Public schools in Taft, CA
Taft has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 3,553 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Taft City runs 6 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Taft's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Taft | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taft City | 6 | 2,402 | $14,953 |
| Taft Union High School District | 2 | 1,186 | $23,712 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Taft, 1,149 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taft Union High | 1,064 | 18.3 | 72.2% | Taft Union High |
| Buena Vista High (Continuation) | 85 | 16.3 | 84.7% | Taft Union High |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Taft, 748 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Junior High | 748 | 18.6 | 80.1% | Taft City |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 elementary schools in Taft, 1,656 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Elementary | 520 | 24.8 | 83.5% | Taft City |
| Parkview Elementary | 328 | 20.5 | 67.7% | Taft City |
| Conley Elementary | 306 | 23.5 | 91.2% | Taft City |
| Jefferson Elementary | 271 | 22.6 | 94.8% | Taft City |
| Taft Primary | 231 | 21.0 | 80.5% | Taft City |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Taft's public schools compare with California's
The median Taft school has 20.8 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the California median of 21.6. Its median school enrolls 317 students (state 471).
| Taft | California | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 20.8 | 21.6 |
| Median school size (students) | 317 | 471 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | not reported | not reported |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 75% | 74% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 13% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Taft schools and the 9,918 California schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Taft
- Taft CityRuns 6 of Taft's 8 public schools and spent $14,953 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,953
- Taft Union High, the largest high school in Taft1,064 students in 2024-25, 18.3 per teacher.1,064
- Compare Taft City with Taft Union High School DistrictTaft's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaCalifornia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Taft addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in California
- Los Angeles564 schools
- San Diego283 schools
- San Jose232 schools
- Sacramento197 schools
- Fresno179 schools
- Bakersfield146 schools
- San Francisco123 schools
- Stockton122 schools
Questions about schools in Taft
How many public schools are in Taft, CA?
8 public schools with an address in Taft were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 3,553 students.What is the largest high school in Taft?
Taft Union High, with 1,064 students in 2024-25 (Taft Union High School District).Which districts run Taft's schools?
Taft City (6 schools), Taft Union High School District (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25