Mark Twain Elementary School

Niles, IL 60714

Phone: (847) 296-5341
Fax: (847) 296-5345
District: East Maine School District 63

6

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades KG,1,2,3,4,5 • 439 students

Mark Twain Elementary School, a public school located in Niles, IL, serves grades K-5 in the East Maine School District 63.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 6 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Mark Twain Elementary School is a public school located in Niles, IL. 439 students attend Mark Twain Elementary School.

School Ratings

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Test Scores 5/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Illinois Assessment of Readiness data from Illinois State Board of Education, and using 2025 Illinois Science Assessment data from Illinois State Board of Education.
Student Growth 6/10 The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Illinois State Board of Education.

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Posted: December 19, 2025

Three of my children studied here, and all of them were happy to go to school every day. The teachers were supportive, and the environment was welcoming. That’s why it’s surprising to me that this school has only a 6 rating…

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Posted: March 30, 2022

Mark Twain is one of the worst school I have ever encountered. The Teachers are so bad starting from top to bottom especially principal Dr. SHLENSKY ALYSSA.
They do not teach Kids properly and none of the requests from parents and students are entertained or acknowledged even. There is no effective approach of teaching or homework. Teachers are very Inefficient and non-responsive.

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Posted: November 14, 2019

Mark Twain offers a rich learning environment to more than 400 K-5th grade students living in Des Plaines, Niles, and Park Ridge - and offers full-day kindergarten. Like all District 63 schools, it is committed to providing all students with the specific opportunities they need to succeed and thrive, District 63 schools, First Steps preschool, and Expanded Learning after and before school programs foster each child’s academic, social, emotional, and behavioral growth and achievement.

Posted: July 9, 2016

Posted: July 9, 2016

Posted: July 9, 2016

Posted: July 9, 2016

There are 27 students in my child's kindergarten classroom to One teacher. Moreover, there is no music class for kindergartners, nor are there second language classes

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