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Enrollment
1,720
High
DISTRICT 1,401 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDEPENDENCE 30·NCES 291548000722
TRUMAN HIGH
3301 S NOLAND RD, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64055 · (816) 521-5350 · Jackson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,720 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
92 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
1,069 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 415 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 427 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 432 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 446 | 26% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
50.1%
MO avg 44.9% . +0.3pp since 2021
Math
28.5%
MO avg 43.8% . -3.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.5% | 44.6% | 31.1% | 18.6% |
| Math | 10.6% | 17.9% | 31.9% | 39.4% |
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 | 50.1% | 28.5% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 25.4% |
| 2022-23 | 57.7% | 36.5% |
| 2021-22 | 49.8% | 32.4% |
% 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 HIGH
TRUMAN HIGH's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRUMAN HIGH this school | 1,720 | 62.2% | 34.0% |
| WINNETONKA HIGH KANSAS CITY | 1,238 | 57.6% | 32.9% |
| SMITH-COTTON HIGH SCHOOL SEDALIA | 1,551 | 59.6% | 38.9% |
| MCDONALD COUNTY HIGH ANDERSON | 1,075 | 65.5% | 28.4% |
| WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGH INDEPENDENCE | 1,417 | 70.4% | 34.5% |
| BELTON HIGH BELTON | 1,258 | 52.4% | 42.7% |
Matched among Missouri high 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 HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #263 of 443 | #15 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #319 of 453 ▼ 3 | #17 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #177 of 382 ▲ 12 | #14 of 30 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.8pp | #78 of 231 | #4 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,720 | #31 of 561 | #6 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #329 of 343 | #29 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #8 of 343 | #3 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #101 of 455 | #20 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #106 of 151 | #12 of 17 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,720
+158 (+10%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 1,481
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 1,720 | 92.4 | 18.6:1 | 62% (1,069) |
| 2023-24 | 1,700 | 87.7 | 19.4:1 | 58% (983) |
| 2022-23 | 1,662 | 90.6 | 18.4:1 | 52% (861) |
| 2020-21 | 1,562 | 87 | 17.9:1 | 53% (828) |
| 2017-18 | 1,644 | 89.3 | 18.4:1 | 53% (876) |
| 2015-16 | 1,605 | 86 | 18.7:1 | 49% (779) |
| 2010-11 | 1,646 | 89 | 18.5:1 | 34% (561) |
| 2000-01 | 1,724 | 102 | 16.9:1 | 11% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 1,481 | 81 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TRUMAN HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,644 to 1,720); teachers up 4% (89.3 to 92.4).
About TRUMAN HIGH
TRUMAN HIGH is a large high school. Its address is in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri. It serves 1,720 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Missouri average about 501 students.
TRUMAN HIGH is a school in INDEPENDENCE 30. The district has 29 schools and 14,272 students.
TRUMAN HIGH has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 45%. The rest of enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 10% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Jackson County's population at about 62%. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1 at TRUMAN HIGH, with 92.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 6.4 above the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 62%. That tracks the 60% average for public schools in Jackson County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For TRUMAN HIGH, the prediction is 36.6% and the result is 34.0%.
In the county around the school, Jackson County, the median household income is $68,577, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 244 public schools in Jackson County, enrolling about 105,714 students in all.
The next-closest public school is JOHN W. LUFF ELEM., about 0.8 miles away. TRUMAN HIGH is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts TRUMAN HIGH at 8th of 8.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,720, a 10% increase from 1,562 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for TRUMAN HIGH covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
719,976
Census ACS
Median income
$68,577
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
244
105,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in INDEPENDENCE 30
- WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- VAN HORN HIGHHigh · 1,067 students
- CLIFFORD H. NOWLIN MIDDLEMiddle · 902 students
- BRIDGER MIDDLEMiddle · 744 students
- PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 731 students
- BINGHAM MIDDLEMiddle · 730 students
Other schools in INDEPENDENCE
- FORT OSAGE HIGHHigh · 1,545 students
- WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- CLIFFORD H. NOWLIN MIDDLEMiddle · 902 students
- BRIDGER MIDDLEMiddle · 744 students
- PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 731 students
- BINGHAM MIDDLEMiddle · 730 students
Nearby schools
- JOHN W. LUFF ELEM.0.8 mi · 362
- SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM.1.1 mi · 574
- HANTHORN EARLY EDUCATION1.3 mi · 180
- WILLIAM SOUTHERN ELEM.1.4 mi · 458
- SANTA FE TRAIL ELEM.1.4 mi · 364
- THREE TRAILS ELEM.1.5 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About TRUMAN HIGHHow large is TRUMAN HIGH?
TRUMAN HIGH enrolls approximately 1,720 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does TRUMAN HIGH serve?
TRUMAN HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at TRUMAN HIGH?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at TRUMAN HIGH.
What is the student diversity at TRUMAN HIGH?
Student demographics at TRUMAN HIGH are roughly 45% White, 26% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is TRUMAN HIGH in?
TRUMAN HIGH is part of INDEPENDENCE 30.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.