📍 701 W Rogers Rd, Edinburg, Hidalgo County, 78539
Truman el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Edinburg, Hidalgo County. The school has 709 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gricelda Sanchez. It is part of the Edinburg Cisd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Truman el enrolls 709 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 693 | 98% |
| White | 6 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
606 of the school's 709 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 586 qualify for free lunch and 20 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 el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 40.
Truman el is one of 46 schools in EDINBURG CISD, based in EDINBURG, Texas. The district serves 33,343 students district-wide and employs 2,305 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 709 students, Truman el is close to the district average of about 725 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize