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Mark Twain Elementary

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Mark Twain Elementary ranks 366 th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

366^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Mark Twain Elementary is a K–5 neighborhood school at 425 Church Street in Silverton, Oregon, serving 314 students in the Silver Falls School District 4J. In 2025–26 it ranked 366th of 709 Oregon elementary schools (48th percentile, 2 stars), while its district ranks 28th of 141 (80th percentile, 4 stars) — a gap of roughly 32 percentile points. The school has lost 22 percentile points over two years, sliding from the top third of the state to the middle. About half its students come from low-income households (free/reduced lunch 51.6%), similar to surrounding schools, and spending is $16,587 per student.

Chronic absenteeism is the clearest concern: 35.9% in 2024–25, the highest among ten nearby schools and essentially unchanged for four years while the district and state improved. Test scores are mixed — math (35.1%) is slightly above the state (32.9%), English language arts (43.1%) sits at the state level, but science (25.6%) trails both the state (30.6%) and district (40.5%). Grade by grade, 3rd grade is above the state in reading and math, 4th grade is the weakest (24.4% in math vs. 38.9% statewide), and 5th grade recovers in math but lags in reading. The school's low-income students rank in the top quartile statewide (79th percentile, 4 stars), 31 points above the school overall, while results for boys (66th percentile) and girls (29th percentile) have widened apart.

The most useful comparison is one mile away. Robert Frost Elementary School serves a nearly identical population (349 students, 51% low-income) yet posts higher results in every subject: 57.1% in ELA, 46.4% in math, and 62.0% in science, ranking 164th (77th percentile). Its chronic absenteeism (33.4%) is also high, so attendance does not fully explain the gap. Nearby schools range widely, from Bethany Charter School and Victor Point Elementary School near the 80th percentile to The Community Roots School and St Marys Public School near the 20th. Proficiency data covers 2025–26 only, and several very small schools report suppressed figures that say nothing about performance.

314

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,587

Per pupil spending ?

51.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 Church St
Silverton, OR 97381

(503) 873-6341

District: Silver Falls School District 4J

Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Silverton Middle School
High:	Silverton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.1%

Hispanic:

24.5%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2022 → 48th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2022

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg44%

Oregon avg37%

366^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 17 pts since 2022

From top 34% (2022) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Silver Falls School District 4J

28^th of 141Silver Falls School District 4J among Oregon 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	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	366 of 709	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.8	283 of 706	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	211 of 710	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	274 of 706	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	243 of 706	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	465 of 655	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	390 of 653	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	240 of 658	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	273 of 652	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	237 of 646	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	170 of 377	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	24.6	293 of 362	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	69.0	58 of 365	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	40.1	196 of 339	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	112 of 521	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	51.2	211 of 518	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	74 of 523	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	54.7	233 of 595	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	240 of 703	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	225 of 657	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.1	182 of 664	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	168 of 662	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	226 of 665	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	220 of 654	66.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	381 of 670	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.4	252 of 669	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	208 of 670	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	335 of 656	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.4	230 of 666	65.5%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)79th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science26%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, April 15, 2012

I have about had it with Eugene Field.
1. My daughter is in first grade there and has a duet with another student in their music program. The song they have chosen for her to sing discourages personal growth and references depression and disobedience as "just who I am." They have even had to edit out two lines in the song that reference suicide by hanging. I don't see how someone could think this is appropriate for a first grader.
2. Before this my wife and I have had to fight with administrators just to get kids checked for lice which has broken out in two first grade classrooms and one kindergarten classroom that I know of. All the while we are assured everything is fine. Even the simplest prevention techniques, such as separating the kids jackets which currently hanging touching each other in the hall, is something that has to be requested individually.
3. I understand the low test scores. It seems that very little is expected of them in school. We are encouraged to get a specialist's help for everything. I'm not in the classroom, so I don't know how things are, I'm basing my judgements on what I see at home and how parent-teacher conferences go. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)							OSAS Mathematics (2026)							OSAS Science (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	425 Church St	Silverton	97381	Marion County	Silver Falls School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 873-6341	314	17	18.0	51.6%	217 (69.1%)	1 (0.3%)	77 (24.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	44.4	366^th of 709 public elementary schools	48.4%		52.8	283^rd of 706 public elementary schools	59.9%	83	48.5	37.8	40.5				43.1	43.3	24.4	33.3				35.1	25.6		25.6	$16,587	$1,454	$15,133
The Community Roots School	Public, Charter	K-6	229 Eureka Ave	Silverton	97381	Marion County	Silver Falls School District 4J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 874-4107	99	5	18.6		83 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	22.7	568^th of 709 public elementary schools	19.9%		36.2	436^th of 706 public elementary schools	38.2%	132		31.3					48.6		7.1					20.6	30.0		30.0	$16,881	$18	$16,863
Robert Frost Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Westfield St	Silverton	97381	Marion County	Silver Falls School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 873-5301	349	20	17.8	51.0%	248 (71.1%)	2 (0.6%)	82 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	72.1	164^th of 709 public elementary schools	76.9%		83.7	100^th of 706 public elementary schools	85.8%	64	60.0	39.7	74.0				57.1	60.0	31.0	47.9				46.4	62.0		62.0	$17,607	$501	$17,106
Bethany Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11824 Hazelgreen Rd NE	Silverton	97381	Marion County	Silver Falls School District 4J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 873-4300	136	7	19.1		117 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	76.5	134^th of 709 public elementary schools	81.1%		74.2	144^th of 706 public elementary schools	79.6%	10	66.7	58.8	57.1	56.3	76.9	73.3	64.4	80.0	64.7	14.3	56.3	53.8	53.3	54.4	35.7	40.0	37.9	$15,401	$18	$15,383
Evergreen Elementary School	Public	K-8	3727 Cascade Hwy NE	Silverton	97381	Marion County	Silver Falls School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 873-4845	67	4	16.8	50.7%	64 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)								(n/a)							88.6							81.8			80.0	$15,140	$18	$15,123
St Marys Public School	Public	K-5	590 E College	Mount Angel	97362	Marion County	Mt Angel School District 91	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 845-2547	296	16	18.3	70.9%	162 (54.7%)	2 (0.7%)	116 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	11 (3.7%)	24.3	550^th of 709 public elementary schools	22.4%		43.3	365^th of 706 public elementary schools	48.3%	185	24.6	37.0	29.2				29.8	31.6	37.0	20.8				29.8	8.3		8.3	$17,645	$588	$17,057
Butte Creek Elementary School	Public	K-8	37569 S Hwy 213	Mount Angel	97362	Marion County	Silver Falls School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 829-6803	303	13	22.8	51.5%	231 (76.2%)	1 (0.3%)	58 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	55.1	283^rd of 709 public elementary schools	60.1%		40.8	391^st of 706 public elementary schools	44.6%	108	55.8	43.8	46.8	47.5	54.8	47.1	49.3	58.1	43.8	29.8	20.0	43.8	17.6	35.5	29.8	23.5	27.2	$16,270	$379	$15,891
Central Howell Elementary School	Public	K-8	8832 Silverton Rd NE	Silverton	97381	Marion County	Silver Falls School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 873-4818	160	8	21.1	51.3%	120 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (21.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	49.5	323^rd of 709 public elementary schools	54.4%		36.7	429^th of 706 public elementary schools	39.2%	106	40.9	28.6	50.0	72.2	42.1	68.8	50.5	31.8	14.3	31.3	38.9	31.6	37.5	31.4	37.5	50.0	43.8	$15,133	$161	$14,972
Scotts Mills Elementary School	Public	K-8	805 First St	Scotts Mills	97375	Marion County	Silver Falls School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 873-4394	141	7	20.0	51.1%	127 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	38.2	423^rd of 709 public elementary schools	40.3%		31.5	482^nd of 706 public elementary schools	31.7%	59	50.0	50.0		21.4			39.1	28.6	35.7		14.3			23.2	30.0	10.0	20.0	$17,605	$341	$17,264
Pratum Elementary School	Public	K-8	8995 Sunnyview Rd NE	Salem	97305	Marion County	Silver Falls School District 4J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 362-8812	71	3	20.6	50.7%	62 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						75.0	76.1						66.7	56.5		58.3	66.7	$15,195	$21	$15,173

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Twain Elementary

What district is Mark Twain Elementary in?

Silver Falls School District 4J

What is the racial makeup of Mark Twain Elementary?

Students at Mark Twain Elementary are 69% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Mark Twain Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 314 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:

Middle : Silverton Middle School
High : Silverton High School

Is Mark Twain Elementary a good school?

Mark Twain Elementary ranks 366^th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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