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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERAMEC VALLEY R-III·NCES 292346002472

TRUMAN ELEM.

101 INDIAN WARPATH DR, PACIFIC, MO 63069 · (636)271-1434 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL201 STUDENTS
Enrollment
201
Elementary
DISTRICT 220 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
99 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2023-24

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3618%
Grade 13919%
Grade 25125%
Grade 33618%
Grade 43919%

This year's kindergarten class (36) is 8% smaller than its 4th grade class (39).

Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
—86%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
—4%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
—1%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Two+
—8%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
TRUMAN ELEM.→PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE→RIVERBEND SCH.→PACIFIC HIGH
Based on grade levels within MERAMEC VALLEY R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
34.1%
MO avg 44.0% . -13.2pp since 2021
Math
45.1%
MO avg 42.4% . +5.6pp since 2021

What 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

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts13.6%20.5%39.7%26.0%
Math21.9%23.2%31.5%23.2%
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

MAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2023-2434.1%45.1%
2022-2348.1%53.1%
2021-2247.3%39.5%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation

What 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%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where TRUMAN ELEM. ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MissouriIn 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
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

6-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24
Enrollment
201
-130 (-39%) vs 2017
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.9:1
% White
86%
was 90%
% Hispanic
4%
was 5%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2023-2420115.712.8:149% (99)
2022-2319617.911.0:140% (78)
2020-212171911.4:142% (91)
2017-1833123.713.9:157% (190)
2015-163502315.2:163% (219)
2010-113102214.1:149% (153)
2000-013862515.4:138% (147)
1990-914112417.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TRUMAN ELEM..

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.

Franklin County at a glance

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Population
105,950
Census ACS
Median income
$73,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
15,025 students

Quick facts

School name
TRUMAN ELEM.
District
MERAMEC VALLEY R-III
Address
101 INDIAN WARPATH DR, PACIFIC, MO 63069
Phone
(636)271-1434
County
Franklin County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
201
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
11.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
99 (49%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
292346002472
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in MERAMEC VALLEY R-III
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Other TRUMAN Elementary schools

9 other US public schools in 7 states are named TRUMAN Elementary. TRUMAN ELEM. is the 9th largest of the 10.

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Frequently asked questions

About TRUMAN ELEM.
What is the total enrollment at TRUMAN ELEM.?
TRUMAN ELEM. enrolls approximately 201 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does TRUMAN ELEM. serve?
TRUMAN ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TRUMAN ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TRUMAN ELEM. is approximately 11.0:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at TRUMAN ELEM.?
Student demographics at TRUMAN ELEM. are roughly 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is TRUMAN ELEM. public or private?
TRUMAN ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by MERAMEC VALLEY R-III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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