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Mark Twain Dual Language Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

420^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Mark Twain Dual Language Academy is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in San Antonio, Texas, part of the San Antonio Independent School District. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past several years, currently ranking 420 out of 4,651 Texas elementary schools with a 5-star rating.

Mark Twain Dual Language Academy consistently outperforms the San Antonio Independent School District and the state of Texas in STAAR test proficiency rates across multiple grade levels and subjects, including reading, mathematics, and Spanish assessments. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, including Hispanic, White, English Language Learners, and Special Education students. Additionally, the school has relatively low dropout rates compared to the district and state averages.

Comparing Mark Twain Dual Language Academy to nearby high-performing schools, such as Agnes Cotton Academy and Great Hearts Monte Vista, provides valuable insights. While the school's performance for Gifted and Talented students is relatively lower compared to other subgroups, its ability to achieve strong academic outcomes despite a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds suggests effective strategies in supporting diverse student populations.

694

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,309

Per pupil spending ?

54.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2411 San Pedro
San Antonio, TX 78212

(210) 738-9745

District: San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.6%

White:

5.8%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2019 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (63% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

!Social Studies scores 15 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg27%

Texas avg45%

Elementary school

420^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

440^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 7 pts since 2023

From top 26% (2023) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 46Elementary Schools in the San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

790^th of 961San Antonio Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	420 of 4651	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	75.7	919 of 4710	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	1222 of 4647	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	667 of 4581	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	1158 of 4578	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	278 of 4479	93.8%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	80.2	430 of 4461	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	73.5	589 of 4331	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	610 of 4295	85.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	405 of 2918	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	616 of 3668	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	964 of 3556	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	1062 of 3487	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	475 of 3744	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	1023 of 4658	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	1124 of 4588	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	615 of 4561	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	1213 of 4499	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	392 of 4348	91.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	693 of 2619	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	44.8	2120 of 2980	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	64.0	1178 of 2958	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	1942 of 3006	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	259 of 3644	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	75.4	702 of 4465	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	742 of 4401	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	313 of 4376	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	72.0	802 of 4329	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	93.7	114 of 4188	97.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	243 of 3705	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	73.1	764 of 4594	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	739 of 4521	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	90.3	168 of 4477	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	74.9	636 of 4451	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	129 of 4309	97.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	611 of 3739	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	1229 of 4647	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	1341 of 4585	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	791 of 4563	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	1110 of 4498	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	93.7	187 of 4357	95.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	1630 of 3549	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	1039 of 4292	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	555 of 4086	86.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	74.7	606 of 3106	80.5%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	440 of 2344	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	454 of 2372	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	609 of 2330	73.9%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	87.4	118 of 2182	94.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	247 of 1428	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	257 of 1770	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	417 of 1720	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	245 of 1643	85.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	507 of 1825	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	438 of 2242	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	733 of 2241	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.0	306 of 2221	86.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	391 of 1230	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	592 of 1481	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	308 of 1488	79.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	206 of 1731	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	234 of 2119	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	389 of 2116	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	135 of 2077	93.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	176 of 1820	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	79.8	216 of 2235	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	73.5	353 of 2251	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	93.3	50 of 2220	97.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	237 of 1818	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	392 of 2246	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	449 of 2245	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	266 of 2228	88.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	510 of 1568	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	324 of 1891	82.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)90th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile-7 vs school

White (2023)80th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)74th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile-37 vs school

Middle school

At Risk (2022)95th percentile

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)68th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I94%+47 vs state

Reading80%+26 vs state

Mathematics61%+19 vs state

Science47%+9 vs state

Social Studies14%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR 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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Mark Twain Dual Language Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2411 San Pedro	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9745	694	46	15.0	54.3%	40 (5.8%)	5 (0.7%)	636 (91.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	88.7	420^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.0%		75.7	919^th of 4710 public elementary schools	80.5%	499	25.0	56.3	37.5	42.9		50.0		94.1		78.0	95.9	78.9	78.3	80.0	69.1	57.1	73.8	64.0	65.2	25.7	66.0	39.7	57.1	14.3	$10,309
Great Hearts Monte Vista	Public, Charter	K-5	211 Belknap Place	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 888-9485	468	22	21.2	27.4%	173 (37.0%)	10 (2.1%)	264 (56.4%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	82.3	673^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	85.5%		86.6	519^th of 4710 public elementary schools	89.0%	154										66.2	65.4	84.4				56.8	52.6	67.5				46.8			$10,594
Beacon Hill Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	1411 W Ashby Pl	San Antonio	78201	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9765	267	15	18.0	88.4%	14 (5.2%)	11 (4.1%)	237 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)								(n/a)																									$11,244
Rogers Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	620 McIlvaine	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9825	756	51	14.8	93.1%	15 (2.0%)	13 (1.7%)	721 (95.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	19.2	4071^st of 4651 public elementary schools	12.5%		17.7	4178^th of 4710 public elementary schools	11.3%	107	9.1	21.1		22.7	19.1	0.0		53.9		50.9	26.3	41.8	25.3	30.2	30.7	35.9	19.6	31.3	6.7	2.9	34.4	11.8	14.5	6.5	$9,775
Hawthorne Pk-8 Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	115 W Josephine St	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9795	740	51	14.4	75.5%	41 (5.5%)	19 (2.6%)	659 (89.1%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	26.5	3640^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.7%		17.4	4200^th of 4710 public elementary schools	10.8%	560	12.5			37.5				57.6		37.7	46.8	50.0	47.6	43.1	49.4	22.6	17.7	27.6	27.0	7.0	18.5	15.8	24.7	29.4	$11,337
Woodlawn Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1717 W Magnolia Ave	San Antonio	78201	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6560	595	42	14.1	85.5%	22 (3.7%)	8 (1.3%)	562 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11.6	4429^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.8%		16.6	4243^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	9.9%	186	16.7	16.7	20.0	50.0	25.0	60.0	0.0	52.4	38.7	31.2	19.7	25.9	37.4	37.3	50.8	32.8	16.4	17.2	4.8	10.5	15.9	5.2	25.8		$10,502
Driscoll Madison Square Child Development Center	Public, Charter	PK-K	319 Camden St	San Antonio	78215	Bexar County	Driscoll Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(361) 933-2064	55				5 (9.1%)	2 (3.6%)	46 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)								(n/a)																									$12,455
Celebrate Dyslexia School	Public, Charter	K-2	2800 Broadway	San Antonio	78209	Bexar County	Celebrate Dyslexia Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 942-8668	61	5	12.2		13 (21.3%)	1 (1.6%)	43 (70.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.6%)								(n/a)
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1421 Clower St	San Antonio	78201	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9845	359	22	16.3	92.8%	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	352 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	50.1	2139^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.0%		50.5	2150^th of 4710 public elementary schools	54.4%	11	10.0	40.0	37.5	38.1	33.3	52.9	0.0			55.3	42.0	59.5				56.8	31.4	50.0				28.3			$10,835
Margil Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Perez St	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9805	420	29	14.5	96.9%	15 (3.6%)	27 (6.4%)	375 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	20.8	3979^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.4%		17.1	4214^th of 4710 public elementary schools	10.5%	235	15.8	22.2	71.4	10.5	0.0	28.6	0.0			31.6	26.1	48.5				29.0	29.2	35.3				12.1			$12,032

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Twain Dual Language Academy

What district is Mark Twain Dual Language Academy in?

San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

Is Mark Twain Dual Language Academy a good school?

Yes. Mark Twain Dual Language Academy ranks in the top 9.0% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mark Twain Dual Language Academy?

Students at Mark Twain Dual Language Academy are 92% Hispanic, 6% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Mark Twain Dual Language Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 694 students attended Mark Twain Dual Language Academy.

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