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Mark Twain Elem. School

Serves grades M - M

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
705 S 31 St St
St Joseph, MO 64507
Phone
(816) 671-4270
District
ST. JOSEPH
County
BUCHANAN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

1

(10 is best)

Better than 8.6% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Mark Twain Elem. School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
13%
41%
10%
42%
15%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
44%
15%
44%
15%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
13%
40%
15%
44%
10%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
41%
34%
40%
34%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
No Data
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) Unreported 72.1% 72.4%
Black Unreported 7.4% 16.0%
Hispanic Unreported 15.3% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander Unreported 2.0% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska Unreported 3.3% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 74.8% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 72.5% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 2.3% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 74,995 6,196,156
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 567.2 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.0% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.5% 32.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.6% 25.0%
65 OR OLDER 16.9% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 29,971 2,484,834
Single Parent Households With Children 10.9% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.0% 91.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.7% 31.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.4% 15.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.7% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.1% 13.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.4% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.1% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.9% 11.5%
$15,000 or less 12.5% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,117 $64,090,000 45.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $966 $10,121,000 7.1%
Staff $361 $3,780,000 2.7%
General Administration $607 $6,355,000 4.5%
School Administration $588 $6,165,000 4.4%
Operation $1,233 $12,919,000 9.1%
Transportation $520 $5,444,000 3.8%
Other $393 $4,120,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,668 $48,904,000 34.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,742 $28,729,000 20.3%
Total Expenditures $13,527 $141,723,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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