The top reported proficiency rate is 26% in Math. The lowest is 16% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Mark Twain Es
Mark Twain Elementary serves students from prekindergarten through fourth grade in Oklahoma City, part of the Oklahoma City Public Schools district. It is a neighborhood school, not a charter or magnet, located on West Main Street in the city’s sprawling geography. The school’s enrollment is moderate for an elementary building, and the student body is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller shares of White, Asian, Black, and American Indian or Alaska Native students. A comparatively small number of students identify as two or more races. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are classified as English learners was not available in the state-reported data. This is a gap a family may wish to clarify with the school directly.
Academically, the available state assessment results paint a picture of a school where most students are not yet reaching the proficient level. In math, roughly one in five third graders scored proficient or above, and about one in three fourth graders did. In English language arts, fourth-grade proficiency was reported at a lower level, while third-grade ELA results were suppressed in the public data, likely due to small group sizes or privacy thresholds. A small science assessment cohort from several years ago, a pre-pandemic data point, showed a similar pattern. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages results across tested subjects and grades, sits above the midpoint when compared to other schools in districts across Oklahoma County. That position is worth noting—it means the school’s performance, while modest in absolute terms, is not out of step with a number of its peers in the county. The state caution that cut-score changes were applied to math and ELA assessments in the most recent year means trend comparisons with prior years should be treated as uncertain.
The school serves only the early elementary grades, so there is no high school graduation rate, no advanced course offerings, and no career pathway data to review. The academic picture is limited to these early-grade outcomes. A parent weighing this school may want to learn how the district and school support literacy and math foundations in these early grades, and what interventions exist for students who need additional help to reach proficiency.
Housing in the immediate zip code is below the state average in value and has seen a modest decline over the past year. Rents are slightly above the national rent-to-income benchmark, suggesting that renting in the area costs a typical household a moderate share of its income. The broader Oklahoma City context is one of a large, auto-oriented capital city with an economy anchored by oil and gas, aviation, federal employment at Tinker Air Force Base, and state government. The city has invested heavily in downtown revitalization through its MAPS program, but the school’s location on the western side of the city places it in a more residential, less dense part of town. The district itself is a large urban system, and a family moving into the area may wish to explore how Mark Twain fits within the district’s broader landscape of elementary options.
The state testing data is the main academic evidence available for this school. It shows a school where proficiency rates are low, and the fourth-grade ELA number in particular is a soft spot. A parent considering Mark Twain Elementary should ask about classroom supports, reading intervention programs, and how the school addresses early academic gaps. The school’s comparative position within Oklahoma County suggests it is not an outlier among its peers, but the absolute performance levels give a family concrete areas to investigate further with the school or district.
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