📍 5801 N 35th St, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98407
Truman Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 435 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tacoma School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Truman Middle School enrolls 435 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 20% Two or more races and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 211 | 49% |
| Two or more races | 86 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 9.5% |
| Asian | 17 | 3.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
201 of the school's 435 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 170 qualify for free lunch and 31 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 Middle School 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 WA-60, state senate district 27, state house district 27.
Truman Middle School is one of 69 schools in Tacoma School District, based in TACOMA, Washington. The district serves 28,847 students district-wide and employs 1,634 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 435 students, Truman Middle School is close to the district average of about 418 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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