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Taft Intermediate School

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Taft Intermediate School ranks 413 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

413^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Taft Intermediate School is a public elementary school in Ashland, Ohio, serving 472 students in grades 4-5 and part of the Ashland City School District, which is ranked 196 out of 828 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Taft Intermediate School consistently outperforms state averages on Ohio State Tests, with 74.5% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 63.4%, and 87.9% of 4th-grade students and 74.2% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state averages of 69.1% and 56.7%, respectively. The school has also shown strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking 293 out of 1,452 Ohio elementary schools for female students and 476 out of 1,466 for male students, both with 4 and 3-star ratings, respectively. Additionally, the school's multi-racial students have performed exceptionally well, ranking 50 out of 202 Ohio elementary schools in 2023-2024 and 38 out of 139 in 2020-2021, both with a 4-star rating.

While Edison Elementary and Reagan Elementary, also part of the Ashland City School District, have lower proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts compared to Taft Intermediate School, the school has faced challenges with a higher chronic absenteeism rate, which has decreased from 17.3% in 2022-2023 to 14.5% in 2023-2024. Additionally, Taft Intermediate School serves a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch increasing from 35.14% in 2022-2023 to 45.13% in 2023-2024.

460

Students ?

24.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,413

Per pupil spending ?

59.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

825 Smith Rd
Ashland, OH 44805-3644

(419) 289-7967

District: Ashland City

Students who attend Taft Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Ashland Middle School
High:	Ashland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.4%

Two or more races:

4.1%

Hispanic:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 87th percentile in 2022 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (77% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 87th-percentile peak (2022) to 73rd (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg77%

Ohio avg64%

413^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

196^th of 828Ashland 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	413 of 1558	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	297 of 1577	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	347 of 1596	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	199 of 1588	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	341 of 1610	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	391 of 1676	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	675 of 1636	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.2	590 of 1651	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.0	573 of 1678	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.4	695 of 1684	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	75.0	429 of 1687	74.6%	★★★★☆
2013	76.6	349 of 1701	79.5%	★★★★☆
2012	77.9	294 of 1709	82.8%	★★★★☆
2011	69.7	619 of 1686	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.5	613 of 1662	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.4	514 of 1610	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.2	357 of 1582	77.4%	★★★★☆
2007	68.7	554 of 1609	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	79.2	220 of 1504	85.4%	★★★★☆
2005	67.1	520 of 1501	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	76.8	291 of 1471	80.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	78.7	96 of 824	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	50.8	308 of 765	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	318 of 956	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	514 of 1021	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	293 of 1452	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	263 of 1466	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	326 of 1483	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	206 of 1488	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	355 of 1467	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	281 of 1502	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	485 of 1518	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	66.3	129 of 759	83.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	74.0	43 of 228	81.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	224 of 1473	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	130 of 1484	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	75.7	277 of 1447	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	156 of 1419	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	154 of 1404	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	262 of 1465	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	589 of 1465	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	476 of 1466	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.9	241 of 1485	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	298 of 1498	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	138 of 1518	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	80.6	290 of 1499	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	501 of 1535	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	790 of 1536	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	70.3	50 of 202	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	38 of 139	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	2 of 154	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	65.0	43 of 166	74.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	450 of 935	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	291 of 900	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	262 of 856	69.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	480 of 1175	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.9	305 of 1190	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	385 of 1215	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.8	206 of 1242	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	380 of 1249	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	420 of 1271	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	741 of 1309	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)83rd percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2019)81st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)75th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics81%+18 vs state

Science74%+11 vs state

English Language Arts73%+8 vs state

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th 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	Total
Taft Intermediate School	Public	4-5	825 Smith Rd	Ashland	44805	Ashland County	Ashland City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 289-7967	460	18	24.9	59.3%	425 (92.4%)	5 (1.1%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	75.8	413^th of 1558 public elementary schools	73.5%		80.8	297^th of 1577 public elementary schools	81.2%	116	74.5		87.9	74.2			72.5	74.0		$10,413
Edison Elementary School	Public	K-3	1202 Masters Ave	Ashland	44805	Ashland County	Ashland City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 289-7965	411	21	19.4	67.4%	363 (88.3%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.1%)								(n/a)		73.4				61.8				$11,173
Reagan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	850 Jackson Dr	Ashland	44805	Ashland County	Ashland City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 289-7964	532	22	24.4	54.3%	492 (92.5%)	6 (1.1%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)								(n/a)		91.9				86.6				$9,414
Crestview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1575 State Route 96	Ashland	44805	Richland County	Crestview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 895-1700	356	21	16.9	53.7%	323 (90.7%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	73.1	468^th of 1558 public elementary schools	70.0%		72.8	486^th of 1577 public elementary schools	69.2%	18		77.2	79.1			75.4	70.1			$12,137
Hillsdale Pk-6	Public	PK, KG-6	479 Township Road 1902	Jeromesville	44840	Ashland County	Hillsdale Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 368-4364	547	28	19.7	38.9%	524 (95.8%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	77.9	368^th of 1558 public elementary schools	76.4%		77	384^th of 1577 public elementary schools	75.6%	16	68.9	84.6	71.6	74.3	77.6	86.2	67.2	85.1	71.6	$12,581
Mapleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Mountie Dr	Ashland	44805	Ashland County	Mapleton Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 945-2188	363	20	18.4		354 (97.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	72.7	478^th of 1558 public elementary schools	69.3%		61.7	719^th of 1577 public elementary schools	54.4%	241	82.1	79.0	80.0	64.3		74.2	63.3	78.6		$11,329
Mifflin Elementary School	Public	K-4	441 Reed Rd	Mansfield	44903	Richland County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 589-6517	256	19	13.4	59.4%	220 (85.9%)	9 (3.5%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	81.6	264^th of 1558 public elementary schools	83.1%		63	693^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	56.1%	429		86.7	95.2			71.1	78.6			$12,753
Eastview Elementary School	Public	K-4	1262 Eastview Dr	Mansfield	44905	Richland County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 589-7335	218	14	15.5	74.8%	173 (79.4%)	7 (3.2%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.2%)	79.7	320^th of 1558 public elementary schools	79.5%		69.9	538^th of 1577 public elementary schools	65.9%	218		79.2	82.5			89.6	72.5			$14,969
Lucas Elementary School	Public	K-5	84 Lucas North Rd	Lucas	44843	Richland County	Lucas Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 892-2338	200	15	13.3	73.0%	193 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	82	257^th of 1558 public elementary schools	83.5%		76.2	403^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	74.4%	146	77.1	92.5	92.3	82.9		75.0	88.5	71.4		$16,365
Northwestern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7334 N Elyria Rd	West Salem	44287	Wayne County	Northwestern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 846-3519	632	37	16.8	43.7%	597 (94.5%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	78.5	353^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	77.3%		79.8	319^th of 1577 public elementary schools	79.8%	34	83.2	83.7	90.5	86.9		64.8	75.2	75.7		$12,471

Frequently Asked Questions about Taft Intermediate School

What district is Taft Intermediate School in?

Ashland City

How many students attend Taft Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Taft Intermediate School.

What schools do graduates of Taft Intermediate School attend?

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

Middle : Ashland Middle School
High : Ashland High School

What is the racial makeup of Taft Intermediate School?

Students at Taft Intermediate School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is Taft Intermediate School a good school?

Taft Intermediate School ranks 413^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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