Truman Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Lackawanna, New York
Truman Elementary School in Lackawanna, New York enrolled 404 students in 2024-25 with 42.6 full-time teachers, 9.5 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 15%
357 students in 2022-23, 406 students in 2023-24, 404 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.0 to 42.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 357 | 37.0 | 9.6 |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 42.2 | 9.6 |
| 2024-25 | 404 | 42.6 | 9.5 |
9.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 86 of every 100 New York elementary schools
Among the 2,490 New York elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Truman Elementary School enrolled 279 students and reported no counselor; it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent74.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
67.6% of students were White, 11.1% Hispanic, 11.1% Black in 2024-25.
- White67.6%
- Hispanic11.1%
- Black11.1%
- Two or more races5.2%
- Asian4.7%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Lackawanna
2 public elementary schools in Lackawanna report 2024-25 enrollment; Truman Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Road Elementary School | 573 | 10.1 | 81.7% |
| Truman Elementary School | 404 | 9.5 | 75.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Truman Elementary School
- Martin Road Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 573 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Blasdell Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 498 students, 9.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Truman Elementary School with Martin Road Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lackawanna City School District spends per student$26,471 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,471
- The largest public schools in New YorkTruman Elementary School is the number 1,337 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,337 of 2,546
- New York schools by students per teacher9.5 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.9.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Truman Elementary School
How many students attend Truman Elementary School?
404 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 357 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lackawanna, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Truman Elementary School?
9.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for elementary schools is 11.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Truman Elementary School a Title I school?
Truman Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Truman Elementary School in?
Lackawanna City School District, NCES district ID 3616440. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 361644001455 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.