Mark Twain Middle School

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Mark Twain Middle School

Public Middle School | Grade 6-8

2224 Walgrove Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Mar Vista Neighborhood

Los Angeles Unified School District

851 Students

B+

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Head of School
Dr. Althea Ford

Student Teacher Ratio
20:1

Math Proficiency
39%

Reading Proficiency
54%

B+

Academics

Teachers

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Academics

Reading Proficiency

54%

Math Proficiency

39%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio

20:1

Teachers

Full Time Teachers

Teachers in First or Second Year

9.7%

Test Scores

Equity

Source: GreatSchools

GreatSchools Rating Details

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

437:1

Student Diversity

Female

50.6%

Male

49.4%

Hispanic

51%

White

20.9%

Two or more races

11.2%

Black

10.1%

Asian or Pacific Islander

6.5%

Native American

<1%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

<1%

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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

5.0 parent

6/25/2024

Next year will be our fifth school year at Mark Twain! Our oldest daughter went through Mark Twain and is currently in Venice HS, and our youngest will be starting 7th grade. We've loved this school and feel extremely lucky that this school is down the street from us. Our older daughter that culmina...

3.0 parent

3/3/2024

This has the potential to be a good school but in its current form, it's just not. Most of the kids are here to learn. The problem is there is a good 10-20% of kids who are failing and take up most of the teachers energy. The biggest concern for parents should be this: violent fights on a weekly bas...

5.0 parent

11/8/2023

Best kept secret on the Westside. Mandarin Immersion program coupled with IHP have attracted many high achievers. We considered private school but so glad to be at MTMS. The students, teachers, parents and admin are amazing. Another plus is the sport program. Cross country team had over 30 students...

5.0 parent

10/11/2023

My son loves this school and to say that, and it's Middle School is huge. He's learning Mandarin & Spanish in the Magnet Program, speaks highly of his teachers, particularly Math, plays every sport Mark Twain offers and is getting good grades on top of this busy schedule is blowing my mind. Between...

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Median Lot Size

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% Renters

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Household Income

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% of College Grads

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