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Twain Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 931 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Matthew Moline. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Twain Elem School enrolls 931 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% White and 1.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 823 | 88% |
| White | 81 | 8.7% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
699 of the school's 931 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Twain Elem School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-40, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
Twain Elem School is one of 644 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, based in Chicago, Illinois. The district serves 324,130 students district-wide and employs 22,932 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 931 students, Twain Elem School is larger than the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large