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Mark Twain Elementary School
515 East Merle Ln
Wheeling IL, 60090, Cook County
Phone: 847-520-2785
Ranking: 
(2,658 out of 3,028, bottom 12%)*
(2,658 out of 3,028, bottom 12%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21
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: | 29 | 59 | 32 | 37 | 32 | 31 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 552 | 567 | 587 | 565 | 590 | 556 | 543 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 88 | 15.9% | 97 | 17.1% | 92 | 15.7% | 72 | 12.7% | 114 | 19.3% | 68 | 12.2% | 90 | 16.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 76 | 13.8% | 84 | 14.8% | 78 | 13.3% | 92 | 16.3% | 81 | 13.7% | 86 | 15.5% | 80 | 14.7% |
| Grade 1: | 81 | 14.7% | 87 | 15.3% | 91 | 15.5% | 75 | 13.3% | 82 | 13.9% | 80 | 14.4% | 79 | 14.5% |
| Grade 2: | 87 | 15.8% | 77 | 13.6% | 73 | 12.4% | 82 | 14.5% | 86 | 14.6% | 90 | 16.2% | 75 | 13.8% |
| Grade 3: | 81 | 14.7% | 70 | 12.3% | 84 | 14.3% | 90 | 15.9% | 86 | 14.6% | 73 | 13.1% | 66 | 12.2% |
| Grade 4: | 60 | 10.9% | 72 | 12.7% | 90 | 15.3% | 82 | 14.5% | 69 | 11.7% | 76 | 13.7% | 76 | 14.0% |
| Grade 5: | 79 | 14.3% | 80 | 14.1% | 79 | 13.5% | 72 | 12.7% | 72 | 12.2% | 83 | 14.9% | 77 | 14.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 291 | 52.7% | 292 | 51.5% | 310 | 52.8% | 302 | 53.5% | 293 | 49.7% | 260 | 46.8% | 267 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 261 | 47.3% | 275 | 48.5% | 277 | 47.2% | 263 | 46.5% | 273 | 46.3% | 272 | 48.9% | 261 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 14 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.9% | 11 | 2.0% | 5 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 481 | 87.1% | 506 | 89.2% | 520 | 88.6% | 501 | 88.7% | 516 | 87.5% | 480 | 86.3% | 475 | 87.5% |
| Black: | 17 | 3.1% | 14 | 2.5% | 17 | 2.9% | 10 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.2% | 14 | 2.5% | 14 | 2.6% |
| White: | 33 | 6.0% | 29 | 5.1% | 32 | 5.5% | 39 | 6.9% | 34 | 5.8% | 35 | 6.3% | 38 | 7.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 398 | 72.1% | 316 | 55.7% | 169 | 28.8% | 333 | 58.9% | 298 | 50.5% | 254 | 45.7% | 283 | 52.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 69 | 12.5% | 165 | 29.1% | 296 | 50.4% | 67 | 11.9% | 64 | 10.8% | 83 | 14.9% | 78 | 14.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.03 | 9.66 | 18.63 | 15.27 | 18.65 | 17.90 | 18.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 84.9% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 86.7% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 90.0% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 92.3% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 91.5% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.0% | 83.6% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 81.3% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 78.6% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 78.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 82.5% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 55.0% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 70.2% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 71.8% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 76.2% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 80.7% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 81.7% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 62.3% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 64.5% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 58.0% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 59.8% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.0% | 63.6% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.1% | 50.0% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 90.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 93.5% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 81.2% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 85.6% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 85.4% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 83.1% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 82.7% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 60.9% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 81.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 83.5% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 63.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 69.2% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 70.0% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 64.2% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 66.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 50.1% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 66.4% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 75.0% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 78.0% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 88.9% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 90.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 71.2% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 76.0% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 77.3% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 73.2% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.0% | 72.9% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 77.2% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 69.2% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 85.0% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 84.3% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 89.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 90.8% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 80.4% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 80.7% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 83.9% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.0% | 83.6% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 83.0% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 57.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 55.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 71.1% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 72.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 77.4% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 81.6% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 69.6% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 68.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.0% | 69.1% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 74.4% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 69.2% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 49.7% | 58.9% |
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* Mark Twain Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.