📍 9601 James A. Reed Rd, Kansas City, Jackson County, 64134
Truman Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Jackson County. The school has 325 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hickman Mills C-1 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Truman Elementary enrolls 325 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 196 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 10% |
| White | 33 | 10% |
| Asian | 25 | 7.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
325 of the school's 325 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 325 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Truman Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-50, state senate district 9, state house district 27.
Truman Elementary is one of 13 schools in HICKMAN MILLS C-1, based in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The district serves 5,067 students district-wide and employs 360 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 325 students, Truman Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 390 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large