Harry S Truman Elementary School
1400 Gaskill Ave
Allentown PA, 18103, Lehigh County
Phone: 610-791-2800
Ranking: (1,170 out of 2,311, bottom 49%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Salisbury Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 412 | 425 | 422 | 400 | 384 | 390 | 418 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 48 | 11.7% | 64 | 15.1% | 71 | 16.8% | 60 | 15.0% | 51 | 13.3% | 55 | 14.1% | 74 | 17.7% |
Grade 1: | 75 | 18.2% | 70 | 16.5% | 66 | 15.6% | 61 | 15.3% | 61 | 15.9% | 77 | 19.7% | 54 | 12.9% |
Grade 2: | 74 | 18.0% | 66 | 15.5% | 69 | 16.4% | 68 | 17.0% | 73 | 19.0% | 56 | 14.4% | 70 | 16.7% |
Grade 3: | 70 | 17.0% | 74 | 17.4% | 67 | 15.9% | 75 | 18.8% | 60 | 15.6% | 67 | 17.2% | 75 | 17.9% |
Grade 4: | 73 | 17.7% | 68 | 16.0% | 82 | 19.4% | 63 | 15.8% | 72 | 18.8% | 67 | 17.2% | 68 | 16.3% |
Grade 5: | 72 | 17.5% | 83 | 19.5% | 67 | 15.9% | 73 | 18.3% | 67 | 17.4% | 68 | 17.4% | 77 | 18.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 222 | 53.9% | 233 | 54.8% | 212 | 50.2% | 206 | 51.5% | 194 | 50.5% | 195 | 50.0% | 212 | 50.7% |
Female: | 190 | 46.1% | 192 | 45.2% | 210 | 49.8% | 194 | 48.5% | 169 | 44.0% | 182 | 46.7% | 200 | 47.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.3% | 14 | 3.6% | 11 | 2.6% |
Hispanic: | 58 | 14.1% | 53 | 12.5% | 60 | 14.2% | 46 | 11.5% | 39 | 10.2% | 38 | 9.7% | 53 | 12.7% |
Black: | 15 | 3.6% | 16 | 3.8% | 19 | 4.5% | 20 | 5.0% | 27 | 7.0% | 27 | 6.9% | 23 | 5.5% |
White: | 311 | 75.5% | 327 | 76.9% | 320 | 75.8% | 311 | 77.8% | 295 | 76.8% | 305 | 78.2% | 328 | 78.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 27 | 6.6% | 27 | 6.4% | 18 | 4.3% | 15 | 3.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 127 | 30.8% | 119 | 28.0% | 95 | 22.5% | 60 | 15.0% | 73 | 19.0% | 73 | 18.7% | 49 | 11.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 8.3% | 38 | 8.9% | 49 | 11.6% | 27 | 6.8% | 28 | 7.3% | 22 | 5.6% | 36 | 8.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.90 | 16.23 | 16.11 | 14.45 | 13.89 | 13.90 | 15.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 94% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 92.6% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 88.5% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 86.5% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 88.8% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 85.8% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 84.1% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 80% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 80% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 83.5% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 89.4% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 85.5% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 85% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 81.4% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 82.3% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 83.8% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 88.1% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 86.5% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.6% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 78.5% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 84.6% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 82.3% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80.2% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 75.2% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 88.2% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 84.7% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 85.8% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78.3% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 91.9% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 95% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 95.7% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 96.4% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 86.9% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 76.3% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 82.5% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.1% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 80.7% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 85.4% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 81.1% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 81.3% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 83.5% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 82.8% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 63.9% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 79.1% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 78.7% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 78% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 74.7% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 79.3% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 72.5% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 78% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 75% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 83.1% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 72.4% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 76.3% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 80.2% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 63% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 73.2% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 73.4% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 84.1% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 60.9% | 64.2% |
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* Harry S Truman Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.