Harry S Truman High School
750 Baychester Ave
Bronx NY, 10475, Bronx County
Phone: 718-904-5400
Ranking: 
(917 out of 989, bottom 7%)*
(917 out of 989, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | 84 | 84 | 81 | 87 | 102 | 116 | 133 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,911 | 1,817 | 1,752 | 1,999 | 2,141 | 2,381 | 2,838 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 792 | 41.4% | 857 | 47.2% | 708 | 40.4% | 848 | 42.4% | 675 | 31.5% | 774 | 32.5% | 1,114 | 39.3% |
| Grade 10: | 552 | 28.9% | 370 | 20.4% | 450 | 25.7% | 450 | 22.5% | 463 | 21.6% | 558 | 23.4% | 548 | 19.3% |
| Grade 11: | 296 | 15.5% | 333 | 18.3% | 316 | 18.0% | 415 | 20.8% | 434 | 20.3% | 416 | 17.5% | 391 | 13.8% |
| Grade 12: | 258 | 13.5% | 244 | 13.4% | 266 | 15.2% | 264 | 13.2% | 270 | 12.6% | 293 | 12.3% | 353 | 12.4% |
| Ungraded: | 13 | 0.7% | 13 | 0.7% | 12 | 0.7% | 22 | 1.1% | 299 | 14.0% | 340 | 14.3% | 432 | 15.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,143 | 59.8% | 1,080 | 59.4% | 1,054 | 60.2% | 1,207 | 60.4% | 1,252 | 58.5% | 1,377 | 57.8% | 1,574 | 55.5% |
| Female: | 768 | 40.2% | 737 | 40.6% | 698 | 39.8% | 792 | 39.6% | 881 | 41.1% | 996 | 41.8% | 1,260 | 44.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 17 | 0.9% | 16 | 0.9% | 17 | 1.0% | 22 | 1.1% | 24 | 1.1% | 23 | 1.0% | 22 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 44 | 2.3% | 40 | 2.2% | 35 | 2.0% | 38 | 1.9% | 48 | 2.2% | 52 | 2.2% | 55 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 812 | 42.5% | 784 | 43.1% | 764 | 43.6% | 895 | 44.8% | 905 | 42.3% | 965 | 40.5% | 1,151 | 40.6% |
| Black: | 1,009 | 52.8% | 947 | 52.1% | 912 | 52.1% | 1,024 | 51.2% | 1,140 | 53.2% | 1,319 | 55.4% | 1,580 | 55.7% |
| White: | 27 | 1.4% | 25 | 1.4% | 23 | 1.3% | 20 | 1.0% | 24 | 1.1% | 22 | 0.9% | 30 | 1.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,199 | 62.7% | 306 | 16.8% | 932 | 53.2% | 1,050 | 52.5% | NA | NA | 1,083 | 45.5% | 1,175 | 41.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 92 | 4.8% | 27 | 1.5% | 37 | 2.1% | 34 | 1.7% | NA | NA | 68 | 2.9% | 67 | 2.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.80 | 21.64 | 21.66 | 23.00 | 20.93 | 20.60 | 21.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 26% | 37% | 65% |
| 2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 24% | 32% | 64% |
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 33% | 26% | 64% |
| 2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 24% | 38% | 73% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 54% | 48% | 75% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 17% | 28% | 71% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 22% | 31% | 73% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 14% | 31% | 74% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 28% | 36% | 73% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 42% | 40% | 78% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 49% | 37% | 78% |
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 31% | 34% | 72% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 43% | 39% | 74% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 49% | 44% | 72% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 24% | 38% | 70% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 27% | 36% | 72% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 36% | 44% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 25% | 39% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 21% | 43% | 73% |
| 2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 31% | 50% | 77% |
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 49% | 53% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 46% | 52% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 58% | 58% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 55% | 57% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 56% | 64% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 72% | 68% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 56% | 63% | 82% |
| 2006 | French | End of course | % met std | 101% | 96% | 97% |
| 2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
| 2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 86% | 92% | 97% |
| 2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 90% | 88% | 94% |
| 2011 | French | End of course | % met std | 68% | 78% | 95% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 53% | 42% | 72% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 28% | 44% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 41% | 50% | 75% |
| 2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 29% | 37% | 70% |
| 2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 34% | 34% | 67% |
| 2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 29% | 32% | 63% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 51% | 38% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 63% | 45% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 70% | 48% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 66% | 45% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 72% | 50% | 71% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 63% | 52% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 49% | 51% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 58% | 57% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 42% | 57% | 72% |
| 2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 42% | 48% | 75% |
| 2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 38% | 44% | 75% |
| 2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 52% | 48% | 75% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 51% | 50% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 56% | 60% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 53% | 57% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 61% | 60% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 64% | 59% | 78% |
| 2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 29% | 52% | 77% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 52% | 55% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 49% | 51% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 54% | 54% | 76% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 48% | 48% | 61% |
| 2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 17% | 44% | 66% |
| 2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 26% | 37% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 45% | 43% | 70% |
| 2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 49% | 40% | 70% |
| 2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 25% | 29% | 68% |
| 2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 30% | 40% | 81% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 17% | 47% | 80% |
| 2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 22% | 38% | 79% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 34% | 28% | 77% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 14% | 31% | 77% |
| 2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 10% | 23% | 82% |
| 2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 62% | 35% | 79% |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 37% | 27% | 79% |
| 2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 98% | 96% |
| 2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 86% | 88% | 96% |
| 2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 99% | 88% | 97% |
| 2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 86% | 95% |
| 2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 90% | 96% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 96% | 89% | 95% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 91% | 94% |
| 2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 41% | 46% | 76% |
| 2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 47% | 44% | 79% |
| 2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 54% | 47% | 79% |
| 2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 55% | 54% | 83% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 49% | 48% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 48% | 57% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 51% | 55% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 41% | 54% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Harry S Truman High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.