📍 1435 S Main, Carthage, Jasper County, 64836
Mark Twain Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Carthage, Jasper County. The school has 166 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carthage R-Ix school district. It serves grades K–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Mark Twain Elem. enrolls 166 students across grades K–3. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 97 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
118 of the school's 166 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 101 qualify for free lunch and 17 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 a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 MO-70, state senate district 32, state house district 163.
Mark Twain Elem. is one of 11 schools in CARTHAGE R-IX, based in CARTHAGE, Missouri. The district serves 5,070 students district-wide and employs 400 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 166 students, Mark Twain Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 461 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe