Taft Primary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 3 · Taft, California

Taft Primary in Taft, California enrolled 231 students in 2024-25 with 11.0 full-time teachers, 21.0 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 11-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%

247 students in 2022-23, 238 students in 2023-24, 231 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.9 to 11.0.

Students enrolled at Taft Primary by school year2022-23: 247, 2023-24: 238, 2024-25: 23101002003002022-232472023-242382024-25231
Students enrolled at Taft Primary by school year2022-23: 247, 2023-24: 238, 2024-25: 23101002003002022-232472023-242382024-25231
Students enrolled at Taft Primary by school year2022-23: 247, 2023-24: 238, 2024-25: 23101002003002022-232472023-242382024-25231
Students enrolled at Taft Primary by school year2022-23: 247, 2023-24: 238, 2024-25: 23101002003002022-232472023-242382024-25231
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2324710.922.7
2023-2423810.921.8
2024-2523111.021.0

21.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 68 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Taft Primary 21.0; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherTaft Primary 21.0state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Taft Primary 21.0; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherTaft Primary 21.0state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Taft Primary 21.0; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherTaft Primary 21.0state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Taft Primary 21.0; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherTaft Primary 21.0state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Taft Primary enrolled 251 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent19.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

72.3% of students were Hispanic, 22.9% White, 2.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic72.3%
  2. White22.9%
  3. Two or more races2.2%
  4. American Indian1.7%
  5. Black0.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Taft Primary scored proficient or above: 11-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2211‑19%26‑30%45%
Math, 2022-2330‑39%14‑18% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Taft

5 public elementary schools in Taft report 2024-25 enrollment; Taft Primary is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Roosevelt Elementary52024.883.5%
Parkview Elementary32820.567.7%
Conley Elementary30623.591.2%
Jefferson Elementary27122.694.8%
Taft Primary23121.080.5%

All public schools in Taft →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Taft Primary

  1. Roosevelt ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 520 students, 24.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Conley ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 306 students, 23.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Taft Primary with Roosevelt ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Taft City spends per student$14,953 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,953
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaTaft Primary is the number 5,190 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#5,190 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher21.0 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.21.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Taft Primary

  1. How many students attend Taft Primary?
    231 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 247 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Taft, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Taft Primary?
    21.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Taft Primary a Title I school?
    Taft Primary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Taft Primary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Taft Primary scored proficient or above: 11-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Taft Primary in?
    Taft City, NCES district ID 0638700. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063870006509 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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