Mark Twain Primary School
2250 East Court St
Kankakee IL, 60901, Kankakee County
Phone: 815-933-0722
Ranking: 
(2,691 out of 3,028, bottom 11%)*
(2,691 out of 3,028, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Kankakee School District 111
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: | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 377 | 418 | 398 | 371 | 438 | 459 | 449 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 227 | 60.2% | 255 | 61.0% | 245 | 61.6% | 229 | 61.7% | 242 | 55.3% | 284 | 61.9% | 275 | 61.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 45 | 11.9% | 55 | 13.2% | 50 | 12.6% | 42 | 11.3% | 54 | 12.3% | 46 | 10.0% | 51 | 11.4% |
| Grade 1: | 54 | 14.3% | 52 | 12.4% | 36 | 9.0% | 40 | 10.8% | 44 | 10.0% | 48 | 10.5% | 43 | 9.6% |
| Grade 2: | 27 | 7.2% | 28 | 6.7% | 45 | 11.3% | 27 | 7.3% | 53 | 12.1% | 40 | 8.7% | 45 | 10.0% |
| Grade 3: | 24 | 6.4% | 28 | 6.7% | 22 | 5.5% | 33 | 8.9% | 45 | 10.3% | 41 | 8.9% | 35 | 7.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 201 | 53.3% | 202 | 48.3% | 197 | 49.5% | 181 | 48.8% | 216 | 49.3% | 193 | 42.0% | 232 | 51.7% |
| Female: | 176 | 46.7% | 216 | 51.7% | 201 | 50.5% | 190 | 51.2% | 190 | 43.4% | 232 | 50.5% | 194 | 43.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 104 | 27.6% | 121 | 28.9% | 124 | 31.2% | 117 | 31.5% | 128 | 29.2% | 128 | 27.9% | 121 | 26.9% |
| Black: | 193 | 51.2% | 219 | 52.4% | 220 | 55.3% | 191 | 51.5% | 246 | 56.2% | 255 | 55.6% | 243 | 54.1% |
| White: | 75 | 19.9% | 60 | 14.4% | 38 | 9.5% | 45 | 12.1% | 39 | 8.9% | 50 | 10.9% | 66 | 14.7% |
| 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: | 5 | 1.3% | 18 | 4.3% | 14 | 3.5% | 14 | 3.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 276 | 73.2% | 239 | 57.2% | NA | NA | 137 | 36.9% | 176 | 40.2% | 161 | 35.1% | 159 | 35.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 15.4% | 137 | 32.8% | NA | NA | 8 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.5% | 13 | 2.8% | 8 | 1.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 24.07 | 29.23 | 24.39 | 21.42 | 24.66 | 22.70 | 23.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 66.8% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 70.5% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 76.9% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 80.6% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 80.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 83.3% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 85.4% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 83.4% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 82.1% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 7.4% | 34.7% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 52.1% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 49.8% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 60.9% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 62.0% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 63.0% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 73.4% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 76.3% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 67.2% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 69.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 63.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 39.8% | 58.8% |
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* Mark Twain Primary 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.