TRUMAN ELEM.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 8% smaller than its 4th grade class (39).
School pathway
Test scores
MAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + AdvancedWhat this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2023-24
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.6% | 20.5% | 39.7% | 26.0% |
| Math | 21.9% | 23.2% | 31.5% | 23.2% |
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 34.1% | 45.1% |
| 2022-23 | 48.1% | 53.1% |
| 2021-22 | 47.3% | 39.5% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
Where TRUMAN ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #541 of 1,002 | #16 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #439 of 1,019 ▼ 156 | #8 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #730 of 1,018 ▼ 347 | #19 of 20 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 201 | #950 of 1,294 | #18 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #130 of 950 | #4 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.1% | #601 of 953 | #1 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.3% | #660 of 1,165 | #12 of 23 |
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 201 | 15.7 | 12.8:1 | 49% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 17.9 | 11.0:1 | 40% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 217 | 19 | 11.4:1 | 42% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 23.7 | 13.9:1 | 57% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 23 | 15.2:1 | 63% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 49% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 38% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 24 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (331 to 201); teachers down 34% (23.7 to 15.7).
About TRUMAN ELEM.
TRUMAN ELEM. is a small elementary school in PACIFIC, Missouri, one of the schools in MERAMEC VALLEY R-III. It has an enrollment of 201 students in kindergarten through 4. Elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students, which makes this school 36% below average.
MERAMEC VALLEY R-III oversees TRUMAN ELEM. and 8 other schools, with 3,131 students in total.
The share of White students at TRUMAN ELEM. is 86%. Enrollment also includes 8% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. In Franklin County overall, the White share is about 89%. The diversity index for TRUMAN ELEM. is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at TRUMAN ELEM., there are about 11.0 students; the school has 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 49%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, TRUMAN ELEM. falls in the middle 80% of Missouri schools: 39.5% actual against 41.4% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Franklin County show that median household income comes to about $73,165, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Franklin County counts 41 public schools with about 15,025 students.
TRUMAN ELEM.'s nearest public school is PACIFIC HIGH (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.3%; TRUMAN ELEM.'s is 39.5%, ranking 4th of 8.
The federal government classifies TRUMAN ELEM.'s location as Town: Distant.
In 2017-18, TRUMAN ELEM. enrolled 331 students. By 2023-24, that number had fallen to 201. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.9:1 to 12.8:1.
TRUMAN ELEM. has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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