Enrollment
258
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Twain Harte, CA
Twain Harte
Federal NCES profile for Twain Harte, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 21/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 064020007475
👥 S:T ratio 14
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 0
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Twain Harte earns 21/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median.
- 21
- Resource Index · Lower
- 21.5:1
- students per teacher
- 49.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 258
- students enrolled
Twain Harte has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Twain Harte · California
NCES ID 064020007475 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
21.5:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
+0% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
49.6%
vs 55.5% California avg
-11% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Twain Harte compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Twain Harte
Twain Harte is a mid-sized elementary school in Twain Harte, California, enrolling 258 students.
At 21.5:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the California median, within a few percentage points of the 21.5:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 49.6% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 258 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 9,998 scored California schools.
Among 675 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #536, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (66%) and Hispanic or Latino (24%) (diversity index 51/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 516 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 57.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Twain Harte operates only this one school, so Twain Harte has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Twain Harte compares
Twain Harte on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 21.5:1 | ▼ 0% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 49.6% | ▼ 11% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 258 | top 78% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
21.5:1
Leaner classes than 12% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
258
Bigger than 26% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
49.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 11% below the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
21.5:1
students per teacher
- 0% above state mean
Top 48% in California - lower ratio than 52% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
57.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,698
per pupil, district-wide
- above California avg of $16,509
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 65.5%
Hispanic or Latino 24.0%
Two or More 6.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.3%
African American 0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.8%
Asian 0.4%
Largest group: White at 65.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 50.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 50.9, Twain Harte is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Twain Harte, which includes Twain Harte.
$16,698
Per student
+1%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+1%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 69.3%
State 24.0%
Federal 6.7%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~258 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~21.5:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Twain Harte
How many students attend Twain Harte?
Twain Harte has 258 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Twain Harte, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Twain Harte?
The student-teacher ratio at Twain Harte is 21.5:1, which is 0% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 37% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Twain Harte?
49.6% of students at Twain Harte are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Twain Harte?
The largest demographic group at Twain Harte is White at 65.5% of enrollment, in Twain Harte, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.9/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Twain Harte?
Twain Harte has a Resource Investment Index of 21/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Twain Harte a good school?
Twain Harte earns 21/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Twain Harte?
None reported; Twain Harte operates only Twain Harte as a public school district in NCES's records.
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