Harry S. Truman Elementary School

Harry S. Truman Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in PARLIN, New Jersey, operated by Sayreville School District, hosts 425 students, covering grades K through 3.

Within Sayreville School District, which oversees 9 schools and 6,215 students, Harry S. Truman Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Harry S. Truman Elementary School reports that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 16% Black, 13% Asian, 6% multiracial. Compared to Middlesex County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Harry S. Truman Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.8%, the actual is 52.8%, a residual of +12.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Middlesex County) records that median household earnings sit near $111,549, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Middlesex County's 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students), Harry S. Truman Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Emma Arleth Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Harry S. Truman Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Harry S. Truman Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 42.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Harry S. Truman Elementary School has decreased 16%, going from 506 students in 2018 to 425 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share contracted from 27% to 13%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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