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Mark Twain Elementary

Public Grades K-5

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Mark Twain Elementary in Kirkland is a K–5 public school serving approximately 550 students in the Lake Washington School District, in a particularly strong neighborhood of nearby elementary schools.

This is a high-performing school statewide, ranking 61st out of 1,138 Washington elementary schools for 2025–2026, in the 95th percentile, and earning a five-star SchoolDigger rating. Its ranking improved substantially from 124th the prior year. The school’s strongest academic areas are science and math: proficiency was 85.71% in science and 78.78% in math, compared with 75.09% in English language arts (ELA). Math and science both exceeded district averages, while ELA remained well above the state result but was below the district average. Compared with similarly sized Redmond Elementary, Mark Twain Elementary led by 6.24 points in ELA, 14.96 points in math, and 14.98 points in science.

The local comparison is demanding: Benjamin Franklin Elementary, Lakeview Elementary, Horace Mann Elementary, Peter Kirk Elementary, Rose Hill Elementary, Norman Rockwell Elementary, and Benjamin Rush Elementary all ranked ahead of it statewide. Still, Mark Twain Elementary is competitive in math and particularly strong in science. Its main opportunity is ELA, especially in third and fourth grades; fourth grade is also the only grade below the district in math. Staffing is favorable, with a 15.4 student-teacher ratio, and the school’s low-income subgroup ranking improved sharply to the 72nd percentile. The recent gains are encouraging, though future results will show whether they continue.

550

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,483

Per pupil spending ?

16.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

96.2%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

9525 130th Ave NE
Kirkland, WA 98033-5266

(425) 936-2730

District: Lake Washington School District

Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rose Hill Middle School
High:	Lake Washington High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

37.1%

White:

36.2%

Hispanic:

13.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (78% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Washington elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg78%

Washington avg48%

61^st of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Lake Washington School District

4^th of 238Lake Washington School District among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	94.6	61 of 1138	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	88.4	124 of 1160	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	131 of 1168	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	108 of 1169	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	95 of 1169	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	80 of 1107	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	83 of 1130	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	88 of 1054	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	86.0	126 of 1056	88.1%	★★★★☆
2016	80.8	180 of 1053	82.9%	★★★★☆
2015	80.3	179 of 1067	83.2%	★★★★☆
2013	80.6	162 of 1106	85.4%	★★★★☆
2012	83.0	124 of 1097	88.7%	★★★★☆
2011	81.3	139 of 1092	87.3%	★★★★☆
2010	73.2	235 of 1088	78.4%	★★★★☆
2009	85.1	99 of 1072	90.8%	★★★★★
2008	83.7	113 of 1067	89.4%	★★★★☆
2007	84.5	109 of 1069	89.8%	★★★★☆
2006	81.6	128 of 1051	87.8%	★★★★☆
2005	87.8	94 of 1031	90.9%	★★★★★
2004	83.2	126 of 1026	87.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	51 of 189	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	41 of 163	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	37 of 170	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	40 of 187	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	35 of 201	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	25 of 169	85.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	94 of 326	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	78.4	46 of 303	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	73 of 320	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	55 of 254	78.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	95.4	29 of 1020	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	89.5	99 of 1092	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	138 of 1093	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	103 of 1094	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	96 of 1100	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	72 of 1008	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	63 of 1068	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	67 of 1004	93.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	97.0	7 of 649	98.9%	★★★★★
2025	86.3	37 of 659	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	71.1	147 of 651	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	67 of 633	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	54 of 694	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	10 of 501	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	59 of 697	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	69.2	124 of 540	77.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	278 of 1008	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	39.3	650 of 1013	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	623 of 1024	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.0	259 of 1013	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	156 of 1019	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	96.9	11 of 854	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	75.5	140 of 979	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	206 of 835	75.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	94.5	46 of 1059	95.7%	★★★★★
2025	86.9	120 of 1098	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	93 of 1099	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	79 of 1099	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	83 of 1113	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	86 of 1025	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	99 of 1075	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	94 of 999	90.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	60 of 432	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	74 of 308	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	62 of 478	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.1	68 of 158	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.4	72 of 566	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	81 of 637	87.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	93.3	21 of 901	97.7%	★★★★★
2025	83.0	132 of 1007	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	96 of 1009	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	83 of 1011	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	124 of 1031	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	185 of 943	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	65 of 1027	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	38 of 833	95.4%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)98th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)97th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)86th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)71st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science86%+35 vs state

Math79%+36 vs state

English Language Arts75%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	9525 130th Ave NE	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2730	550	36	15.4	16.7%	199 (36.2%)	18 (3.3%)	75 (13.6%)	204 (37.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.8%)	94.6	61^st of 1138 public elementary schools	94.6%		88.4	124^th of 1160 public elementary schools	89.3%	63	85.7	85.7	72.1	72.9	81.0	75.1	85.1	73.8	78.6	78.8	96.2%	0%	$20,483	$154	$20,330
Rose Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	8044 128th AVE NE	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2680	570	33	17.0	18.1%	175 (30.7%)	18 (3.2%)	83 (14.6%)	232 (40.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.5%)	95.9	40^th of 1138 public elementary schools	96.5%		92.7	76^th of 1160 public elementary schools	93.4%	36	85.3	85.3	71.4	84.0	80.0	78.6	79.6		84.8	84.3	90%	2.2%	$17,871	$154	$17,718
Peter Kirk Elementary	Public	K-5	1312 6th Street	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2590	592	34	17.1	6.1%	315 (53.2%)	6 (1.0%)	42 (7.1%)	154 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.1%)	96.1	36^th of 1138 public elementary schools	96.8%		91.9	89^th of 1160 public elementary schools	92.3%	53	79.5	79.5	76.9	83.3		82.0	80.2	82.6	75.0	79.6	91%	5%	$18,680	$154	$18,526
Alexander Graham Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11212 NE 112th	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2510	503	33	15.3	29.4%	212 (42.1%)	21 (4.2%)	135 (26.8%)	89 (17.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (8.0%)	65.9	360^th of 1138 public elementary schools	68.4%		66.5	361^st of 1160 public elementary schools	68.9%	1	60.4	60.4	56.8	57.3	64.6	58.9	58.1	49.3	44.9	51.5	94.7%	0%	$20,853	$154	$20,699
Benjamin Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	12434 NE 60th	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2550	452	28	15.8	10.0%	110 (24.3%)	4 (0.9%)	43 (9.5%)	257 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.4%)	98	13^th of 1138 public elementary schools	98.9%		96.2	30^th of 1160 public elementary schools	97.4%	17	87.8	87.8	84.2	86.2	89.8	86.6	88.3		81.6	86.9	93.5%	3.2%	$19,493	$154	$19,339
Community School	Public	1-5	11133 NE 65th	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2395	67	4	17.0	11.9%	32 (47.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.0%)								(n/a)													$16,403	$154	$16,249
Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-5	10400 NE 68th	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2600	602	35	17.4	12.1%	231 (38.4%)	19 (3.2%)	47 (7.8%)	211 (35.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	83 (13.8%)	98	15^th of 1138 public elementary schools	98.7%		96.9	22^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	98.1%	7	91.1	91.1	79.3	89.5	90.0	86.4	84.3	87.2	80.0	83.8	94.1%	0%	$18,740	$154	$18,586
Benjamin Rush Elementary	Public	K-5	6101 152nd Ave NE	Redmond	98052	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2690	631	40	15.7	9.7%	127 (20.1%)	10 (1.6%)	37 (5.9%)	427 (67.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	95.6	47^th of 1138 public elementary schools	95.9%		93.7	64^th of 1160 public elementary schools	94.5%	17	79.4	79.4	79.4	78.7	79.1	79.0	81.5	82.0	76.9	80.2	95.8%	1%	$19,373	$154	$19,219
Norman Rockwell Elementary	Public	K-5	11125 - 162nd AVE NE	Redmond	98052	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2670	423	28	15.3	9.5%	129 (30.5%)	13 (3.1%)	29 (6.9%)	214 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.5%)	95.8	41^st of 1138 public elementary schools	96.4%		92.9	73^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	93.7%	32	83.6	83.6	83.9	76.7	80.3	80.1	88.5	78.1	70.5	79.0	95.5%	2.3%	$19,962	$154	$19,809
Redmond Elementary	Public	K-5	16800 NE 80th	Redmond	98052	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2660	543	40	13.5	29.7%	144 (26.5%)	30 (5.5%)	100 (18.4%)	235 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	84.6	181^st of 1138 public elementary schools	84.1%		81.1	201^st of 1160 public elementary schools	82.7%	20	70.7	70.7	61.3	70.7	74.4	68.9	67.5	65.4	58.5	63.8	90.2%	2.9%	$21,073	$419	$20,654

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Twain Elementary

What district is Mark Twain Elementary in?

Lake Washington School District

What is the racial makeup of Mark Twain Elementary?

Students at Mark Twain Elementary are 37% Asian, 36% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Not Specified.

What schools do graduates of Mark Twain Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Rose Hill Middle School
High : Lake Washington High School

How many students attend Mark Twain Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 550 students attended Mark Twain Elementary.

Is Mark Twain Elementary a good school?

Yes. Mark Twain Elementary ranks in the top 5.4% of Washington elementary schools.

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