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Taft High School

PublicHighGrades 7–12

6530 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60631 · (773) 534-1000 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

Chicago’s School Grade C better than 34% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
4,487
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Setting
City
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Taft High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 63% of Illinois’s public schools

On the path

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

PK–8409 schoolsDepends on your address
7–12Taft High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency25%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

6530 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 785
Grade 888
Grade 91,071
Grade 101,071
Grade 111,082
Grade 121,090
Enrollment over time
4,162’20
4,289’21
4,464’22
4,416’23
4,487’24

Up 7.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 45%White 39%Asian 7%Two or more races 4%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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 High School from Chicago families.

Other schools in Chicago Public School District 299

The district →
Disney Elem Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A−
1,384 students16:1
Armstrong G Elem IntL Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
B+
1,304 students14:1
Dirksen Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
B+
1,263 students17:1
Edwards Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
D
1,209 students15:1
Stevenson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
C−
1,206 students14:1
Mount Greenwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A
1,182 students17:1

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 Illinois’s other public schools; Chicago’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.