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Mark Twain Elementary School

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Mark Twain Elementary School ranks 781 st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

781^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Mark Twain Elementary School is a public elementary school in Roseville, Michigan, serving 327 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Fraser Public Schools district, which is ranked 299 out of 613 districts in the state.

Mark Twain Elementary faces some challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 32.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Math are generally below the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 35.6%, compared to 39% for the district and 38.9% for the state. Additionally, 54.74% of Mark Twain's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is higher than the district and state averages.

However, the school's performance is generally on par or slightly better than its immediate peers within the Fraser Public Schools district, such as Thomas A. Edison Elementary and Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary. When compared to schools in other districts, such as Joseph G. Steenland Elementary and Black Elementary, Mark Twain's performance is significantly stronger.

339

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,879

Per pupil spending ?

48.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30601 Calahan Rd
Roseville, MI 48066-1466

(586) 439-6900

District: Fraser Public Schools

Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Richards Middle School
High:	Fraser High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.6%

African American:

16.2%

Two or more races:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg36%

Michigan avg38%

781^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Fraser Public Schools

299^th of 613Fraser Public Schools among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	781 of 1488	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	671 of 1486	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	730 of 1470	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	744 of 1344	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	747 of 1153	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	828 of 1408	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	844 of 1448	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.2	914 of 1466	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.2	719 of 1548	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.9	612 of 1580	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.8	616 of 1533	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.2	837 of 1563	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.7	567 of 1566	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.4	672 of 1552	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.8	526 of 1552	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.5	459 of 1589	71.1%	★★★★☆
2008	66.7	588 of 1577	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.1	819 of 1565	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.4	599 of 1545	61.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	38 of 369	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	43.3	245 of 475	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	497 of 1338	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	516 of 1342	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	635 of 1321	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.5	729 of 1106	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	621 of 902	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	584 of 1171	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	744 of 1443	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	691 of 1346	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.1	407 of 1381	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	53.6	553 of 1350	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	409 of 1099	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	243 of 749	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	487 of 1134	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	663 of 1397	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	992 of 1366	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	770 of 1347	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	809 of 1334	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	683 of 1139	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	683 of 915	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	893 of 1196	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	902 of 1446	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	725 of 1206	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	737 of 1204	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	715 of 1198	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	662 of 1102	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	662 of 1005	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	709 of 1128	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	833 of 1253	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)90th percentile+42 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile~ school

White (2025)40th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

Science40%~ state avg

Math32%-4 vs state

Social Studies20%-10 vs state

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Schools Near Mark Twain Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)				M-Step Math (2025)				M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (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	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mark Twain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30601 Calahan Rd	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-6900	339	19	17.4	48.7%	236 (69.6%)	55 (16.2%)	12 (3.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.4%)	45.6	781^st of 1488 public elementary schools	47.5%		52.6	671^st of 1486 public elementary schools	54.8%	110	35.6	39.6	44.4	45.7	37.8	30.2	33.3	28.3	40.0	20.0	$15,879	$1,907	$13,973
Pinewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	14411 Bade Dr	Warren	48088	Macomb County	Warren Woods Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-4405	353	18	19.1	61.5%	192 (54.4%)	82 (23.2%)	13 (3.7%)	47 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	59.8	563^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	62.2%		54.7	640^th of 1486 public elementary schools	56.9%	77	35.5	40.4	56.1		47.4	47.4	51.7		39.7	34.5	$16,683	$1,623	$15,060
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School	Public	K-6	32151 Danna	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-6700	345	19	18.6	44.3%	260 (75.4%)	39 (11.3%)	10 (2.9%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.1%)	49	736^th of 1488 public elementary schools	50.5%		44	783^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	47.3%	47	45.3	36.5	34.0	54.5	39.6	26.9	29.8	45.5	34.0	27.7	$12,408	$935	$11,473
Michigan Collegiate Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	16911 Eastland St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Michigan Collegiate	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 779-8055	232	21	11.1	92.7%	1 (0.4%)	228 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	5.7	1451^st of 1488 public elementary schools	2.5%		7.9	1392^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	6.3%	59	8.0	13.3	12.1		8.2	8.9					$36,434	$9,786	$26,648
Wilde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32343 Bunert Rd	Warren	48088	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 294-8490	496	31	16.2	50.4%	308 (62.1%)	77 (15.5%)	16 (3.2%)	52 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.5%)	46.7	769^th of 1488 public elementary schools	48.3%		40.2	843^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	43.3%	74	33.3	44.6	48.5		38.1	38.6	42.6		32.4	19.1	$18,492	$1,773	$16,720
Fountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16850 Wellington Ave	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5765	261	20	13.3	77.4%	106 (40.6%)	115 (44.1%)	6 (2.3%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	23 (8.8%)	14.8	1261^st of 1488 public elementary schools	15.3%		11.7	1315^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.5%	54	24.4	27.8	21.7		13.3	16.7	13.0		15.2	13.0	$16,487	$5,208	$11,279
Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	31275 Eveningside	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-6600	391	22	17.8	46.3%	216 (55.2%)	119 (30.4%)	16 (4.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.0%)	33.6	962^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	35.3%		33.4	963^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	35.2%	1	35.7	34.5	34.5	40.7	50.0	37.9	7.3	24.1	14.5	7.3	$15,766	$1,322	$14,444
Briarwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	14100 Leisure Dr	Warren	48088	Macomb County	Warren Woods Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-4404	347	22	15.5	72.9%	136 (39.2%)	108 (31.1%)	10 (2.9%)	48 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (13.0%)	32.7	972^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	34.7%		27.9	1055^th of 1486 public elementary schools	29.0%	83	42.6	35.4	32.8		37.5	35.4	19.0		24.1	13.8	$19,219	$1,759	$17,460
Joseph G Steenland Elementary School	Public	K-5	16335 Chestnut St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5745	362	26	13.9	79.3%	166 (45.9%)	148 (40.9%)	7 (1.9%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.7%)	19.6	1170^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.4%		18.1	1200^th of 1486 public elementary schools	19.2%	30	31.6	25.0	25.0		24.3	23.4	10.0		23.3	16.7	$16,935	$4,768	$12,167
Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17470 Sewel	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-6500	378	24	16.0	52.6%	217 (57.4%)	105 (27.8%)	8 (2.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.6%)	46.1	774^th of 1488 public elementary schools	48.0%		42.4	809^th of 1486 public elementary schools	45.6%	35	42.6	32.1	26.8	54.2	48.9	33.9	19.5	39.0	31.7	14.6	$15,721	$2,010	$13,711

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Twain Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Mark Twain Elementary School?

Students at Mark Twain Elementary School are 70% White, 16% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Mark Twain Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended Mark Twain Elementary School.

Is Mark Twain Elementary School a good school?

Mark Twain Elementary School ranks 781^st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mark Twain Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Richards Middle School
High : Fraser High School

What district is Mark Twain Elementary School in?

Fraser Public Schools

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