Truman Public School District

Truman Public School District is a very small rural Minnesota district serving about 229 students across two schools — Truman Elementary (PK–6, 136 students) and Truman Secondary (7–12, 93 students) — covering the full PK–12 span with no middle or alternative schools. Overall, the district ranks 263 of 458 in Minnesota, placing it at the 43rd percentile with 2 stars. Both schools report free/reduced lunch rates above 50% and student-teacher ratios near 10:1, meaning small classes alongside meaningful socioeconomic need.

The two schools are headed in different directions. Truman Secondary is the standout, ranking 159 of 473 schools (66th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025-26, up sharply from 34th percentile the prior year. It also posts a 93.7% graduation rate versus the state's 84.9%, a 0.0% dropout rate versus 4.2%, science proficiency of 34.0% versus 25.5%, and End-of-Course science of 44.1% versus 35.0%. Truman Elementary improved its own rank to 526 of 869 (39th percentile, 2 stars), lifted by 6th grade, where students scored 70.6% proficient in both Math and Reading — well above the state in each subject.

Math is the clearest weak spot: district Math is 31.5% against the state's 44.9%, with Elementary at 42.0% but Secondary at 12.8%, including 0% in 11th grade Math. Science shows the widest swing, as Secondary rose from 7.14% to 34.0% while Elementary fell from 38.89% to 23.5%. Reading improved in both schools but remains below the state's 48.6%. Grade-level results are uneven — 4th grade Reading and 10th grade Reading are above state, while 5th grade Math and 3rd grade Reading lag. With such small cohorts, a few students can shift percentages substantially, so trends are best judged over multiple years.