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B−

Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

724 Green Cove Ln, Dallas, TX 75232 · (972) 749-3000 · Part of Dallas Independent School District

Dallas’ School Grade C− better than 18% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
244
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 46% of Texas’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 33.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Dallas kids: 55 middle schools

On the path

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

K–8Mark Twain School for the Talented and GiftedYou are here
6–855 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

724 Green Cove Ln, Dallas

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten27
Grade 138
Grade 222
Grade 329
Grade 424
Grade 537
Grade 624
Grade 733
Grade 810
Enrollment over time
183’20
158’21
206’22
241’23
244’24

Up 33.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 66%Hispanic 27%Two or more races 3%White 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted from Dallas families.

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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 Texas’s other public schools; Dallas’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.