	56 of 124	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	56 of 117	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	50 of 117	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	22 of 108	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.6	49 of 122	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	60 of 129	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	23.1	485 of 591	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	450 of 591	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	472 of 574	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	121 of 262	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	139 of 260	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	99 of 245	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	104 of 254	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	82 of 229	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	47 of 235	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	44.9	109 of 207	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	403 of 533	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	415 of 546	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	406 of 541	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	341 of 512	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	383 of 494	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	250 of 509	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.9	401 of 512	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	16.6	531 of 605	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	439 of 586	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	505 of 575	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2022	70.6	62 of 305	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	48.8	99 of 214	53.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2022)80th percentile+64 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile+62 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+38 vs school

Disabled (2021)54th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2021)18th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2021)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science34%-7 vs state

English Language Arts29%-15 vs state

Mathematics22%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)				KAP Mathematics (2025)				KAP 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	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 Minnesota Avenue	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5200	222	18	12.3	92.3%	14 (6.3%)	38 (17.1%)	151 (68.0%)	14 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	20.1	549^th of 656 public elementary schools	16.3%		13.9	583^rd of 653 public elementary schools	10.7%	34	28.9	17.1	44.1	29.2	8.7	26.2	33.3	21.8	34.3	34.3	$20,840	$5,980	$14,860
Chelsea Elementary	Public	K-5	2500 Wood	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5000	557	34	16.5	86.7%	15 (2.7%)	79 (14.2%)	440 (79.0%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	5.9	639^th of 656 public elementary schools	2.6%		10.9	598^th of 653 public elementary schools	8.4%	41	22.8	14.4	20.7	19.7	12.8	10.7	13.8	12.5	18.0	18.0	$17,842	$5,925	$11,917
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1301 Armstrong	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-7350	243	21	11.4	92.6%	7 (2.9%)	28 (11.5%)	185 (76.1%)	14 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	16.5	572^nd of 656 public elementary schools	12.8%		11.3	597^th of 653 public elementary schools	8.6%	25	16.3	35.7	30.4	26.5	25.0	20.0	31.3	26.2	22.9	22.9	$21,787	$6,922	$14,865
Frances Willard Elementary	Public	K-5	3400 Orville	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6100	434	34	12.9	89.6%	23 (5.3%)	28 (6.5%)	361 (83.2%)	9 (2.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	10.9	605^th of 656 public elementary schools	7.8%		20.1	549^th of 653 public elementary schools	15.9%	56	13.8	23.1	19.4	18.3	10.0	35.8	21.0	21.5	8.2	8.2	$20,843	$7,016	$13,826
School for Blind Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 State Avenue	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	School for Blind	No	No	No	No	(913) 305-3000	11	6	1.7	36.4%	6 (54.5%)	1 (9.1%)	3 (27.3%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
M E Pearson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 N 11th St	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-3150	606	43	14.1	94.7%	30 (5.0%)	46 (7.6%)	492 (81.2%)	23 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	7.4	627^th of 656 public elementary schools	4.4%		7.3	632^nd of 653 public elementary schools	3.2%	5	13.6	25.3	22.7	20.7	4.8	16.7	22.6	15.0	9.6	9.6	$19,497	$6,499	$12,998
Douglass Elementary	Public	K-5	1310 N 9th Street	Kansas City	66101	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5100	285	25	11.3	83.5%	8 (2.8%)	68 (23.9%)	181 (63.5%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	5.3	641^st of 656 public elementary schools	2.3%		6.4	640^th of 653 public elementary schools	2.0%	1	8.8	10.3	21.7	13.4	3.4	15.0	19.1	11.7	10.6	10.6	$22,800	$7,390	$15,409
Bertram Caruthers Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Waverly	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4750	364	23	15.5	92.6%	8 (2.2%)	102 (28.0%)	236 (64.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	11.7	600^th of 656 public elementary schools	8.5%		10.2	609^th of 653 public elementary schools	6.7%	9	33.9	13.3	17.2	21.3	34.4	12.7	21.2	22.6	11.5	11.5	$18,265	$6,303	$11,962
Whittier Elementary	Public	K-5	295 S 10th Street	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6400	502	37	13.6	96.2%	22 (4.4%)	86 (17.1%)	363 (72.3%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.6%)	10 (2.0%)	24.3	519^th of 656 public elementary schools	20.9%		25.4	511^th of 653 public elementary schools	21.7%	8	42.0	30.6	29.5	33.6	36.6	33.3	24.7	31.0	29.2	29.2	$19,529	$6,022	$13,507
Eugene Ware Elementary	Public	K-5	4820 Oakland	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5950	242	20	12.3	90.9%	16 (6.6%)	48 (19.8%)	149 (61.6%)	19 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	4.3	649^th of 656 public elementary schools	1.1%		13.9	584^th of 653 public elementary schools	10.6%	65	12.5	19.4	20.0	16.8	6.0	14.6	7.5	9.2	5.0	5.0	$19,681	$5,894	$13,787

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Twain Elementary

Is Mark Twain Elementary a good school?

Mark Twain Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Kansas elementary schools.

How many students attend Mark Twain Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 222 students attended Mark Twain Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mark Twain Elementary?

Students at Mark Twain Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 17% African American, 6% White, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Mark Twain Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Central Middle
High : Wyandotte High

What district is Mark Twain Elementary in?

Kansas City

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