Truman Middle

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · St Joseph, Missouri

Truman Middle in St Joseph, Missouri enrolled 486 students in 2024-25 with 37.1 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the Missouri middle-school median of 13.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%

482 students in 2022-23, 478 students in 2023-24, 486 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.1 to 37.1.

Students enrolled at Truman Middle by school year2022-23: 482, 2023-24: 478, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-234822023-244782024-25486
Students enrolled at Truman Middle by school year2022-23: 482, 2023-24: 478, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-234822023-244782024-25486
Students enrolled at Truman Middle by school year2022-23: 482, 2023-24: 478, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-234822023-244782024-25486
Students enrolled at Truman Middle by school year2022-23: 482, 2023-24: 478, 2024-25: 48602004006002022-234822023-244782024-25486
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2348233.114.6
2023-2447836.413.1
2024-2548637.113.1

13.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 51 of every 100 Missouri middle schools

Among the 389 Missouri middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Truman Middle 13.1; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherTruman Middle 13.1state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Truman Middle 13.1; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherTruman Middle 13.1state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Truman Middle 13.1; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherTruman Middle 13.1state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Truman Middle 13.1; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherTruman Middle 13.1state median 13.0U.S. 14.6

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).

One counselor per 450 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Truman Middle enrolled 450 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 74 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 450 of the 450 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions74
  • Chronically absent32.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

65.8% of students were White, 12.6% Hispanic, 11.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White65.8%
  2. Hispanic12.6%
  3. Two or more races11.5%
  4. Black6.8%
  5. Pacific Islander2.1%
  6. Asian1.2%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Truman Middle scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMissouri
Reading and language arts, 2021-2224%37%43.2%
Math, 2022-2324%31% (2021-22)40.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in St Joseph

4 public middle schools in St Joseph report 2024-25 enrollment; Truman Middle is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Bode Middle48811.833.8%
Truman Middle48613.1100.0%
Robidoux Middle40513.5100.0%
Spring Garden Middle40414.1100.0%

All public schools in St Joseph →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Truman Middle

  1. Bode MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 488 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Spring Garden MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.2 miles away: 404 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
  3. Compare Truman Middle with Bode MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much St. Joseph School District spends per student$12,067 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,067
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriTruman Middle is the number 174 by size of 390 Missouri middle schools open in 2024-25.#174 of 390
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 13.0 for middle schools.13.1:1
  7. 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 Middle

  1. How many students attend Truman Middle?
    486 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 482 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in St Joseph, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Truman Middle?
    13.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for middle schools is 13.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Truman Middle a Title I school?
    Truman Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Truman Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Truman Middle scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Truman Middle in?
    St. Joseph School District, NCES district ID 2927060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 292706001674 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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