TRUMAN ELEMENTARY

TRUMAN ELEMENTARY is one of the one-room-style elementary schools in TRUMAN, Minnesota, part of TRUMAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 136 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 60% smaller than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Within TRUMAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 229 students, TRUMAN ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, TRUMAN ELEMENTARY records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%); the rest breaks down as 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, TRUMAN ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.2%; this one delivers 34.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Martin County indicate median household income runs about $59,507, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Martin County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,110 students), TRUMAN ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is TRUMAN SECONDARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TRUMAN ELEMENTARY ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 27.9%.

TRUMAN ELEMENTARY operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 136 students in 2018 compared to 136 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 90% to 85% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.

On allk12, members of the TRUMAN ELEMENTARY community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.