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Truman Elementary

Public Grades K-5

770^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Truman Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving 292 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Hickman Mills C-1 School District, which is ranked 324 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Truman Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.5% to 43.7% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests, is also consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 18.3%, compared to the state average of 41.4% and the district average of 22.8%. Additionally, 100% of Truman Elementary's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Truman Elementary to other schools within the Hickman Mills C-1 district, it becomes clear that Truman is one of the lowest-performing schools. For instance, Compass Elementary and Dobbs Elementary, which are both within a 2-mile radius of Truman, consistently outperform Truman on academic measures. However, Truman Elementary's performance for specific student subgroups, such as African American students and students with disabilities, is relatively better compared to the overall school performance, suggesting the school may be able to leverage its strengths in supporting these subgroups to improve the overall academic outcomes.

287

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,264

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9601 James A. Reed Rd
Kansas City, MO 64134-1652

(816) 316-8100

District: Hickman Mills C-1

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.7%

Hispanic:

22.6%

White:

11.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (21% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Science scores 28 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg22%

Missouri avg43%

770^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Hickman Mills C-1

324^th of 367Hickman Mills C-1 among Missouri districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	770 of 900	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	780 of 906	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	759 of 898	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	794 of 908	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	814 of 901	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	1025 of 1052	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	1004 of 1045	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.0	1000 of 1032	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.4	803 of 865	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	945 of 1058	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.5	910 of 1089	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.0	957 of 1108	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.7	885 of 1085	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.3	880 of 1088	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.2	964 of 1066	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	22.4	908 of 1053	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.2	889 of 1084	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.2	873 of 1080	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.8	936 of 1074	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	113 of 190	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.3	49 of 191	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	42.4	103 of 185	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	91 of 184	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	59 of 163	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.8	217 of 250	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	204 of 243	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	38.8	197 of 302	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	431 of 638	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	434 of 625	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	397 of 611	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	342 of 532	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	464 of 574	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	884 of 907	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	850 of 887	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)41st percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2019)35th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+18 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-20 vs state

Mathematics21%-21 vs state

Science14%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Truman Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Truman Elementary	Public	K-5	9601 James A. Reed Rd	Kansas City	64134	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-8100	287	22	12.7	100.0%	32 (11.1%)	160 (55.7%)	65 (22.6%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	15.4	770^th of 900 public elementary schools	14.4%		15.3	780^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.9%	10	18.3	25.8		14.0	20.3	25.8	24.9	$19,264	$2,177	$17,087
Dobbs Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Eastern	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7800	320	25	12.8	100.0%	63 (19.7%)	174 (54.4%)	32 (10.0%)	27 (8.4%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	26.2	687^th of 900 public elementary schools	23.7%		12.6	810^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.6%	123	21.5	26.0	33.5	27.7	10.8	15.3	43.0	$19,453	$2,545	$16,908
Santa Fe Elementary	Public	K-5	8908 Old Santa Fe Rd	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7950	356	25	14.3	100.0%	16 (4.5%)	251 (70.5%)	52 (14.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.9%)	11.2	809^th of 900 public elementary schools	10.1%		14.4	787^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.1%	22	19.0	15.6	19.3	15.4	13.3	11.7	20.8	$19,712	$2,441	$17,271
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	8838 E 83rd St	Raytown	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7270	353	23	15.0	73.7%	48 (13.6%)	220 (62.3%)	56 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.4%)	12.6	800^th of 900 public elementary schools	11.1%		13.2	799^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.8%	1	17.8	13.3	11.4	20.9	27.4	15.2	17.4	$13,705	$1,973	$11,733
Compass Elementary	Public	K-5	5401 E. 103rd St	Kansas City	64137	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7750	335	24	14.0	100.0%	35 (10.4%)	183 (54.6%)	91 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.9%)	32.5	644^th of 900 public elementary schools	28.4%		29	664^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.7%	20	45.9	42.7	21.5	16.2	33.2	30.0	21.2	$18,471	$2,095	$16,377
Ervin Elementary School	Public	K-5	11115 Bennington Ave	Kansas City	64134	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7100	427	28	15.4	100.0%	41 (9.6%)	245 (57.4%)	93 (21.8%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.1%)	15.9	767^th of 900 public elementary schools	14.8%		10.2	830^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.4%	63	25.4	32.7	9.6	5.4	22.5	24.5	21.4	$17,696	$2,072	$15,623
Southwood Elementary	Public	K-5	8015 Raytown Rd	Raytown	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7280	346	27	12.8	61.3%	71 (20.5%)	162 (46.8%)	57 (16.5%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	44 (12.7%)	17.4	756^th of 900 public elementary schools	16.0%		16.6	764^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.7%	8	15.7	24.5	22.9	22.9	24.1	20.2	24.4	$15,679	$2,055	$13,625
Westridge Elementary	Public	K-5	8500 E 77th St	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7290	319	23	13.7	72.7%	57 (17.9%)	164 (51.4%)	51 (16.0%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	39 (12.2%)	10.4	819^th of 900 public elementary schools	9.0%		10.2	831^st of 906 public elementary schools	8.3%	12	16.7	15.7	16.5	16.7	12.3	15.8	16.4	$14,722	$2,089	$12,633
Ingels Elementary	Public	K-5	11600 Food Ln	Kansas City	64134	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7850	261	25	10.3	100.0%	25 (9.6%)	152 (58.2%)	57 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.6%)	14.3	782^nd of 900 public elementary schools	13.1%		17.4	754^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.8%	28	21.0	17.9	14.7	12.3		20.1	27.5	$24,363	$4,732	$19,631
Warford Elementary	Public	K-5	11400 Cleveland	Kansas City	64137	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-8150	407	26	15.6	100.0%	48 (11.8%)	234 (57.5%)	83 (20.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	35 (8.6%)	12	804^th of 900 public elementary schools	10.7%		15	782^nd of 906 public elementary schools	13.7%	22	10.4	18.7	21.9	20.4	10.5	15.8	23.6	$17,808	$1,918	$15,890

Frequently Asked Questions about Truman Elementary

Is Truman Elementary a good school?

Truman Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Missouri elementary schools.

How many students attend Truman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended Truman Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Truman Elementary?

Students at Truman Elementary are 56% African American, 23% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Truman Elementary in?

Hickman Mills C-1

What schools do graduates of Truman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Truman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hickman Mills Middle School
High : Ruskin High School

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