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Taft Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 1–4

612 2nd Ave North, Humboldt, IA 50548 · (515) 332-3216 · Part of Humboldt Community School District

Humboldt’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
369
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Setting
Town
Grades
1–4
The gist

What stands out about Taft Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 70% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Humboldt kids: Humboldt Middle School

On the path

Where Humboldt kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–KClyde D Mease Elementary Schoolin Dakota City
1–4Taft Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–8Humboldt Middle School454 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency82%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

612 2nd Ave North, Humboldt

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 178
Grade 295
Grade 389
Grade 4107
Enrollment over time
394’20
408’21
396’22
415’23
369’24

Down 6.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 83%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Taft Elementary School from Humboldt families.

Other schools in Humboldt Community School District

The district →
Clyde D Mease Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Dakota City
139 students19:1
Humboldt Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Humboldt
B+
454 students17:1
Humboldt High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Humboldt
B+
464 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Humboldt’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.