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Mark Twain Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

9401 N Hamlin Ave, Niles, IL 60714 · (847) 296-5341 · Part of East Maine School District 63

Maine Township’s School Grade A− better than 81% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
489
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Mark Twain Elem School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Maine Township kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Mark Twain Elem SchoolYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

9401 N Hamlin Ave, Niles

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten78
Grade 175
Grade 285
Grade 395
Grade 477
Grade 579
Enrollment over time
455’20
448’21
479’22
488’23
489’24

Up 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 42%White 27%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 7%Black 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mark Twain Elem School from Maine Township families.

Other schools in East Maine School District 63

The district →
Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Des Plaines
290 students18:1
Apollo Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
B−
536 students11:1
V H Nelson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Niles
C+
479 students12:1
Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Glenview
B−
406 students12:1
Melzer School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Morton Grove
B
395 students12:1
Gemini Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Niles
B+
1,111 students12:1

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; Maine Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.