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Twain Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

5134 S Lotus Ave, Chicago, IL 60638 · (773) 535-2290 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

Chicago’s School Grade C better than 34% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
850
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Twain Elem School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 19.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Chicago kids: 87 high schools

On the path

Where Chicago kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Twain Elem SchoolYou are here
9–1287 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency16%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts25%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5134 S Lotus Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K31
Kindergarten69
Grade 174
Grade 283
Grade 397
Grade 4101
Grade 5104
Grade 695
Grade 785
Grade 8109
Grade 91
Grade 101
Enrollment over time
1,055’20
992’21
931’22
876’23
850’24

Down 19.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 90%White 7%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Twain Elem School from Chicago families.

Other schools in Chicago Public School District 299

The district →
Disney Elem Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A−
1,384 students16:1
Armstrong G Elem IntL Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
B+
1,304 students14:1
Dirksen Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
B+
1,263 students17:1
Edwards Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
D
1,209 students15:1
Stevenson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
C−
1,206 students14:1
Mount Greenwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A
1,182 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Chicago’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.