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Mark Twain Elementary Primary School
1435 South Main
Carthage MO, 64836, Jasper County
Phone: 417-359-7080
Ranking: 
(316 out of 1,698, top 19%)*
(316 out of 1,698, top 19%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Carthage R-IX School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 294 | 285 | 280 | 251 | 248 | 279 | 265 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 57 | 19.4% | 66 | 23.2% | 64 | 22.9% | 55 | 21.9% | 51 | 20.6% | 43 | 15.4% | 45 | 17.0% |
| Grade 1: | 68 | 23.1% | 52 | 18.2% | 70 | 25.0% | 48 | 19.1% | 60 | 24.2% | 44 | 15.8% | 38 | 14.3% |
| Grade 2: | 54 | 18.4% | 71 | 24.9% | 42 | 15.0% | 50 | 19.9% | 51 | 20.6% | 40 | 14.3% | 38 | 14.3% |
| Grade 3: | 67 | 22.8% | 43 | 15.1% | 48 | 17.1% | 53 | 21.1% | 47 | 19.0% | 34 | 12.2% | 46 | 17.4% |
| Grade 4: | 48 | 16.3% | 53 | 18.6% | 56 | 20.0% | 45 | 17.9% | 39 | 15.7% | 48 | 17.2% | 37 | 14.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 149 | 50.7% | 133 | 46.7% | 138 | 49.3% | 141 | 56.2% | 127 | 51.2% | 133 | 47.7% | 132 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 145 | 49.3% | 152 | 53.3% | 142 | 50.7% | 110 | 43.8% | 113 | 45.6% | 138 | 49.5% | 129 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 75 | 25.5% | 80 | 28.1% | 65 | 23.2% | 50 | 19.9% | 52 | 21.0% | 49 | 17.6% | 39 | 14.7% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.8% | 9 | 3.6% | 8 | 3.2% | 6 | 2.2% | 3 | 1.1% |
| White: | 208 | 70.7% | 190 | 66.7% | 200 | 71.4% | 190 | 75.7% | 187 | 75.4% | 224 | 80.3% | 223 | 84.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.8% | 7 | 2.5% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 151 | 51.4% | 135 | 47.4% | 137 | 48.9% | 113 | 45.0% | 117 | 47.2% | 117 | 41.9% | 99 | 37.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 10.2% | 25 | 8.8% | 25 | 8.9% | 27 | 10.8% | 29 | 11.7% | 26 | 9.3% | 21 | 7.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.87 | 16.30 | 17.14 | 15.21 | 14.44 | 15.50 | 16.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 30.2% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 33.9% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 30.9% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 30.4% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 38.4% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 41.7% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 37.5% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 41.7% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 34.6% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 39% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 41.5% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 33.4% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 40.1% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 48.9% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 48.4% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 50.1% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 41.6% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 40.7% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 40.3% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 37.3% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 51.7% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 51.4% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 57.8% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 49.3% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 35.1% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 38.5% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 41.3% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 38.7% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 44.8% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 48.7% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 60.9% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 53.4% | 50.7% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 43.6% | 46% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 44.1% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 42.1% | 48.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 44.7% | 49.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 40.4% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 49.3% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 42.5% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 42.7% | 47.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 34% | 45% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 40.4% | 43% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 46.4% | 44.4% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 45% | 47.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 46.1% | 48.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 42.4% | 44.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 51.8% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 55.2% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 53.8% | 50.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.0% | 45.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.0% | 54.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 41.7% | 36.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 58.3% | 63.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $35,564.0 | $34,786.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,418.0 | $29,829.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $38,525.0 | $37,619.0 |
* Mark Twain Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.