Taft Middle School in Cedar Rapids IA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Taft Middle School ranks worse than 75% of middle schools in Iowa. It also ranks 2^nd among 6 ranked middle schools in the Cedar Rapids Community School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.26. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (74.3%), two or more races (9.2%), African American (8.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 37.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Cedar Rapids Community School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Taft Middle School is 15.3. 4 middle schools in the Cedar Rapids Community School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Taft Middle School employs 35.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Taft Middle School is $15,361, which is the 3^rd highest among 6 middle schools in the Cedar Rapids Community School District.

Map and boundary of Taft Middle School

School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.

Schooldigger 2021 Rankings:

Taft Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Taft Middle School 243^rd of 324 Iowa public middle schools. (See Taft Middle School in the ranking list.)

Cedar Rapids Community School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Cedar Rapids Community School District 280^th of 311 Iowa school districts. (See district ranking list.)

Average Parent Rating:

Read all reviews and ratings detail for Taft Middle School.

What do you think?

Your rating for Taft Middle School?

(Ranking FAQ)

Rank History for Taft Middle School

Compare

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IA State Percentile
2012	54.88	162^nd	349	53.6%
2013	71.28	65^th	350	81.4%
2014	72.89	65^th	337	80.7%
2015	67.40	106^th	349	69.6%
2016	61.80	129^th	343	62.4%
2017	52.79	167^th	327	48.9%
2018	61.03	126^th	318	60.4%
2019	65.34	108^th	342	68.4%
2021	34.26	243^rd	324	25.0%

Data source: test scores: Iowa Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Iowa Department of Education

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 5)

100%

No reviews have been submitted!

Enrollment information for Taft Middle School

Compare

Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	502	12	7	2	0	n/a	n/a	523
1989	532	14	10	6	0	n/a	n/a	562
1990	533	13	11	8	0	n/a	n/a	565
1991	539	12	10	9	1	n/a	n/a	571
1992	554	16	13	3	2	n/a	n/a	588
1993	578	16	18	7	0	n/a	n/a	619
1994	590	12	20	11	0	n/a	n/a	633
1995	628	18	27	12	1	n/a	n/a	686
1996	628	18	27	12	1	n/a	n/a	686
1997	624	13	24	7	4	n/a	n/a	672
1998	614	10	18	9	3	n/a	n/a	654
1999	599	21	8	11	2	n/a	n/a	641
2000	605	30	12	9	2	n/a	n/a	658
2001	611	33	14	11	0	n/a	n/a	669
2002	621	34	17	11	2	n/a	n/a	685
2003	621	34	17	11	2	n/a	n/a	685
2004	632	38	15	10	4	n/a	n/a	699
2005	635	44	17	11	2	n/a	n/a	709
2006	629	50	14	11	4	n/a	n/a	708
2007	632	51	13	9	5	n/a	n/a	710
2008	622	59	10	6	2	n/a	n/a	699
2009	583	60	10	9	0	n/a	n/a	662
2010	559	53	18	12	3	0	1	646
2011	550	62	19	17	2	0	2	652
2012	553	51	13	15	1	3	21	657
2013	527	34	12	19	0	2	21	615
2014	492	28	10	17	0	2	17	566
2015	507	23	11	19	0	2	26	588
2016	475	38	12	22	0	1	33	581
2017	487	33	16	26	0	1	45	608
2018	452	41	16	31	1	1	50	592
2019	465	47	11	27	1	2	51	604
2020	444	48	11	34	1	0	52	590
2021	404	47	15	26	1	1	50	544

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Taft Middle School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	523	38.2	13.6	11.1
1989	562	40.6	13.8	9.4
1990	565	39.4	14.3	12.7
1991	571	42.2	13.5	11.6
1992	588	40.0	14.7	13.9
1993	619	39.2	15.8	13.9
1994	633	39.1	16.2	13.4
1995	686	42.2	16.3	13.6
1996	686	42.2	16.3	13.6
1997	672	42.9	15.7	14.9
1998	654	41.6	15.7	15.6
1999	641	41.0	15.6	23.7
2000	658	42.8	15.4	22.3
2001	669	44.2	15.1	15.1
2002	685	32.0	21.4	20.3
2003	685	32.0	21.4	20.3
2004	699	44.4	15.7	22
2005	709	44.3	16.0	22.3
2006	708	45.3	15.6	25.1
2007	710	45.3	15.7	23.7
2008	699	45.5	15.4	24.7
2009	662	48.5	13.6	28.9
2010	646	46.4	13.9	34.7
2011	652	46.5	14.0	38
2012	657	46.5	14.1	39.4
2013	615	41.1	14.9	28.3
2014	566	39.3	14.4	25.1
2015	588	34.0	17.2	26
2016	581	33.0	17.6	27.4
2017	608	33.7	18.0	28.3
2018	592	35.5	16.6	31.6
2019	604	37.5	16.0	32.9
2020	590	38.4	15.3	39.5
2021	544	35.4	15.3	37.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Taft Middle School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	523	38.2	13.6	11.1
1989	562	40.6	13.8	9.4
1990	565	39.4	14.3	12.7
1991	571	42.2	13.5	11.6
1992	588	40.0	14.7	13.9
1993	619	39.2	15.8	13.9
1994	633	39.1	16.2	13.4
1995	686	42.2	16.3	13.6
1996	686	42.2	16.3	13.6
1997	672	42.9	15.7	14.9
1998	654	41.6	15.7	15.6
1999	641	41.0	15.6	23.7
2000	658	42.8	15.4	22.3
2001	669	44.2	15.1	15.1
2002	685	32.0	21.4	20.3
2003	685	32.0	21.4	20.3
2004	699	44.4	15.7	22
2005	709	44.3	16.0	22.3
2006	708	45.3	15.6	25.1
2007	710	45.3	15.7	23.7
2008	699	45.5	15.4	24.7
2009	662	48.5	13.6	28.9
2010	646	46.4	13.9	34.7
2011	652	46.5	14.0	38
2012	657	46.5	14.1	39.4
2013	615	41.1	14.9	28.3
2014	566	39.3	14.4	25.1
2015	588	34.0	17.2	26
2016	581	33.0	17.6	27.4
2017	608	33.7	18.0	28.3
2018	592	35.5	16.6	31.6
2019	604	37.5	16.0	32.9
2020	590	38.4	15.3	39.5
2021	544	35.4	15.3	37.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Taft Middle School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$386 (2.5%)	$14,975 (97.5%)	$15,361

Data source: Iowa Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Taft Middle School

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.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 108^th of 342 Middle schools	Ranks 243^rd of 324 Middle schools	43.4%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Taft Middle School)	73	68.2	4.8%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Cedar Rapids Community School District)	63.3	59.4	3.9%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa)	67.5	72.2	4.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Taft Middle School)	68.8	64	4.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Cedar Rapids Community School District)	59.4	50.1	9.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Iowa)	69.4	65.6	3.8%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Taft Middle School)	79.3	56	23.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Cedar Rapids Community School District)	67.4	54.5	12.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa)	69.9	63.1	6.8%
7th Grade Mathematics (Taft Middle School)	66.7	56.8	9.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Cedar Rapids Community School District)	58.5	49.8	8.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Iowa)	70.1	63.1	7%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Taft Middle School)	87.3	69.6	17.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Cedar Rapids Community School District)	71.5	65.1	6.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa)	69.5	73.6	4.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Taft Middle School)	82.3	62.6	19.7%
8th Grade Mathematics (Cedar Rapids Community School District)	63.7	52.8	10.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Iowa)	71.8	68.1	3.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	604	544	9.9%
African American	47	47
American Indian	1	1
Asian	11	15	36.4%
Hispanic	27	26	3.7%
Pacific Islander	2	1	50%
Two or More Races	51	50	2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	32.9%	37.9%	4.9%

Elementary:	Coolidge Elementary School
	Jackson Elementary School
	Truman Elementary School

Taft Middle School

Taft Middle School:

Cedar Rapids Community School District:

Average Parent Rating:

What do you think?

Rank History for Taft Middle School

Review counts

Enrollment information for Taft Middle School

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Taft Middle School

Student/Teacher Ratio Taft Middle School

Per Pupil Expenditures for Taft Middle School

Impact of COVID-19 on Taft Middle School

Rankings

Test Scores

Student Body

Rate Taft Middle School!

Other helpful SchoolDigger resources...

Sign up for updates!