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Enrollment
486
Middle
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOSEPH·NCES 292706001674
TRUMAN MIDDLE
3227 OLIVE, ST JOSEPH, MO 64507 · (816) 671-4400 · Buchanan County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Missouri public middle schools
- C-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.
- B-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
13.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
486 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 7 | 236 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 250 | 51% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
31.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +7.3pp since 2021
Math
24.1%
MO avg 43.8% . -1.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.6% | 22.2% | 42.5% | 25.5% |
| Math | 7.8% | 16.3% | 37.3% | 38.5% |
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 | 31.8% | 24.1% |
| 2023-24 | 24.5% | 20.2% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 25.3% |
| 2021-22 | 24.5% | 25.6% |
% 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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
TRUMAN MIDDLE's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRUMAN MIDDLE this school | 486 | 100.0% | 27.6% |
| ROBIDOUX MIDDLE ST JOSEPH | 405 | 100.0% | 24.9% |
| SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE ST JOSEPH | 404 | 100.0% | 30.5% |
| MEXICO MIDDLE MEXICO | 461 | 100.0% | 32.6% |
| KENNETT MIDDLE KENNETT | 392 | 100.0% | 21.3% |
| LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE BOONVILLE | 313 | 100.0% | 30.5% |
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 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #313 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #324 of 380 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #290 of 380 ▲ 40 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.9pp | #171 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #176 of 397 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #152 of 321 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #86 of 321 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #46 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #213 of 224 |
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
486
+35 (+8%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 486 | 37.1 | 13.1:1 | 100% (486) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 36.4 | 13.1:1 | 100% (478) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 33.1 | 14.6:1 | 99% (479) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 99% (448) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 35.5 | 13.9:1 | 58% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 37 | 12.8:1 | 61% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 35 | 13.3:1 | 64% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 498 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 49% (243) |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 35 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TRUMAN MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (494 to 486); teachers up 5% (35.5 to 37.1).
About TRUMAN MIDDLE
TRUMAN MIDDLE is a public middle school run by ST. JOSEPH in ST JOSEPH, Missouri. The school counted 486 students in 2024-25, covering grades 7 through 8.
ST. JOSEPH serves 10,430 students across 22 schools.
About 66% of the student body at TRUMAN MIDDLE is White. The remaining students are 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 7% Black, and 2% Pacific Islander. Among people living in Buchanan County, the White share is about 81%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
TRUMAN MIDDLE has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1, with 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 100% at TRUMAN MIDDLE. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Buchanan County is 69%.
TRUMAN MIDDLE holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of Missouri public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for TRUMAN MIDDLE is 22.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.6%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Buchanan County show that the median household earns about $62,158 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Buchanan County, 36 public schools serve about 11,825 students.
The closest school to TRUMAN MIDDLE is Mark Twain Early Learning Cntr, located about 0.1 miles away. TRUMAN MIDDLE 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 MIDDLE at 7th of 7.
Under the NCES locale system, TRUMAN MIDDLE is City: Small.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 8%, from 451 to 486. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.1:1 to 13.1:1.
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Buchanan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,568
Census ACS
Median income
$62,158
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
11,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. JOSEPH
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,733 students
- BENTON HIGHHigh · 682 students
- LAFAYETTE HIGHHigh · 644 students
- CARDEN PARK ELEMElementary · 638 students
- OAK GROVE ELEMElementary · 502 students
- BODE MIDDLEMiddle · 488 students
Other schools in ST JOSEPH
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,733 students
- BENTON HIGHHigh · 682 students
- LAFAYETTE HIGHHigh · 644 students
- BODE MIDDLEMiddle · 488 students
- PARKWAY ELEM.Elementary · 438 students
- LINDBERGH ELEM.Elementary · 431 students
Other Truman Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Truman Middle. TRUMAN MIDDLE is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLST. LOUIS, MO · 816 students
- TRUMAN MIDDLEALBUQUERQUE, NM · 520 students
- Truman Middle SchoolTacoma, WA · 438 students
Nearby schools
- Mark Twain Early Learning Cntr0.1 mi · 232
- PARKWAY ELEM.0.7 mi · 438
- HELEN M DAVIS SCHOOL0.8 mi · 43
- CENTRAL HIGH0.9 mi · 1,733
- BODE MIDDLE1.2 mi · 488
- EDISON ELEM.1.3 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About TRUMAN MIDDLEHow many students attend TRUMAN MIDDLE?
TRUMAN MIDDLE enrolls approximately 486 students in grades 07-08.
Is TRUMAN MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
TRUMAN MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does TRUMAN MIDDLE have?
TRUMAN MIDDLE employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
How diverse is TRUMAN MIDDLE?
TRUMAN MIDDLE reports a student body of 66% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees TRUMAN MIDDLE?
TRUMAN MIDDLE is overseen by ST. JOSEPH in Buchanan County.
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