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Truman School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

460^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Truman School is an elementary school in New Haven, CT, serving 460 students in grades PK through 8 within the New Haven School District, a district that ranks in the bottom 7% of Connecticut districts. The school itself ranks in the 6th percentile statewide (460th out of 491 elementary schools), placing it among the lowest-performing schools in Connecticut. Truman serves a predominantly low-income population, with 77.4% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and its student-teacher ratio is 13.9 to 1.

Academically, Truman scores well below state averages in most subjects. In 2025-2026, English Language Arts proficiency in grades 4-6 ranged from 12.7% to 15.1%, compared to state averages around 50-54%. Math proficiency in grades 3 and 4 was 14% and 11.3%, respectively. However, there is one notable exception: 5th-grade math proficiency was 28.6%, nearly double the district rate of 15.8% and higher than nearby schools like Edgewood School (15.1%) and Conte/West Hills Magnet School (27.3%). Science may also be an emerging bright spot, with 24.5% of 5th graders proficient, essentially matching the district average and outperforming several nearby schools. It's worth noting that Booker T. Washington Academy, a nearby school with even higher poverty rates (92.08%), ranks in the 34th percentile statewide and produces far higher proficiency rates, showing that high poverty does not have to mean low performance.

On the positive side, Truman's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.7% is below the district average of 30.6% and much better than several nearby schools, including Augusta Lewis Troup School (37.4%) and Roberto Clemente Leadership Academy for Global Awareness (40.6%). Attendance has improved dramatically since the pandemic, when chronic absenteeism hit 75.3%. Subgroup results show relative strengths as well: Hispanic students ranked at the 33rd percentile statewide in 2025-2026, a major improvement from the 9th percentile the year before, and English Language Learner students earned a 3-star rating in 2021-2022. Overall, Truman is a high-poverty, low-performing school with meaningful pockets of strength—including improving attendance and an unusual 5th-grade math performance—that suggest targeted interventions are possible within the building.

460

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,050

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

114 Truman St.
New Haven, CT 06519

(475) 220-2100

District: New Haven School District

Students who attend Truman School usually attend:

High:

Wilbur Cross High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.5%

African American:

7.8%

Asian:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (17% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 16% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg22%

Connecticut avg49%

460^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 20Elementary Schools in the New Haven School District

143^rd of 153New Haven School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	460 of 492	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	475 of 493	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	462 of 497	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	477 of 491	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	509 of 538	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	451 of 522	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	471 of 532	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	462 of 519	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	4.7	488 of 518	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.6	530 of 551	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.5	486 of 557	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.9	528 of 564	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.1	521 of 565	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.7	548 of 579	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.0	550 of 566	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.2	555 of 565	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.0	556 of 568	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.7	554 of 570	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	36.1	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.1	25 of 34	26.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2019	22.4	201 of 242	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	249 of 259	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	87 of 130	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.8	120 of 132	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	146 of 173	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	70 of 112	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	82 of 101	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	15.4	264 of 302	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2019	5.4	236 of 247	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	13.4	333 of 371	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	238 of 252	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	237 of 250	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	234 of 249	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	220 of 250	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	244 of 275	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	224 of 259	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	229 of 249	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	237 of 250	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.9	234 of 246	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.6	260 of 280	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.3	245 of 278	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	5.8	256 of 272	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.4	250 of 269	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.1	250 of 268	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.0	247 of 255	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.3	243 of 252	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.4	246 of 250	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.9	221 of 248	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	9 of 26	65.4%	★★★★☆
2021	31.4	30 of 34	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	96 of 105	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	77 of 97	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	127 of 146	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	71 of 97	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	64 of 75	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	17.5	186 of 218	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	7.1	209 of 224	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	16.6	212 of 244	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2022)47th percentile

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile+27 vs school

Female (2019)17th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)13th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2021)10th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2019)4th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2026)40th percentile

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)15th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2021)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2021)7th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science24%-27 vs state

Mathematics18%-29 vs state

English Language Arts14%-37 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)						SBAC Mathematics (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Truman School	Public	PK, KG-8	114 Truman St.	New Haven	06519	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-2100	460	33	13.9	77.4%	11 (2.4%)	36 (7.8%)	375 (81.5%)	20 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (2.8%)	7	460^th of 492 public elementary schools	6.5%		6	475^th of 493 public elementary schools	3.7%	15	24.5	771.0	2319.0	15.1	14.3	12.7	2424.0	2447.0	14.0	11.3	28.6	2439.0	2420.0	2430.0	$18,050
Hill Central Music Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	140 Dewitt St.	New Haven	06519	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-6100	430	29	14.8	83.3%	14 (3.3%)	69 (16.0%)	327 (76.0%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)								(n/a)	465.0	758.0	2342.0	0.0	2393.0	2426.0	15.1	2450.0	17.6	2370.0	2388.0	2396.0	2412.0	0.0	$19,610
Roberto Clemente Leadership Academy for Global Awareness	Public	K-8	360 Columbus Avenue	New Haven	06519	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-7600	434	33	12.9	84.8%	41 (9.4%)	76 (17.5%)	225 (51.8%)	71 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)								(n/a)	461.0	765.0	2304.0	2345.0	2405.0	2395.0	15.0	15.4	2306.0	0.0	0.0	2363.0	2423.0	2406.0	$19,556
John C. Daniels	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	569 Congress Ave.	New Haven	06519	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-3600	522	38	13.7	72.2%	25 (4.8%)	54 (10.3%)	424 (81.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	11.4	424^th of 492 public elementary schools	13.8%		8.7	448^th of 493 public elementary schools	9.1%	24	24.4	27.5	18.8	21.6	37.8	26.7	28.3	31.4	22.9	2412.0	2434.0	2435.0	13.0	2429.0	$20,940
Barnard Environmental Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	170 Derby Ave.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(475) 220-3500	496	30	16.4	76.8%	50 (10.1%)	181 (36.5%)	156 (31.5%)	79 (15.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	5.6	474^th of 492 public elementary schools	3.7%		11.8	418^th of 493 public elementary schools	15.2%	56	16.7	19.6	2375.0	16.7	2392.0	15.2	2505.0	23.9	19.5	14.6	2397.0	2410.0	2460.0	2417.0	$19,448
Augusta Lewis Troup School	Public	PK, KG-8	259 Edgewood Ave.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-3000	300	31	9.6	87.7%	14 (4.7%)	140 (46.7%)	107 (35.7%)	13 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.3%)	7.1	457^th of 492 public elementary schools	7.1%					(n/a)	18.9	17.6	17.5	20.5	2420.0	2453.0	16.3	2504.0	2330.0	17.9	2405.0	2414.0	2416.0	2427.0	$20,161
Forest School	Public	PK, KG-4	95 Burwell Rd.	West Haven	06516	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	West Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 931-6800	428	39	10.9	62.9%	63 (14.7%)	120 (28.0%)	212 (49.5%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	26.5	348^th of 492 public elementary schools	29.3%		18.3	378^th of 493 public elementary schools	23.3%	30			33.8	43.7					35.1	37.9					$23,065
Conte/West Hills Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	511 Chapel St.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(475) 220-5400	496	46	10.7	81.9%	22 (4.4%)	168 (33.9%)	261 (52.6%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	10.6	429^th of 492 public elementary schools	12.8%		7.2	463^rd of 493 public elementary schools	6.1%	34	18.2	32.7	26.9	14.3	18.2	17.9	27.3	30.8	2395.0	32.1	27.3	2427.0	24.1	15.4	$19,946
Wexler/Grant - Lincoln/Bassett Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	130 Bassett St.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-8500	194	19	10.1	91.8%	2 (1.0%)	119 (61.3%)	62 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	6.4	465^th of 492 public elementary schools	5.5%					(n/a)	28.6	772.0	2334.0	14.0	20.0	12.0	2460.0	25.0	2348.0	14.0	2427.0	12.0	2432.0	2457.0	$24,085
Booker T. Washington Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	804 State Street	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Booker T. Washington Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 691-6535	404	25	16.1	92.1%	4 (1.0%)	302 (74.8%)	75 (18.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	32.5	326^th of 492 public elementary schools	33.7%		24.1	349^th of 493 public elementary schools	29.2%	23	464.0	772.0	29.3	27.9	2424.0	60.0	2540.0	30.0	34.1	34.9	2418.0	44.4	41.5	2491.0	$17,553

Frequently Asked Questions about Truman School

Is Truman School a good school?

Truman School ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Truman School attend?

Students who attend Truman School usually go on to attend:

High : Wilbur Cross High School

What is the racial makeup of Truman School?

Students at Truman School are 82% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

How many students attend Truman School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Truman School.

What district is Truman School in?

New Haven School District

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