Lincoln County Poor House Farm · Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0Taft’s public schools
Lincoln County 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 100% of students in Tennessee’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
5 of Taft’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. South Lincoln School places highest (better than 82%); Lincoln Central Academy lowest (36%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Five elementary schools serve Taft, graded from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Lincoln County High School and Lincoln Central Academy. 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
Lincoln County High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,171 students · in Fayetteville
Lincoln Central Academy
Grades 4–12 · 51 students · in Fayetteville
10th grade in Taft · depends on your address
Lincoln County High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,171 students · in Fayetteville
Lincoln Central Academy
Grades 4–12 · 51 students · in Fayetteville
11th grade in Taft · depends on your address
Lincoln County High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,171 students · in Fayetteville
Lincoln Central Academy
Grades 4–12 · 51 students · in Fayetteville
12th grade in Taft · depends on your address
Lincoln County High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,171 students · in Fayetteville
Lincoln Central Academy
Grades 4–12 · 51 students · in Fayetteville
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lincoln County 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 Tennessee towns that share Taft’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Taft | — | Lincoln County |
Every school in Taft
7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’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. Lincoln County 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, 5 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Taft in?
Lincoln County School District.
Where do Taft kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lincoln County High School and Lincoln Central Academy.
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.