Truman Early Learning Center

As an average-sized elementary school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Truman Early Learning Center teaches 279 students from grade pre-K, operated by Cedar Rapids Comm School District.

Within Cedar Rapids Comm School District, which oversees 35 schools and 15,494 students, Truman Early Learning Center is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Truman Early Learning Center lists that the most-represented group is Black (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 38% White, 11% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 6% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Truman Early Learning Center higher than the state norm the norm. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Linn County indicate the typical household earns roughly $77,649 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Linn County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,480 students), Truman Early Learning Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Taft Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Truman Early Learning Center typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.