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C+

Taft Union High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Taft.

Taft’s School Grade C− better than 19% of California school districts

Students
1,149
Schools
2
Spent per student
$24,903
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
The gist

What stands out about Taft Union High School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% more per student than the CA average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C−Taft 6,995

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Taft. Grade by grade →

K–32 elementary schoolsTaft City School District
6–8Lincoln Junior HighTaft City School District
9–12Taft Union HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency8%
State average 33.1% · 255 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 46.7% · 253 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 86.2% · 263 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$24,903 per student · 17% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 46%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 55%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,094’20
1,139’21
1,186’22
1,138’23
1,149’24

Up 5% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 62%White 35%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Taft Union High
High · Grades 9–12 · Taft
C+
1,064 students18:1
Buena Vista High (Continuation)
High · Grades 9–12 · Taft
D
85 students16:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.