Taft Junior High
- Middle school or junior high school in Taft ISD
- Taft, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating
D
Taft ISD: B
Total students
232
Avg. teacher experience
7.5 years
Taft ISD: 11 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Taft ISD: 87.1%
Statewide: 90%
Taft Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Taft, TX, in the Taft ISD school district. As of the 2018-2019 school year, it had 232 students. The school received an accountability rating of D. 74.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 4.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
An average teacher's salary was $45,182, which is $8,940 less than the state average.
Contact information
Website
Address
400 College StTaft, TX 78390-2903
Office phone number
Principal
- Christine Acosta
- cacosta@taftisd.net
- (361) 528-2636
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Taft Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 02. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 19.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 02.
Demographics
Ethnicity
Total students
232
African American
1 (0.4%)
Taft ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
1 (0.4%)
Taft ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.4%
Asian
0 (0%)
Taft ISD: 0%
Statewide: 4.5%
Hispanic
208 (89.7%)
Taft ISD: 89.6%
Statewide: 52.6%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Taft ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
20 (8.6%)
Taft ISD: 9.1%
Statewide: 27.4%
Two or more races
2 (0.9%)
Taft ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 2.4%
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
74.6 %
Taft ISD: 66.1%
Statewide: 50.1%
Economically disadvantaged
94.4 %
Taft ISD: 93.8%
Statewide: 60.6%
Limited English proficiency
4.3 %
Taft ISD: 2.5%
Statewide: 19.5%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2018-2019 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
4.3 %
Taft ISD: 2.3%
Statewide: 19.7%
Career and Technical
3.9 %
Taft ISD: 24.7%
Statewide: 26.3%
Gifted and Talented
4.3 %
Taft ISD: 4.5%
Statewide: 8.1%
Special Education
6.9 %
Taft ISD: 10.9%
Statewide: 9.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall
D
Taft ISD: B
Student achievement
F
Taft ISD: C
School progress
C
Taft ISD: B
Closing the gaps
D
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 2019 Accountability Manual.
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE).
Total teacher FTEs
20.4
African American
0 (0%)
Taft ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 10.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Taft ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Taft ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.7%
Hispanic
10.3 (50.5%)
Taft ISD: 39%
Statewide: 27.7%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Taft ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
10.1 (49.5%)
Taft ISD: 58.8%
Statewide: 58.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Taft ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 1.1%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
1.7 (8.3%)
Taft ISD: 1.9%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
14.3 (70%)
Taft ISD: 68.8%
Statewide: 73.6%
Master's
4.4 (21.7%)
Taft ISD: 29.3%
Statewide: 24.3%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Taft ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2018-2019.
Students per teacher
11.4
Taft ISD: 11.6
Statewide: 15.1
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2018-2019 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
7.5 years
Taft ISD: 11 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
$45,182
Taft ISD: $48,148
Statewide: $54,122
Beginner
$38,439
Taft ISD: $42,102
Statewide: $47,218
1 to 5 years
$47,163
Taft ISD: $45,059
Statewide: $50,408
6 to 10 years
$47,162
Taft ISD: $46,308
Statewide: $52,786
11 to 20 years
$49,883
Taft ISD: $52,823
Statewide: $56,041
20+ years
$48,970
Taft ISD: $53,144
Statewide: $62,039