Summary:
Elementary schools in the Truman Public School District come down to a single school: Truman Elementary in Truman, Minnesota, serving grades PK–6 with 136 students. The district is ranked 263rd of 458 Minnesota districts, at the 43rd percentile with 2 stars, while Truman Elementary ranks 526th of 869 elementary schools for 2025–2026, at the 39th percentile with 2 stars. Since there is only one elementary school here, all comparisons are against the district and state rather than another local school.
All-grade proficiency for 2025–2026 is 42% in math, 44.9% in reading, and 23.5% in science. That puts the school above its district in math (31.5%) and reading (42.4%), but below the state in all three subjects (44.9% math, 48.6% reading, 25.5% science). Grade-level results vary widely. Sixth grade is the brightest spot, with 70.6% proficiency in both math and reading, far above the state's 39.5% and 53.4%. Fourth grade reading is also slightly above the state at 50% versus 48.8%. The weakest areas are 5th grade math at 12.5% against the state's 41.9%, and 3rd grade reading at 26.3% against 46.8%.
Looking year over year, all-grade math rose from 35.82% to 42% and reading from 36.36% to 44.9%, while science fell from 38.89% to 23.5%. The school's rank also improved, from 631st of 872 (28th percentile, 1 star) in 2024–2025 to 526th of 869 (39th percentile, 2 stars), though it remains below the state median. About 57.35% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is a favorable 9.9. With small grade cohorts, a few students can shift percentages noticeably from year to year.
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