Photo: Roy Luck · CC BY 2.0Taft’s public schools
St. Charles Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Taft. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Louisiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Taft’s schools, in brief
School by school
8 of Taft’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools. Norco Elementary School places highest (better than 87%); Luling Elementary School lowest (44%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Six elementary schools serve Taft, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and two high schools: Destrehan High School and Hahnville High School. 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 Taft, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Taft · depends on your address
Destrehan High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,435 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Destrehan
Hahnville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,416 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Boutte
10th grade in Taft · depends on your address
Destrehan High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,435 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Destrehan
Hahnville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,416 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Boutte
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the St. Charles Parish School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Taft vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Taft’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Taft | — | St. Charles Parish |
Every school in Taft
12 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Taft’s schools
Are Taft’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Taft. St. Charles Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Taft. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Taft in?
St. Charles Parish School District.
Where do Taft kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Destrehan High School and Hahnville High School.
Parents talk
What Taft families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Taft → They have their own page.
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.