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Taft Alternative School (Closed 2009)

Taft Alternative School serves 22 students in grades 6-8.

The student-teacher ratio of 4:1 was lower than the Iowa state level of 14:1.

Minority enrollment was 9% of the student body (majority Black), which was lower than the Iowa state average of 29% (majority Hispanic).

School Overview

School Type

Alternative school

Grades Offered

Grades 6-8

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Taft Alternative School
6	5
7	9
8	8

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Total Students

22 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (2000-2008)
Year	Taft Alternative School
2008	22
2007	20
2006	21
2005	24
2004	22
2003	25
2002	25
2001	23
2000	27

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Total Classroom Teachers

5 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2000-2008)
Year	Taft Alternative School
2008	5
2007	5
2006	5
2005	6
2004	4
2003	5
2002	11
2001	5
2000	4

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School Rankings

This School

State Level (IA)

Student-Teacher Ratio

4:1

14:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2000-2008)
Year	Taft Alternative School	Iowa	Cedar Rapids Community School District
2008	4:1	13:1	15:1
2007	4:1	14:1	16:1
2006	4:1	13:1	16:1
2005	4:1	13:1	17:1
2004	6:1	13:1	16:1
2003	5:1	13:1	19:1
2002	2:1	13:1	16:1
2001	5:1	14:1	16:1
2000	7:1	14:1	16:1

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American Indian

n/a

Asian

n/a

Hispanic

n/a

13%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2005-2007)
Year	Taft Alternative School	Iowa	Cedar Rapids Community School District
2007	5%	6%	3%
2006	5%	5%	3%
2005	4%	5%	3%

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Black

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2000-2008)
Year	Taft Alternative School	Iowa	Cedar Rapids Community School District
2008	9%	6%	15%
2007	35%	5%	14%
2006	19%	4%	13%
2005	17%	5%	13%
2004	23%	4%	12%
2003	20%	4%	11%
2002	16%	4%	10%
2001	17%	4%	9%
2000	7%	3%	7%

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White

91%

71%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2000-2008)
Year	Taft Alternative School	Iowa	Cedar Rapids Community School District
2008	91%	84%	79%
2007	60%	86%	80%
2006	76%	88%	81%
2005	79%	87%	82%
2004	77%	88%	83%
2003	80%	89%	84%
2002	80%	89%	85%
2001	83%	89%	86%
2000	93%	94%	90%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

n/a

All Ethnic Groups

0.17

0.47

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (2000-2008)
Year	Taft Alternative School	Iowa	Cedar Rapids Community School District
2008	0.17	0.28	0.35
2007	0.52	0.26	0.34
2006	0.39	0.23	0.33
2005	0.35	0.24	0.32
2004	0.36	0.22	0.30
2003	0.32	0.21	0.29
2002	0.34	0.20	0.27
2001	0.29	0.20	0.25
2000	0.13	0.15	0.19

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Eligible for

73%

36%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2000-2008)
Year	Taft Alternative School	Iowa	Cedar Rapids Community School District
2008	73%	26%	31%
2007	75%	24%	31%
2006	67%	25%	30%
2005	71%	23%	29%
2004	55%	22%	27%
2003	68%	21%	24%
2001	61%	19%	20%
2000	7%	19%	21%

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Eligible for (05-06)

10%

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2000-2006)
Year	Taft Alternative School	Iowa	Cedar Rapids Community School District
2006	10%	8%	6%
2004	18%	8%	8%
2003	8%	8%	7%
2001	9%	8%	6%
2000	4%	7%	6%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

Cedar Rapids Community School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IA Dept. of Education