Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Taft ISD: B

Total students

285

Avg. teacher experience

15.8 years

Taft ISD: 11.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

94.7 %

Taft ISD: 94.7%

Statewide: 90%

Taft High School is a high school in Taft, TX, in the Taft ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 285 students. 67.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 94.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 4.5% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average ACT score was 15.4.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,590, which is $703 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 15.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.taftisd.net

Address

502 Rincon Rd
Taft, TX 78390-2929

Office phone number

(361) 528-2636

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Taft High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 02. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 02.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

285

African American

2 (0.7%)

Taft ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.4%)

Taft ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Taft ISD: 0%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

245 (86%)

Taft ISD: 89%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Taft ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

34 (11.9%)

Taft ISD: 8.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

3 (1.1%)

Taft ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.7%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

86.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

11.9%

Two or more races

1.1%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

67.4 %

Taft ISD: 71.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

89.1 %

Taft ISD: 89.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

2.8 %

Taft ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

67.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

89.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

2.8%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

2.8 %

Taft ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.2 %

Taft ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

6.7 %

Taft ISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

2.8%

Gifted and talented

4.2%

Special education

6.7%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Taft ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Taft ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Taft ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Taft ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

94.7 %

Taft ISD: 94.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

94.3 %

Taft ISD: 94.3%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

Taft ISD: Masked

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

94.3%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

Masked

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

4.5 %

Taft ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

Masked

Taft ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

3.8 %

Taft ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

10.7 %

Taft ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Taft ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

25.3 %

Taft ISD: 24.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Taft ISD: Masked

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Taft ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

24 %

Taft ISD: 24.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Taft ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

34.5 %

Taft ISD: 26.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Taft ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

0 %

Taft ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Taft ISD: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Taft ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Taft ISD: N/A

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

Masked

Taft ISD: Masked

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

15.4

Taft ISD: 15.4

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

84.9 %

Taft ISD: 84.9%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

73.6 %

Taft ISD: 73.6%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

69.8 %

Taft ISD: 69.8%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

84.9%

Math

73.6%

Reading + Math

69.8%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

26.8

African American

0 (0%)

Taft ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Taft ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Taft ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

8.6 (32.2%)

Taft ISD: 44.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Taft ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

18.2 (67.8%)

Taft ISD: 53.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Taft ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Taft ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

16.8 (62.7%)

Taft ISD: 81.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

10 (37.3%)

Taft ISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Taft ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

10.6

Taft ISD: 12.5

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

15.8 years

Taft ISD: 11.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$59,590

Taft ISD: $55,736

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$48,050

Taft ISD: $47,116

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$53,639

Taft ISD: $52,430

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$60,547

Taft ISD: $57,167

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$59,017

Taft ISD: $57,744

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$72,601

Taft ISD: $68,854

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$42,557

Taft ISD: $50,259

Statewide: $71,111

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