📍 3850 N Farm Rd 159, Springfield, Greene County, 65803
Truman Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Springfield, Greene County. The school has 255 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Springfield R-Xii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Truman Elem. enrolls 255 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 7.5% Black or African American and 7.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 199 | 78% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 7.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 3.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
104 of the school's 255 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 76 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Truman Elem. is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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-70, state senate district 20, state house district 131.
Truman Elem. is one of 57 schools in SPRINGFIELD R-XII, based in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri. The district serves 24,285 students district-wide and employs 1,846 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 255 students, Truman Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 426 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large