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Truman School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

114 Truman St., New Haven, CT 06519 · (475) 220-2100 · Part of New Haven School District

New Haven’s School Grade D better than 6% of Connecticut school districts

Students
460
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Truman School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 31 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 37 pts below the state
  • Next stop for New Haven kids: 8 high schools

On the path

Where New Haven kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Truman SchoolYou are here
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts14%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

114 Truman St., New Haven

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K35
Kindergarten30
Grade 144
Grade 246
Grade 347
Grade 444
Grade 549
Grade 653
Grade 754
Grade 858
Enrollment over time
487’20
505’21
483’22
462’23
460’24

Down 5.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 82%Black 8%Asian 4%Two or more races 3%White 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Truman School from New Haven families.

Other schools in New Haven School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; New Haven’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.