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Taft Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

1605 S Washington St, Lockport, IL 60441 · (815) 838-0408 · Part of Taft School District 90

Lockport Township’s School Grade B better than 59% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
272
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Taft Grade School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

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1605 S Washington St, Lockport

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K10
Kindergarten21
Grade 128
Grade 229
Grade 337
Grade 430
Grade 532
Grade 632
Grade 726
Grade 827
Enrollment over time
265’20
263’21
276’22
258’23
272’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 64%Hispanic 25%Two or more races 7%Black 3%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Taft Grade School from Lockport Township families.

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; Lockport Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.