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Taft City School District

820 Sixth St.
Taft, CA 93268-2306
(District boundaries shown in map)
3/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 752 students in Taft City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle School in Taft City School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the California public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 71% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
6 Schools
3,501 Schools
# Students
2,383 Students
1,854,363 Students
# Teachers
112 Teachers
87,821 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
21:1
21:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Taft City School District, which is ranked #1526 of all 1,910 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
This School District
State Average (CA)
#1522 out of 1932 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
19%
34%
28%
47%
14%
29%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.43
0.64
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
11%
% Hispanic
72%
55%
% Black
1%
5%
% White
25%
22%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
6%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $19,095 in this school district is less than the state median of $19,974. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,956 is less than the state median of $18,396. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (CA)
Total Revenue
$46 MM
$116,387 MM
Spending
$33 MM
$107,188 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,095
$19,974
Spending / Student
$13,956
$18,396

Best Taft City School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lincoln Junior High School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
810 Sixth St.
Taft, CA 93268
(661) 765-2127
Grades: 6-8
| 752 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 6 schools
  • Grades: KG-08
  • Enrollment: 2,383 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 21:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 75%
  • : Bottom 50% in CA
  • : 19% (Btm 50%)
  • : 28% (Btm 50%)
  • : 14% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education

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