For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 784 students in Taft City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle School in Taft City School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the California public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 69% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 77% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
6 Schools
3,478 Schools
# Students
2,398 Students
1,875,212 Students
# Teachers
108 Teachers
87,766 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
22:1
22:1
District Rank
Taft City School District, which is ranked #252 of all 1,167 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#422 out of 1200 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-59%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-59%
49%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.47
0.64
# American Indian Students
6 Students
10,541 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
14 Students
199,355 Students
% Asian Students
1%
11%
# Hispanic Students
1,614 Students
1,021,136 Students
% Hispanic Students
67%
54%
# Black Students
15 Students
104,497 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
699 Students
425,910 Students
% White Students
29%
23%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
7,948 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
44 Students
103,260 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
319
83,361
# Students in 1st Grade:
254
74,656
# Students in 2nd Grade:
284
77,033
# Students in 3rd Grade:
266
77,239
# Students in 4th Grade:
220
80,324
# Students in 5th Grade:
270
86,020
# Students in 6th Grade:
264
291,274
# Students in 7th Grade:
254
434,675
# Students in 8th Grade:
267
455,560
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
55,052
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
52,041
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
51,590
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
56,387
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,975 in this school district is less than the state median of $19,806. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,869 is less than the state median of $18,241. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$46 MM
$116,387 MM
Spending
$33 MM
$107,188 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,975
$19,806
Spending / Student
$13,869
$18,241
Best Taft City School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lincoln Junior High School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
810 Sixth St.
Taft, CA 93268
(661) 765-2127
Taft, CA 93268
(661) 765-2127
Grades: 6-8
| 784 students
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