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Schools in Valley Acres

Valley Acres’s public schools

Taft City School District and Taft Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Valley Acres. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
28%
2021–22
Math proficiency
16%
2021–22
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

Valley Acres’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Valley Acres’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Lincoln Junior High places highest (better than 94%); Taft Union High lowest (39%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Valley Acres, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Taft Union High. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Valley Acres, 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+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Taft City School District.

Two districts serve Valley Acres

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

Valley Acres vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Valley Acres’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Valley Acres—Taft City K–8 · Taft Union High 9–12

Every school in Valley Acres

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 Valley Acresin 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 Valley Acres’s schools

Are Valley Acres’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Valley Acres. Taft City School District and Taft Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Valley Acres. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Valley Acres in?

Taft City School District and Taft Union High School District.

Where do Valley Acres kids go to high school?

Taft Union High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.