📍 1355 DeForest Avenue, Iowa City, Johnson County, 52240
Mark Twain Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Iowa City, Johnson County. The school has 246 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Theresa Kirkman. It is part of the Iowa City Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mark Twain Elementary enrolls 246 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 26% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 84 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 63 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
160 of the school's 246 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 141 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mark Twain Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 IA-10, state senate district 43, state house district 86.
Mark Twain Elementary is one of 29 schools in Iowa City Comm School District, based in Iowa City, Iowa. The district serves 15,013 students district-wide and employs 1,081 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 246 students, Mark Twain Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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