The main Truman building is also home to the Bronx Health Sciences High School, which occupies a portion of the third floor, and PS 176X, a special education school for autistic students, which shares a small portion of the first and second floors.

[5][7] The site of Truman High School and the rest of Co-op City was originally home to the Freedomland amusement park.

[21] Soon after opening, the buildings of the complex were found to have numerous structural problems including leaks, cracking, and faulty utilities.

[19] The issues led New York State Comptroller Edward V. Regan to audit the complex in late 1979.

",[22] she has created six small career-themed academies in TV Production/Media Communications,[23] Culinary Arts, Air Force Junior ROTC, Engineering & Robotics, Law, and Business Computing.

Statistical analysis done by the school has indicated that among students who participate in the academies, on-time graduation rates are significantly higher, and overall attendance, behavior and academic performance in the core subject areas have improved.

[33] On June 18, 2009, during his bid for re-election, Mayor Bloomberg claimed that during his administration, reported crimes at the school had dropped by a staggering 85%.

[35][36] In June 2011, Truman Media Academy students Ernesto Gonzalez and Ian Denton won first place in the "Get Reel With Your Dreams" scholarship competition, hosted by Sade Baderinwa of WABC-TV and The Walt Disney Company for creating a 30-second public service announcement about child abuse.

[37][38][39] In October 2011, Principal Nasser was selected to receive a NY Post Liberty Medal, for her work in creating a "small school feel, with higher graduation rates," at Truman.

[24] The Truman complex is located on the east side of Baychester Avenue and the New England Thruway in western Co-op City, between sections 1 and 3 of the development.

An adjacent shallow training pool, also in disrepair, was not fixed due to a lack of sufficient funds.

Truman alumnus and former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion Jr. secured $375,000 in capital funds to rehabilitate the space.

[40][45] In September 2013, a new Astronomy course was opened up to Truman students under the leadership of instructor Kathleen Robbins.

The class meets daily in the planetarium, and several students in the program are trained to operate the digital facilities on their own.