Mark Twain Junior High School is located at 707 Emerald Avenue, Modesto, CA 95351. It serves students in grades 7 through 8. The school’s enrollment is about 681 students. The student–teacher ratio is approximately 21:1. The student body includes roughly 50% male students and 50% female students. According to state assessment data, about 11% of students meet math proficiency standards, and around 20% meet reading benchmarks on recent statewide tests. The campus is a public middle school in the Modesto City Elementary School District that also offers AVID, tutoring support, after-school programs, and efforts toward inclusive classroom participation. Within its west Modesto neighborhood, the school sits near a mix of older residential streets and community services that characterize this midsize Central Valley context. Single-family homes in the surrounding area generally list in the low-$400,000 range, reflecting local market conditions and housing options typical of this portion of Modesto. Drawing on how the campus’s program structure and enrollment scale align with local residential patterns, the school operates within the broader statewide framework often referenced in discussions of the best middle schools in California, where urban housing context and district operational frameworks shape the middle grade experience.