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C

Mark Twain Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Angels.

Angels’ School Grade C better than 32% of California school districts

Students
732
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,471
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Debt
$3.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mark Twain Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 25% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 27% less per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.1M, about $4,231 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 25% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Angels. Grade by grade →

K–8Mark Twain ElementaryThis district
9–12Bret Harte Union HighBret Harte Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency16%
State average 33.1% · 440 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 46.7% · 443 students tested

93% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 92% at Bret Harte Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,471 per student · 27% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 55%State 37%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
764’22
763’23
732’24

Down 4.2% since 2022–23.

Students
White 70%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.