TRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 15 INNER DR, in LACKAWANNA, New York, TRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier primary school that serves 404 students (grades pre-K through 2), overseen by LACKAWANNA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

LACKAWANNA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,091 students; TRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, TRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 68%; the rest breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Asian.

On the resource side, On paper, TRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 79% of students at TRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Erie County (around 51%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Erie County) records that median household earnings sit near $72,839, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. TRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 226 public schools in Erie County (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students).

LACKAWANNA MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. TRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 397 (now 404). Hispanic enrollment moved from 18% to 11% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

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