Harry S. Truman Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-3 in Parlin, New Jersey, with 440 students. The school is part of the Sayreville School District, which is ranked 368 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Harry S. Truman Elementary School has consistently performed better than the Sayreville School District and the state of New Jersey on standardized tests. In the 2023-2024 school year, 46.2% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.5% for the district and 43.6% for the state. In math, 50.4% of 3rd graders were proficient or better, compared to 51.6% for the district and 47.6% for the state. The school also stands out in its performance for certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% of New Jersey elementary schools for African American students and performing well for Hispanic students and low socioeconomic status students.
While Harry S. Truman Elementary School's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 247 out of 1,360 New Jersey elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 614 out of 1,338 in 2023-2024, the school continues to outperform its local peers in the Sayreville School District. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, its 3rd-grade English Language Arts and Math proficiency rates were higher than those of Woodrow Wilson Elementary, Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary, and Emma Arleth Elementary.
Sayreville School District
Students who attend Harry S. Truman Elementary School usually go on to attend:Middle : Sayreville Middle SchoolHigh : Sayreville War Memorial High School
Harry S. Truman Elementary School ranks 614th of 1338 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.
Students at Harry S. Truman Elementary School are 45% White, 18% African American, 13% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% American Indian, 3% Pacific Islander.
In the 2023-24 school year, 440 students attended Harry S. Truman Elementary School.