TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a sprawling middle school in ST. LOUIS, Missouri, TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL caters to 816 students from grades 6 through 8, part of LINDBERGH SCHOOLS. Enrollment runs roughly 77% above the state mean of about 461.

Within LINDBERGH SCHOOLS, which oversees 10 schools and 7,602 students, TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Asian, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than St. Louis County's rate of about 43%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.8%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for St. Louis County put the typical household earns roughly $82,936 per year, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, St. Louis County runs 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), of which TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is SOUTH TECHNICAL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 63.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 17%: 699 students in 2018 compared to 816 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.