📍 705 S 31st St, St Joseph, Buchanan County, 64507
Mark Twain Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in St Joseph, Buchanan County. The school has 315 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Joseph school district. It serves grades K–6. The school employs 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mark Twain Elem. enrolls 315 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 17% Two or more races and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 194 | 62% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 7% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
312 of the school's 315 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 312 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is 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 MO-6, state senate district 34, state house district 10.
Mark Twain Elem. is one of 25 schools in ST. JOSEPH, based in ST JOSEPH, Missouri. The district serves 10,430 students district-wide and employs 722 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 315 students, Mark Twain Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 417 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small