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Mark Twain Dual Language Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

422^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Mark Twain Dual Language Academy is a public PK-8 magnet school in San Antonio, TX, serving 694 students within the San Antonio Independent School District (Isd). This school stands out as a high-performing beacon in a district that generally struggles, earning a 5-star rating and ranking in the 91st percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year.

Mark Twain’s academic performance is exceptional, especially when compared to nearby schools. In reading, proficiency rates across grades 3-8 range from 73% to 91%, roughly double the district average. For example, 4th-grade reading proficiency is 90.91%, compared to the district's 38.28%. Math scores are also strong, with 4th-grade math at 79.69% (district: 38.52%) and 8th-grade math at 73.08% (district: 26.94%). A standout metric is that 100% of 8th graders taking Algebra I passed the exam, compared to just 42.23% district-wide. This school even outperforms the nearby charter school, Great Hearts Monte Vista, in 4th-grade reading (90.91% vs. 62.82%) and math (79.69% vs. 55.13%), despite serving a more economically diverse student body.

The dual language model appears to be a key driver of success, effectively transitioning students to high-level English proficiency by upper grades. While the school excels overall, a notable weakness is 7th-grade math, where proficiency has been consistently low (27.27% in 2025-2026). This is a clear area for improvement. Mark Twain is a community anchor in a struggling district, demonstrating that high performance is achievable within SAISD. Its recent rebound from a post-COVID dip to its current 91st percentile ranking shows strong leadership and effective teaching practices.

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 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (65% vs 48% 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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg32%

Texas avg48%

Elementary school

422^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

338^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 12 pts since 2023

From top 26% (2023) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

776^th of 951San 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
2026	89.0	422 of 4627	90.9%	★★★★★
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
2026	88.8	347 of 4575	92.4%	★★★★★
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
2026	66.3	1014 of 3075	67.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	91.4	172 of 4413	96.1%	★★★★★
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
2026	87.7	236 of 4520	94.8%	★★★★★
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
2026	87.0	451 of 4582	90.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	70.9	712 of 4301	83.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	79.0	338 of 2335	85.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	73.6	410 of 2240	81.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	69.1	419 of 1497	72.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	84.0	180 of 2141	91.6%	★★★★★
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
2026	84.3	155 of 2253	93.1%	★★★★★
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
2026	81.8	282 of 2253	87.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	70.9	265 of 1956	86.5%	★★★★☆
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

Hispanic (2026)96th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

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

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

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

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2023)80th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)67th percentile-24 vs school

Middle school

At Risk (2022)95th percentile

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)86th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)72nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+46 vs state

Reading81%+26 vs state

Mathematics63%+20 vs state

Social Studies26%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (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	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 EOC Algebra I 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 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%)	89	422^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	90.9%		88.7	420^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.0%	2	43.3	25.0	40.0	34.2	14.3	57.1	100.0	73.2	90.9	87.5	73.0	75.0	85.2	53.3	79.7	61.1	58.1	27.3	73.1	25.9	$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%)	72.7	1026^th of 4627 public elementary schools	77.8%		82.3	673^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	85.5%	353								70.9	62.8	65.8				54.4	55.1	50.6					$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%)	29.7	3445^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.5%		19.2	4071^st of 4651 public elementary schools	12.5%	626	13.3	22.7	31.3	6.7	27.3	37.5	46.7	39.1	44.2	59.3	40.2	36.8	28.2	19.6	36.5	42.6	18.3	3.7	16.9	6.4	$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%)	19.5	4067^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.1%		26.5	3640^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.7%	427		33.3					62.5	37.3	34.6	50.0	39.5	48.6	44.9	23.5	17.9	20.6	23.4	9.8	24.7	29.0	$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%)	16.9	4198^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.3%		11.6	4429^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.8%	231	40.0	60.0	27.3	80.0	80.0	33.3	52.2	38.5	41.4	36.5	28.8	31.7	40.3	12.8	36.2	25.8	16.4	5.0	19.7	12.5	$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%)	0.9	4627^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.0%					(n/a)								0.0	15.4					2.5	0.0
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%)	55.1	1850^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.0%		50.1	2139^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.0%	289	14.3	21.1	70.0	43.8	60.0	50.0		56.7	60.5	39.2				53.6	75.7	41.2					$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%)	25.3	3734^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.3%		20.8	3979^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.4%	245	25.0	28.6		25.0	28.6			29.6	33.3	38.5				26.8	45.5	43.4					$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)

How many students attend Mark Twain Dual Language Academy?

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

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.

Is Mark Twain Dual Language Academy a good school?

Yes. Mark Twain Dual Language Academy ranks in the top 9.1% of Texas elementary schools.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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