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Mark Twain Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
290th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 376 Nevada Elementary Schools
Better than 23% of Nevada elementary schools
Summary

Mark Twain Elementary is a PK–5 school in Carson City, Nevada, serving 497 students as part of the Carson City School District. In 2025–2026, it ranked 290th of 376 Nevada elementary schools — the 23rd percentile, with a 1-star rating. That is a sharp decline from 2022–2023, when the school ranked 126th of 384 (67th percentile, 3 stars), and the trend has moved downward most years since.

Test scores are below district and state averages in every tested subject. In 2025–2026, math proficiency was 28.3%, reading 33.7%, and science 12.8% — science is roughly half the district and state rates and has been a long-standing weakness. The weakest grade-level spots are 4th grade reading (20.7%), 5th grade math (16.6%), and 5th grade science (12.8%), while 3rd grade reading (39.7%) is above the district. One genuine bright spot: chronic absenteeism was 16.3%, better than the district (26.3%) and state (25.5%), and has improved since 2021–2022. Reported free/reduced lunch was 100% in 2024–2025, per-student spending was $15,981, and the student–teacher ratio was 16:1 — both typical for the area.

Nearby comparisons are revealing. Edith W. Fritsch Elementary also reports 100% free/reduced lunch yet ranks 154/376 (3 stars) with math 44.8, reading 45.2, and science 35.4, and Bordewich/Bray Elementary (also 100% FRL) outperforms Mark Twain in all three subjects. Pinon Hills Elementary School is the nearby standout at 41/376 (89th percentile, 4 stars). Within its own district, only Empire Elementary ranks lower. Historical subgroup data from 2017–2018 showed English Language Learner students as the weakest group (180th of 213), a gap worth watching today.

497
Students ?
16.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,981
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2111 Carriage Crest Dr.
       Carson City, NV  89706

(775) 283-1000

District: Carson City


Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Carson Middle School
High:    Carson High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
64.2%
White:
27.4%
Two or more races:
4.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Nevada average (28% vs 39% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school28%
District avg33%
Nevada avg39%
290th of 376
Nevada public elementary schools ?
Bottom 23%▼ down 17 pts since 2016
From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 7Elementary Schools in the Carson City
7th of 12Carson City among Nevada districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
202621.5290 of 37622.9%★☆☆☆☆
202523.2279 of 37926.4%★☆☆☆☆
202432.8231 of 37738.7%★★☆☆☆
202360.2126 of 38467.2%★★★☆☆
202254.6144 of 38062.1%★★★☆☆
202136.3182 of 32443.8%★★☆☆☆
201950.0184 of 38852.6%★★★☆☆
201850.1161 of 34152.8%★★★☆☆
201749.3171 of 35151.3%★★★☆☆
201635.3209 of 34739.8%★★☆☆☆
201421.1277 of 33216.6%★☆☆☆☆
201332.5241 of 33027.0%★☆☆☆☆
201236.3206 of 32837.2%★★☆☆☆
201165.793 of 31870.8%★★★★☆
201043.8166 of 30044.7%★★☆☆☆
200941.2160 of 29245.2%★★☆☆☆
200836.5177 of 29439.8%★★☆☆☆
200663.373 of 24670.3%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201828.6180 of 21315.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201842.2182 of 33044.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201843.8167 of 30845.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201864.890 of 32172.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201858.2125 of 33262.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201844.5108 of 22752.4%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNevada percentileRating
201843.5142 of 24742.5%★★☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2018)72nd percentile+19 vs school
Male (2018)62nd percentile+10 vs school
Special Education (2018)52nd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2018)46th percentile-7 vs school
Female (2018)45th percentile-8 vs school
White (2018)43rd percentile-10 vs school
English Language Learner (2018)15th percentile-37 vs school
By subject vs Nevada (2025-2026) ?
Reading34%-12 vs state
Mathematics28%-8 vs state
Science13%-13 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 497 students attended Mark Twain Elementary.

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

Middle : Carson Middle School
High : Carson High School

Students at Mark Twain Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 27% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Mark Twain Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.9% of Nevada elementary schools.

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2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataNewSep 14, 2026
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2025–26 ACT, EOC Science Exam & SBAC scoresNewSep 14, 2026
2024–25 ACT, EOC Science Exam & SBAC scoresOct 1, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nevada Department of Education.

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