Summary:
Truman, Minnesota has two public schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade within the Truman Public School District: Truman Elementary (PK–6, 136 students) and Truman Secondary (7–12, 93 students), for a combined enrollment of 229 students in a small, high-poverty district where roughly 55–57% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch and student-teacher ratios sit near 10 to 1 at both schools.
Truman Secondary is the standout, ranking 159 of 473 schools (66th percentile, 3 stars) after sitting at 297 of 450 the year before. It posts a 93.7% graduation rate against the state's 84.9% and a 0.0% dropout rate against the state's 4.2%, plus science proficiency of 34.0% versus the state's 25.5%. Its clear weakness is math: 12.8% across all grades versus the state's 44.9%, and 0.0% in 11th grade versus the state's 35.3%. Truman Elementary is improving, moving from 631 of 872 to 526 of 869 (39th percentile, 2 stars). Its math (42.0%) and reading (44.9%) beat district averages but trail state averages, while science (23.5%) trails both. Sixth grade is a bright spot, with 70.6% proficiency in both math and reading.
The district overall ranks 263 of 458 (43rd percentile, 2 stars), sitting between its two schools. Reading improved at both schools this year, and science moved in opposite directions. Math is the most urgent shared concern, especially in secondary grades and in elementary 5th grade, where proficiency is 12.5% against the state's 41.9%.
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