TRUMAN ELEM.

TRUMAN ELEM., a medium-sized elementary campus in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, run under SPRINGFIELD R-XII, educates 316 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

SPRINGFIELD R-XII runs 54 schools in total, collectively educating 24,450 students. TRUMAN ELEM. is one of those campuses.

Demographically, TRUMAN ELEM. records that White students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Pacific Islander.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 51% of students at TRUMAN ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, TRUMAN ELEM. is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 78.0%, a residual of +27.7 points.

In the broader community, Greene County reports that median household income runs about $61,479, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Greene County runs 97 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,423 students), of which TRUMAN ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: HILLCREST HIGH, around 1.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TRUMAN ELEM. ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 44.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. TRUMAN ELEM.'s enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 325 (now 316).

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.