Mark Twain Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Silverton, Oregon
Mark Twain Elementary in Silverton, Oregon enrolled 314 students in 2024-25 with 17.4 full-time teachers, 18.0 students per teacher against the Oregon elementary-school median of 16.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oregon: 44% and 30.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%
282 students in 2022-23, 315 students in 2023-24, 314 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.3 to 17.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 282 | 19.3 | 14.6 |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 19.6 | 16.1 |
| 2024-25 | 314 | 17.4 | 18.0 |
18.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 69 of every 100 Oregon elementary schools
Among the 709 Oregon elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 252 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mark Twain Elementary enrolled 252 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 252 of the 252 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent38.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
69.1% of students were White, 24.5% Hispanic, 4.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White69.1%
- Hispanic24.5%
- Two or more races4.8%
- Asian0.6%
- American Indian0.6%
- Black0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Mark Twain Elementary scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oregon, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Oregon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 55‑59% | 56% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 40‑44% | 38% (2021-22) | 30.8% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Silverton
8 public elementary schools in Silverton report 2024-25 enrollment; Mark Twain Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Frost Elementary School | 349 | 17.8 | 51.0% |
| Mark Twain Elementary | 314 | 18.0 | 51.6% |
| Victor Point Elementary School | 205 | 20.4 | 51.2% |
| Central Howell Elementary School | 160 | 21.2 | 51.3% |
| Bethany Charter School | 136 | 19.2 | 61.9% |
| Silver Crest Elementary School | 119 | 19.8 | 51.3% |
| The Community Roots School | 99 | 18.7 | not reported |
| Evergreen Elementary School | 67 | 16.8 | 50.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mark Twain Elementary
- The Community Roots SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 99 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Robert Frost Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 349 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Mark Twain Elementary with The Community Roots SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Silver Falls School District spends per student$16,148 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,148
- The largest public schools in OregonMark Twain Elementary is the number 379 by size of 712 Oregon elementary schools open in 2024-25.#379 of 712
- Oregon schools by students per teacher18.0 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 16.6 for elementary schools.18.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Mark Twain Elementary
How many students attend Mark Twain Elementary?
314 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 282 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Silverton, OR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mark Twain Elementary?
18.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oregon median for elementary schools is 16.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Mark Twain Elementary a Title I school?
Mark Twain Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Mark Twain Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Mark Twain Elementary scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Oregon's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Mark Twain Elementary in?
Silver Falls School District, NCES district ID 4111450. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 411145000762 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.