Impact of COVID-19 on Taft Primary
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Taft Primary) | 37.7 | 30.4 | 7.4% |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Taft City) | 47.6 | 27.5 | 20.1% |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 48.5 | 43 | 5.6% |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (Taft Primary) | 32.7 | 33.3 | 0.6% |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (Taft City) | 43.8 | 34.1 | 9.8% |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (California) | 50.2 | 45.1 | 5.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
| Total Students | 231 | 247 | 6.9% |
| African American | 2 | 2 | |
| American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
| Asian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
| Hispanic | 134 | 185 | 38.1% |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| White | 75 | 53 | 29.3% |
| Two or More Races | 16 | 4 | 75% |
| % Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 82.7% | 89.5% | 6.8% |
