School district · California

Taft City

Taft City in California: 6 public schools with 2,404 students and 21.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,005 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
2,404
Students per teacher
21.2
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,005
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
113
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
601
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

33%proficient

+3.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 72% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

1,480 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

21%proficient

+1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 77% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

1,480 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.2K15
$11.1K16
$11.5K17
$11.3K18
$12.3K19
$12.4K20
$13.4K21
$13.4K22
$15.0K23
$17.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
19% · $12.2M
State
54% · $34.1M
Local
27% · $16.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,418
Support services
$5,813
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.4M
Long-term debt
$43M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Conley ElementaryFree meals for all
K–330623.537%41%
Jefferson ElementaryFree meals for all
K–327122.616%8.0%
Parkview ElementaryFree meals for all
K–332820.528%43%
Roosevelt ElementaryFree meals for all
2–552024.838%20%
Taft PrimaryFree meals for all
K–323121.040%42%
Lincoln Junior HighFree meals for all
6–874818.630%17%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
820 Sixth St., Taft, CA 93268
Phone
(661)763-1521
Website