Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD R-XII·NCES 292886002675
TRUMAN ELEM.
3850 N FARM RD 159, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65803 · (417) 523-5100 · Greene County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
161 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 53 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 52% · US 70%
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.
Gender split
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.7%
MO avg 44.9% . -12.7pp since 2021
Math
39.8%
MO avg 43.8% . -15.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.9% | 31.8% | 31.8% | 20.4% |
| Math | 16.5% | 23.3% | 30.8% | 29.3% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.7% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.7% | 42.3% |
| 2022-23 | 42.9% | 40.8% |
| 2021-22 | 60.4% | 55.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 →
Schools most like TRUMAN ELEM.
TRUMAN ELEM.'s state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRUMAN ELEM. this school | 316 | 50.9% | 45.9% |
| MONROE CITY ELEM. MONROE CITY | 331 | 53.2% | 50.0% |
| NORTH ELEM. HOLTS SUMMIT | 367 | 51.0% | 39.0% |
| CLARENCE CANNON ELEM. ELSBERRY | 307 | 51.8% | 26.9% |
| CRYSTAL CITY ELEM. CRYSTAL CITY | 324 | 46.9% | 50.9% |
| MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE MOUNT VERNON | 303 | 49.2% | 41.8% |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where TRUMAN ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #395 of 1,002 | #20 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #562 of 1,019 ▼ 61 | #25 of 49 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #388 of 1,018 ▼ 182 | #24 of 49 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -14.3pp | #25 of 943 | #1 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #651 of 1,294 | #34 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #805 of 950 | #36 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #480 of 953 | #31 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.9% | #622 of 1,165 | #31 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #631 of 684 | #27 of 30 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
316
+48 (+18%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 316 | 21.3 | 14.8:1 | 51% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 21.5 | 14.2:1 | 50% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 21.3 | 11.9:1 | 41% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 20 | 13.4:1 | 45% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 22.8 | 14.3:1 | 47% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 43% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | 22 | 17.0:1 | 40% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 29% (98) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TRUMAN ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (325 to 316); teachers down 6% (22.8 to 21.3).
About TRUMAN ELEM.
TRUMAN ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school for students in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri. School enrollment was 316 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
TRUMAN ELEM. is part of SPRINGFIELD R-XII, where 54 schools serve 24,450 students.
TRUMAN ELEM. is 79% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 2% Pacific Islander. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at TRUMAN ELEM. was 14.8:1. This ratio sits 2.4 above the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 51%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, TRUMAN ELEM. is 5.1 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 45.9% actual, 40.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Missouri.
Greene County census figures show that the median household income is $61,479, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 97 public schools in Greene County, enrolling about 42,423 students in all.
The closest public school to TRUMAN ELEM. is HILLCREST HIGH, about 1.2 miles away. TRUMAN ELEM. is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 44.6%, lower than TRUMAN ELEM.'s 45.9%.
TRUMAN ELEM. has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 316, an 18% rise from 268 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.4:1 in 2020-21, and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,375
Census ACS
Median income
$61,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
42,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPRINGFIELD R-XII
- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,428 students
- GLENDALE HIGHHigh · 1,357 students
- PARKVIEW HIGHHigh · 1,182 students
- HILLCREST HIGHHigh · 1,065 students
- MOCAP Attendance CenterCombined · 993 students
Other schools in SPRINGFIELD
- MOCA-SCombined · 2,345 students
- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,428 students
- GLENDALE HIGHHigh · 1,357 students
- PARKVIEW HIGHHigh · 1,182 students
- HILLCREST HIGHHigh · 1,065 students
Other TRUMAN Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 7 states are named TRUMAN Elementary. TRUMAN ELEM. is the 5th largest of the 10.
- TRUMAN ELEM.NEVADA, MO · 512 students
- TRUMAN ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MO · 287 students
- TRUMAN ELEM.PACIFIC, MO · 201 students
- Truman Elementary SchoolEDINBURG, TX · 696 students
- Truman Elementary SchoolDavenport, IA · 434 students
Nearby schools
- HILLCREST HIGH1.2 mi · 1,065
- FREMONT ELEM.1.5 mi · 360
- ROBBERSON ELEM.1.9 mi · 165
- WATKINS ELEM.1.9 mi · 252
- BOWERMAN ELEM.2.3 mi · 275
- REED MIDDLE2.4 mi · 561
Frequently asked questions
About TRUMAN ELEM.How many students attend TRUMAN ELEM.?
TRUMAN ELEM. enrolls approximately 316 students in grades PK-05.
Is TRUMAN ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
TRUMAN ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does TRUMAN ELEM. have?
TRUMAN ELEM. employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
How diverse is TRUMAN ELEM.?
TRUMAN ELEM. reports a student body of 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is TRUMAN ELEM. in?
TRUMAN ELEM. is part of SPRINGFIELD R-XII.
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