Is Harry S Truman Elementary School a good school?

Harry S Truman Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.5% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Harry S Truman Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 487 students attended Harry S Truman Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Harry S Truman Elementary School?

Students at Harry S Truman Elementary School are 54% White, 25% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Harry S Truman Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Harry S Truman Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Gaiser Middle School High : Fort Vancouver High School

Harry S Truman Elementary School

Summary:

Harry S Truman Elementary School is a public elementary school in Vancouver, Washington, serving 491 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Vancouver School District, which is ranked 159 out of 247 districts in the state.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student and low student-teacher ratio, Harry S Truman Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Washington elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's White students, low-socioeconomic status students, and English Language Learners perform particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom 5-10% of schools statewide. However, the school's Hispanic students and English Language Learners perform relatively better compared to other subgroups.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Vancouver School District, such as Washington Elementary, Hazel Dell Elementary School, and Lincoln Elementary School, generally perform better than Harry S Truman Elementary on state assessments and have higher rankings, suggesting the need for the school to identify and implement effective strategies to improve student achievement and close the performance gaps.

Detail:

Public K-5

4505 NE 42nd Ave
Vancouver, WA 98661-2811

(360) 313-2900

District: Vancouver School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
999^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,743

Students who attend Harry S Truman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gaiser Middle School
High:	Fort Vancouver High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.3

Number of students: 487

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.6%

Hispanic:

25.5%

Two or more races:

9.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 66.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Harry S Truman Elementary School ranks worse than 85.5% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 13^th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Vancouver School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.86. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (53.6%), Hispanic (25.5%), two or more races (9.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 66.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Harry S Truman Elementary School is 14.3, which is the 8^th best among 21 elementary schools in the Vancouver School District. (See more...)

Compare Harry S Truman Elementary School employs 33.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Harry S Truman Elementary School is $19,743, which is the 8^th highest among 21 elementary schools in the Vancouver School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Harry S Truman Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Harry S Truman Elementary School 999^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Harry S Truman Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Vancouver School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Vancouver School District 159^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Harry S Truman Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Harry S Truman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	73.01	225^th	1026	78.1%
2005	38.09	691^st	1031	33.0%
2006	41.61	656^th	1051	37.6%
2007	32.48	776^th	1069	27.4%
2008	42.89	647^th	1067	39.4%
2009	31.00	800^th	1072	25.4%
2010	57.62	446^th	1088	59.0%
2011	39.37	714^th	1092	34.6%
2012	30.09	850^th	1097	22.5%
2013	30.13	841^st	1106	24.0%
2015	60.89	393^rd	1067	63.2%
2016	34.90	715^th	1053	32.1%
2017	30.85	763^rd	1056	27.7%
2018	27.59	793^rd	1054	24.8%
2019	26.82	870^th	1130	23.0%
2021	26.86	802^nd	1107	27.6%
2022	18.84	982^nd	1169	16.0%
2023	14.54	1045^th	1169	10.6%
2024	17.86	999^th	1168	14.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Harry S Truman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	17.10	187^th	212	11.8%
2019	20.82	256^th	303	15.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Harry S Truman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	31.77	255^th	333	23.4%
2024	43.49	163^rd	320	49.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Harry S Truman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	45.85	314^th	637	50.7%
2019	40.25	305^th	566	46.1%
2022	26.31	385^th	478	19.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Harry S Truman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	21.84	731^st	835	12.5%
2019	31.72	734^th	979	25.0%
2021	36.14	557^th	854	34.8%
2022	21.83	884^th	1019	13.2%
2023	19.20	911^th	1013	10.1%
2024	15.96	939^th	1024	8.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Harry S Truman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	21.78	825^th	1004	17.8%
2019	22.32	877^th	1068	17.9%
2021	16.23	896^th	1008	11.1%
2022	12.38	1019^th	1100	7.4%
2023	12.41	1014^th	1094	7.3%
2024	17.82	943^rd	1093	13.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Harry S Truman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	36.11	656^th	999	34.3%
2019	35.13	721^st	1075	32.9%
2021	38.00	606^th	1025	40.9%
2022	28.86	806^th	1113	27.6%
2023	15.25	981^st	1099	10.7%
2024	20.27	927^th	1099	15.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Harry S Truman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	33.63	377^th	540	30.2%
2019	32.60	502^nd	697	28.0%
2021	61.33	121^st	501	75.8%
2022	30.19	503^rd	694	27.5%
2023	47.25	337^th	633	46.8%
2024	39.25	419^th	651	35.6%

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Rank History for White students at Harry S Truman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	23.39	686^th	833	17.6%
2019	22.51	864^th	1027	15.9%
2021	16.69	834^th	943	11.6%
2022	14.75	941^st	1031	8.7%
2023	9.48	970^th	1011	4.1%
2024	11.63	956^th	1009	5.3%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Truman does a great job with teachers and students --considering the crowded conditions of the school--my Grandaughter has gone there for 2 years going to 2nd grade next year----she excels in reading-math and understanding of the projects---I think your ratings are way off!!! hopefully new school will be done in 2020! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Harry S Truman Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	438	4	20	8	15	n/a	n/a	0	485
1989	480	9	20	6	10	n/a	n/a	0	525
1990	495	8	20	5	7	n/a	n/a	0	535
1991	551	9	18	6	3	n/a	n/a	0	587
1992	567	6	20	8	8	n/a	n/a	0	609
1993	471	11	14	4	6	n/a	n/a	0	506
1994	482	8	19	6	8	n/a	n/a	0	523
1995	506	8	19	10	10	n/a	n/a	0	553
1996	506	8	19	10	10	n/a	n/a	0	553
1997	477	14	28	10	11	n/a	n/a	0	540
1998	468	17	31	10	11	n/a	n/a	0	537
1999	456	20	28	12	11	n/a	n/a	0	527
2000	407	19	25	21	11	n/a	n/a	0	483
2001	396	19	23	19	10	n/a	n/a	0	467
2002	400	27	25	20	11	n/a	n/a	0	483
2003	400	27	25	20	11	n/a	n/a	0	483
2004	421	44	31	45	12	n/a	n/a	0	553
2005	395	42	30	57	9	n/a	n/a	0	533
2006	378	46	45	57	11	n/a	n/a	0	537
2007	372	55	43	46	11	n/a	n/a	0	527
2008	404	31	41	56	6	n/a	n/a	1	539
2009	382	31	39	54	4	n/a	n/a	7	517
2010	373	44	47	43	5	n/a	n/a	8	520
2011	368	34	28	69	4	7	35	0	545
2012	363	25	22	94	3	5	41	0	553
2013	368	25	24	100	2	7	52	0	578
2014	322	22	22	103	2	16	54	0	541
2015	345	17	22	113	1	13	58	0	569
2016	338	13	27	129	1	16	68	0	592
2017	309	27	25	132	1	19	62	0	575
2018	296	19	25	131	5	24	61	0	561
2019	294	14	18	115	2	16	69	0	528
2020	284	17	20	124	3	11	65	0	524
2021	232	16	21	120	6	21	52	0	468
2022	231	15	19	115	5	24	44	0	453
2023	250	15	20	136	4	17	49	0	491
2024	261	15	18	124	2	19	48	0	487

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Harry S Truman Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	485	21.0	23.0	0
1989	525	22.0	23.8	n/a
1990	535	23.6	22.6	0
1991	587	25.6	22.9	n/a
1992	609	28.8	21.1	n/a
1993	506	24.5	20.7	n/a
1994	523	26.1	20.0	n/a
1995	553	25.2	21.9	n/a
1996	553	25.2	21.9	n/a
1997	540	25.6	21.1	n/a
1998	537	22.0	24.4	n/a
1999	527	22.0	24.0	n/a
2000	483	21.0	23.0	n/a
2001	467	20.5	22.8	n/a
2002	483	23.0	21.0	41.2
2003	483	23.0	21.0	41.2
2004	553	24.0	23.0	59
2005	533	24.5	21.8	53.1
2006	537	24.9	21.6	53.3
2007	527	25.5	20.7	51.2
2008	539	25.0	21.6	48.7
2009	517	25.0	20.7	54.7
2010	520	25.6	20.3	59.2
2011	545	24.5	22.1	50.8
2012	553	25.4	21.7	57.1
2013	578	27.0	21.4	62.1
2014	541	n/a	n/a	57.5
2015	569	34.0	16.7	57.8
2016	592	33.0	17.9	60
2017	575	34.1	16.8	60
2018	561	34.3	16.3	59.5
2019	528	33.7	15.6	58
2020	524	33.5	15.6	60.9
2021	468	35.7	13.0	56.8
2022	453	34.2	13.2	60.3
2023	491	33.2	14.7	70.5
2024	487	33.9	14.3	66.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Harry S Truman Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	485	21.0	23.0	0
1989	525	22.0	23.8	n/a
1990	535	23.6	22.6	0
1991	587	25.6	22.9	n/a
1992	609	28.8	21.1	n/a
1993	506	24.5	20.7	n/a
1994	523	26.1	20.0	n/a
1995	553	25.2	21.9	n/a
1996	553	25.2	21.9	n/a
1997	540	25.6	21.1	n/a
1998	537	22.0	24.4	n/a
1999	527	22.0	24.0	n/a
2000	483	21.0	23.0	n/a
2001	467	20.5	22.8	n/a
2002	483	23.0	21.0	41.2
2003	483	23.0	21.0	41.2
2004	553	24.0	23.0	59
2005	533	24.5	21.8	53.1
2006	537	24.9	21.6	53.3
2007	527	25.5	20.7	51.2
2008	539	25.0	21.6	48.7
2009	517	25.0	20.7	54.7
2010	520	25.6	20.3	59.2
2011	545	24.5	22.1	50.8
2012	553	25.4	21.7	57.1
2013	578	27.0	21.4	62.1
2014	541	n/a	n/a	57.5
2015	569	34.0	16.7	57.8
2016	592	33.0	17.9	60
2017	575	34.1	16.8	60
2018	561	34.3	16.3	59.5
2019	528	33.7	15.6	58
2020	524	33.5	15.6	60.9
2021	468	35.7	13.0	56.8
2022	453	34.2	13.2	60.3
2023	491	33.2	14.7	70.5
2024	487	33.9	14.3	66.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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