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Schools in Taft Heights · Taft City School District, Taft Union High School District

Taft Heights’s public schools score below 81% of California districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Taft Heights’s districts is 15%, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Taft Heights, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
29%
▼ 18 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
15%
▼ 18 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 6 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.0K
▼ 20% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Taft City
Students per teacher
20.1
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,948 students on the public path
In brief

Taft Heights’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 298 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Taft Heights’s, its schools beat 9%, lower than their 19% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Taft Heights runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Lincoln Junior High (6–8) is Taft Heights’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Taft Union High School District with Taft: Taft Union High in Taft. The high school’s own results earn a C+. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 15% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Taft City spends $17,005 per student and Taft Union High $24,903, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Taft Heights’s grade

C− Test scoresB− Graduation

C−: better than 19% of California school districts. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 19%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (298)Better than 9%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,742 test results and a graduating class of 263 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Taft Heights’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,746 in math, 1,739 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Taft Heights, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–34 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
6–8Lincoln Junior Highin TaftA
9–12Taft Union Highin TaftC+

Taft Heights runs its own schools through grade 8 (Taft City School District). From grade 9, students attend the Taft Union High School District, shared with Taft. Its elementary school is in Taft. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Taft Heights

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Taft City School DistrictGrades K–8 · 6 schools · 2,404 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 21.3 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$17,005CA $21,206 · FY2024
C−
Taft Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 2 schools · 1,149 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 18.2 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$24,903CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Taft City School District28%
State average 46.7% · 1486 students tested
Math · K–8, Taft City School District16%
State average 33.1% · 1491 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Taft Union High School District36%
State average 46.7% · 253 students tested
Math · 9–12, Taft Union High School District8%
State average 33.1% · 255 students tested

Taft Heights vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Taft Heights’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Taft HeightsC−Taft City K–8 · Taft Union High 9–12
TaftC−Taft City K–8 · Taft Union High 9–12

Every school in Taft Heights

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Taft Heightsin other towns
Parkview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Taft
328 students20:1Rate it →
Conley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Taft
306 students24:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Taft
271 students23:1Rate it →
Taft Primary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Taft
231 students21:1Rate it →
Lincoln Junior High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Taft
A
748 students19:1Rate it →
Taft Union High
High · Grades 9–12 · Taft
C+
1,064 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Taft Heights’s schools

Are Taft Heights’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Taft Heights children attend score below 81% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 9%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Taft Heights in?

Two districts: Taft City School District runs grades K–8, and Taft Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Taft.

Where do Taft Heights kids go to high school?

Taft Union High in Taft, with 1,064 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Taft Heights’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Taft Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Taft Heights spend per student?

$17,005 in Taft City School District and $24,903 in Taft Union High School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.