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What's the biggest difference between TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
816
Middle
DISTRICT 879 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINDBERGH SCHOOLS·NCES 291869003200
TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
12225 EDDIE AND PARK ROAD, ST. LOUIS, MO 63127 · (314) 729-2470 · St. Louis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL816 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Missouri public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
112 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 267 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 272 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 277 | 34% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL→LINDBERGH SR. HIGH
Based on grade levels within LINDBERGH SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.5%
MO avg 44.9% . +6.1pp since 2021
Math
61.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +22.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.1% | 30.4% | 36.7% | 9.6% |
| Math | 29.7% | 31.9% | 27.9% | 10.3% |
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 | 53.5% | 61.6% |
| 2023-24 | 48.5% | 52.7% |
| 2022-23 | 47.9% | 46.7% |
| 2021-22 | 47.4% | 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL
TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (54.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 816 | 13.7% | 54.8% |
| SAEGER MIDDLE ST CHARLES | 750 | 12.3% | 56.7% |
| FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH MIDDLE ST PETERS | 823 | 14.9% | 57.5% |
| BRYAN MIDDLE ST CHARLES | 827 | 16.9% | 62.9% |
| OAKVILLE MIDDLE ST LOUIS | 629 | 17.2% | 58.4% |
| ROBERT H. SPERRENG MIDDLE ST LOUIS | 941 | 17.6% | 55.4% |
Matched among Missouri middle 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #59 of 379 | #18 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #50 of 380 ▲ 45 | #16 of 51 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #63 of 380 ▲ 21 | #20 of 51 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.1pp | #11 of 364 | #4 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 816 | #39 of 397 | #8 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #307 of 321 | #40 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.7% | #167 of 321 | #29 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.7% | #362 of 379 | #41 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.7% | #22 of 91 | #2 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
816
+87 (+12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 816 | 50.1 | 16.3:1 | 14% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 754 | 48.9 | 15.4:1 | 12% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 736 | 48.7 | 15.1:1 | 15% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 729 | 73 | 10.0:1 | 4% (26) |
| 2017-18 | 699 | 46.4 | 15.1:1 | 18% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 770 | 46 | 16.7:1 | 15% (117) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (699 to 816); teachers up 8% (46.4 to 50.1).
About TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a high-enrollment middle school serving families in ST. LOUIS, Missouri. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 816 students on the rolls. On average, middle schools in Missouri enroll around 461, and this school is 77% bigger than that mark.
District-wide, LINDBERGH SCHOOLS has 10 schools and 7,602 students.
TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is 82% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% Black. In St. Louis County overall, about 62% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 33%.
With 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.3:1. Middle schools in Missouri have an average ratio of 13.0:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, 14% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in St. Louis County report 43%.
On the allk12 Grade, TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at A-, ahead of 79% of Missouri public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is 54.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.8%.
In St. Louis County, home to about 995,569 people, median household income comes to about $82,936, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 275 public schools in the county, enrolling about 134,601, TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL among them.
Of the public schools around it, TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is closest to SOUTH TECHNICAL, about 0.9 miles away. TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 63.3% on proficiency, and TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is below that at 54.8%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 12% gain, from 729 to 816. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 10.0:1 in 2020-21 to 16.3:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LINDBERGH SCHOOLS
- LINDBERGH SR. HIGHHigh · 2,304 students
- ROBERT H. SPERRENG MIDDLEMiddle · 941 students
- DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 598 students
- CONCORD ELEM. SCHOOLElementary · 555 students
- LONG ELEM.Elementary · 545 students
- SAPPINGTON ELEM.Elementary · 504 students
Other schools in ST. LOUIS
- LINDBERGH SR. HIGHHigh · 2,304 students
- SOUTH CITYElementary · 838 students
- DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 598 students
- CONCORD ELEM. SCHOOLElementary · 555 students
- GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGHHigh · 461 students
- OLD NORTH ACADEMYElementary · 448 students
Other Truman Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Truman Middle. TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 4.
- TRUMAN MIDDLEST JOSEPH, MO · 486 students
- TRUMAN MIDDLEALBUQUERQUE, NM · 520 students
- Truman Middle SchoolTacoma, WA · 438 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTH TECHNICAL0.9 mi · 885
- LONG ELEM.0.9 mi · 545
- SOUTHVIEW0.9 mi · 71
- SOUTHVIEW HIGH0.9 mi · 66
- CRESTWOOD ELEM.1.5 mi · 457
- EARLY CHILDHOOD ED CENTER1.6 mi · 386
Frequently asked questions
About TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 816 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 16.3:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by LINDBERGH SCHOOLS in St. Louis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.