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Mark Twain Elementary

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Mark Twain Elementary ranks 491 st of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

491^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Mark Twain Elementary is a public elementary school in Springfield, Missouri, serving 337 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Springfield R-XII school district, which is ranked 177 out of 367 districts in the state.

Mark Twain Elementary has several areas of concern, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, lower-than-average test scores, and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's test scores, as measured by the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP), are generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 48.4%, compared to the district's 35% and the state's 41.4%. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Mark Twain Elementary, the school's overall performance is still lower than the district and state averages.

When comparing Mark Twain Elementary to nearby schools in the same district, some interesting patterns emerge. Horace Mann Elementary and Sherwood Elementary have generally higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates than Mark Twain Elementary, while McGregor Elementary has significantly lower test scores across all subjects and grade levels. Holland Elementary, which is the closest school to Mark Twain Elementary, has similar performance metrics in many areas.

356

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,358

Per pupil spending ?

68.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2352 S Weaver
Springfield, MO 65807-2592

(417) 523-4300

District: Springfield R-Xii

Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary usually attend:

High:

Parkview High

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.2%

Hispanic:

16.9%

Two or more races:

13.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Science scores 15 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

Missouri avg42%

491^st of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Springfield R-Xii

177^th of 367Springfield R-Xii among Missouri 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	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	491 of 900	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	677 of 906	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	626 of 898	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	516 of 908	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	588 of 901	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	830 of 1052	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	772 of 1045	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.0	725 of 1032	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.5	569 of 865	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.0	706 of 1058	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.4	677 of 1089	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.7	862 of 1108	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.8	840 of 1085	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.3	912 of 1088	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.5	835 of 1066	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.6	589 of 1053	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.4	507 of 1084	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.7	525 of 1080	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.2	389 of 1074	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	232 of 638	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.8	436 of 625	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	411 of 611	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	78.1	62 of 532	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	50.6	245 of 574	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	613 of 907	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	615 of 887	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	293 of 666	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	16.9	589 of 668	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	457 of 691	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	800 of 917	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	719 of 898	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile+11 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science27%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			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	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2352 S Weaver	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-4300	356	24	14.5	68.8%	193 (54.2%)	45 (12.6%)	60 (16.9%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	47 (13.2%)	47.6	491^st of 900 public elementary schools	45.4%		27.8	677^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.3%	186	48.4	39.0	30.2	27.2	45.3		40.8	$13,358	$1,068	$12,290
Holland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2403 S Holland	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-4100	218	20	11.1	70.6%	142 (65.1%)	14 (6.4%)	31 (14.2%)	8 (3.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.2%)	43.9	529^th of 900 public elementary schools	41.2%		60.6	345^th of 906 public elementary schools	61.9%	184	37.7	28.3		32.3	41.2	44.6	40.7	$16,941	$1,165	$15,776
Sunshine Elementary	Public	K-5	421 E Sunshine	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-5200	353	27	13.0	73.4%	231 (65.4%)	40 (11.3%)	42 (11.9%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.1%)	41.8	546^th of 900 public elementary schools	39.3%		38.4	573^rd of 906 public elementary schools	36.8%	27	41.4	26.8	14.2		45.1	44.9	41.0	$13,419	$1,266	$12,152
Cowden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2927 S Kimbrough	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3500	273	20	14.0	60.1%	170 (62.3%)	16 (5.9%)	38 (13.9%)	19 (7.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.5%)	46.5	503^rd of 900 public elementary schools	44.1%		50.7	446^th of 906 public elementary schools	50.8%	57	20.6	45.5	31.7	41.8	32.4	43.1	52.3	$15,085	$1,100	$13,984
Horace Mann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3745 S Broadway	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-4400	378	27	14.2	61.1%	250 (66.1%)	18 (4.8%)	50 (13.2%)	22 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (9.0%)	44.4	521^st of 900 public elementary schools	42.1%		55.9	388^th of 906 public elementary schools	57.2%	133	29.3	35.6	27.8		42.1	41.0	47.7	$14,577	$1,234	$13,342
Sherwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2524 S. Golden	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-3800	396	29	13.8	58.8%	247 (62.4%)	35 (8.8%)	64 (16.2%)	12 (3.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.6%)	50.3	461^st of 900 public elementary schools	48.8%		42.9	531^st of 906 public elementary schools	41.4%	70	36.9	35.3	31.7	39.9	51.4	44.3	41.7	$13,773	$1,207	$12,566
McGregor Elementary	Public	K-5	1221 W Madison	Springfield	65806	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-5700	286	27	10.7	86.0%	155 (54.2%)	52 (18.2%)	42 (14.7%)	6 (2.1%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (8.7%)	13.3	788^th of 900 public elementary schools	12.4%		15.9	771^st of 906 public elementary schools	14.9%	17	7.4	30.1	9.4	13.1	7.8	36.3	17.1	$14,975	$1,280	$13,695
Delaware Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1505 S Delaware	Springfield	65804	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3700	347	28	12.3	62.0%	247 (71.2%)	34 (9.8%)	36 (10.4%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.1%)	25.5	694^th of 900 public elementary schools	22.9%		34.4	613^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.3%	81	27.8	39.9	10.6	18.5	27.8	35.5	23.7	$16,071	$1,485	$14,586
Rountree Elementary	Public	K-5	1333 E Grand	Springfield	65804	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-4900	210	14	15.0	51.9%	141 (67.1%)	15 (7.1%)	17 (8.1%)	12 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	24 (11.4%)	50.3	460^th of 900 public elementary schools	48.9%		34.9	608^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.9%	148		25.0	30.0	47.5	52.9	40.0		$15,437	$1,149	$14,288
Jeffries Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4051 S Scenic	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3900	405	28	14.4	64.9%	261 (64.4%)	41 (10.1%)	43 (10.6%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	47 (11.6%)	44	525^th of 900 public elementary schools	41.7%		48.5	467^th of 906 public elementary schools	48.5%	58	39.2	49.9	21.5	30.1	37.2	46.2	39.9	$13,437	$1,239	$12,198

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Twain Elementary

Is Mark Twain Elementary a good school?

Mark Twain Elementary ranks 491^st of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mark Twain Elementary?

Students at Mark Twain Elementary are 54% White, 17% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 13% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Mark Twain Elementary in?

Springfield R-Xii

How many students attend Mark Twain Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Mark Twain Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Mark Twain Elementary attend?

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

High : Parkview High

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