📍 2300 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, 66102
Mark Twain Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County. The school has 217 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kansas City school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mark Twain Elem enrolls 217 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Black or African American and 6.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 148 | 68% |
| Black or African American | 35 | 16% |
| White | 14 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 14 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
193 of the school's 217 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 171 qualify for free lunch and 22 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 Elem is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 KS-20, state senate district 4, state house district 37.
Mark Twain Elem is one of 43 schools in Kansas City, based in Kansas City, Kansas. The district serves 21,538 students district-wide and employs 1,578 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 217 students, Mark Twain Elem is smaller than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize