📍 114 Truman St., New Haven, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, 06519
Truman School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Haven, South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The school has 483 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Haven School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
Truman School enrolls 483 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 50 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 11% Black or African American and 3.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 386 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 11% |
| Asian | 19 | 3.9% |
| White | 12 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
392 of the school's 483 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Truman School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Truman School is one of 37 schools in New Haven School District, based in New Haven, Connecticut. The district serves 18,817 students district-wide and employs 1,626 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 483 students, Truman School is close to the district average of about 509 students per school.