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Taft Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1526^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Taft Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Youngstown, Ohio, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 284 students. The school is part of the Youngstown City School District, which is ranked 703 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Taft Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with a statewide ranking between 1527 and 1630 out of over 1,600 schools in recent years, and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Taft Elementary has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 45.7% to 59.3% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the Youngstown City average and the state average. Additionally, Taft Elementary students perform poorly on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 15% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in Science, compared to 30% for Youngstown City and 63.4% for the state. The school's subgroups, such as female students, male students, and low socioeconomic status students, all rank in the bottom 10-15% of their respective groups statewide.

Interestingly, Taft Elementary's performance is significantly worse than other nearby schools, both within the Youngstown City district and in neighboring districts. For example, Paul C. Bunn Elementary and Kirkmere School, also in Youngstown City, have much higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Despite the higher spending per student at Taft Elementary, the school's performance has remained consistently low over the past decade, with little to no improvement in its statewide ranking or academic proficiency rates.

274

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,501

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

730 E Avondale Ave
Youngstown, OH 44502-2464

(330) 744-7973

District: Youngstown City

Students who attend Taft Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	East Middle at PRBerry
High:	East High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.2%

Hispanic:

28.1%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (16% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg29%

Ohio avg64%

1,526^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Youngstown City

703^rd of 828Youngstown City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	1526 of 1558	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	1534 of 1577	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	1550 of 1596	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.3	1586 of 1588	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1527 of 1610	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	1630 of 1676	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	1587 of 1636	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	1483 of 1651	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	1440 of 1678	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	1462 of 1684	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	49.6	1086 of 1687	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.3	1193 of 1701	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.9	1276 of 1709	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.1	1262 of 1686	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.8	1535 of 1662	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.7	1562 of 1610	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.4	1451 of 1582	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.9	1425 of 1609	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.1	1315 of 1504	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	4.7	1437 of 1501	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.7	1316 of 1471	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	590 of 615	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	552 of 603	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	571 of 610	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	601 of 601	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	419 of 533	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	578 of 605	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	549 of 598	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	21.0	820 of 956	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	1388 of 1452	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	1449 of 1466	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1405 of 1483	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.3	1488 of 1488	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	1371 of 1467	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	1491 of 1502	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	1464 of 1518	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	1441 of 1473	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	1438 of 1484	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	1408 of 1447	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.9	1418 of 1419	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1354 of 1404	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	1404 of 1465	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	1430 of 1465	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.1	1453 of 1466	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	1434 of 1485	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	1480 of 1498	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	1478 of 1499	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	1415 of 1535	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	1503 of 1536	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	6.5	999 of 1037	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	941 of 1050	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Disabled (2019)14th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-41 vs state

Science15%-48 vs state

Mathematics11%-52 vs state

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Schools Near Taft Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Taft Elementary School	Public	K-5	730 E Avondale Ave	Youngstown	44502	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7973	274	25	10.9		30 (10.9%)	132 (48.2%)	77 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.0%)	3.7	1526^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.1%		3.8	1534^th of 1577 public elementary schools	2.7%	8	15.0		16.2	17.5	0.0				21.6	30.0	15.0				$17,501
Horizon Science Academy Youngstown	Public, Charter	K-8	3403 Southern Blvd	Youngstown	44507	Mahoning County	Horizon Science Academy Youngstown	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 782-3003	439	27	16.2		34 (7.7%)	286 (65.1%)	85 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.5%)	42.4	999^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.9%		38.7	1051^st of 1577 public elementary schools	33.4%	52	18.4	41.7	57.4	53.5	26.3	39.5	40.0	44.4	74.5	62.8	63.2	57.9	80.0	61.1	$13,831
Robinwood Lane Elementary School	Public	K-3	835 Indianola Rd	Youngstown	44512	Mahoning County	Boardman Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 782-3164	344	19	18.4	67.7%	213 (61.9%)	32 (9.3%)	49 (14.2%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.8%)								(n/a)			74.4						64.1						$12,196
Southside Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1400 Oak Hill Ave	Youngstown	44507	Mahoning County	Southside Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 774-5562	177	10	17.7		9 (5.1%)	131 (74.0%)	18 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.9%)	34.3	1075^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.0%		68.2	579^th of 1577 public elementary schools	63.3%	496	34.8	0.0	57.9	73.7	17.4	15.0	22.2	8.3	68.4	57.9	60.9	10.0	38.9	0.0	$14,090
Paul C Bunn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1825 Sequoya Dr	Youngstown	44514	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-8963	311	25	12.4		75 (24.1%)	109 (35.0%)	73 (23.5%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (15.4%)	21	1242^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	20.3%		35.8	1076^th of 1577 public elementary schools	31.8%	166	38.7		48.1	48.6	16.1				49.1	42.9	35.5				$14,844
Youngstown Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	50 Essex St	Youngstown	44502	Mahoning County	Youngstown Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 746-2240	356	26	13.6		8 (2.2%)	293 (82.3%)	28 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	11.2	1382^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	11.3%		17.4	1291^st of 1577 public elementary schools	18.1%	91	12.5	38.1	45.2	43.3	7.5	0.0	0.0	14.3	40.5	30.0	25.0	25.8	33.3	23.8	$12,848
Struthers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	520 9th St	Struthers	44471	Mahoning County	Struthers City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 750-1065	656	33	19.8		447 (68.1%)	52 (7.9%)	79 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (11.6%)	37.6	1040^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.2%		46.5	963^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	38.9%	77			54.2	64.3					49.2	50.4					$9,399
Youngstown Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	1408 Rigby St	Youngstown	44506	Mahoning County	Youngstown Academy of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 746-3970	243	11	22.0		27 (11.1%)	116 (47.7%)	88 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	11	1387^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.0%		8.9	1430^th of 1577 public elementary schools	9.3%	43	5.6	38.5	30.0	17.6	16.7	16.7	12.5	7.7	55.0	29.4	33.3	16.7	31.3	23.1	$10,490
Youngstown Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	810 Oak St	Youngstown	44506	Mahoning County	Youngstown Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 402-1372	126	2	63.0		6 (4.8%)	98 (77.8%)	18 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	20.2	1254^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.5%					(n/a)	20.0		47.4	69.2	0.0				38.1	46.2	30.0				$9,466
West Boulevard Elementary School	Public	K-3	6125 West Blvd	Youngstown	44512	Mahoning County	Boardman Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 726-3427	417	22	19.2	64.5%	258 (61.9%)	66 (15.8%)	38 (9.1%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.8%)								(n/a)			90.4						82.9						$11,665

Frequently Asked Questions about Taft Elementary School

Is Taft Elementary School a good school?

Taft Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.1% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Taft Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 274 students attended Taft Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Taft Elementary School?

Students at Taft Elementary School are 48% African American, 28% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 11% White.

What schools do graduates of Taft Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Taft Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Middle at PRBerry
High : East High School

What district is Taft Elementary School in?

Youngstown City

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