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Taft Intermediate School

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Taft Intermediate School ranks 439 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

439^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Taft Intermediate School in Ashland, Ohio is a 460-student upper-elementary school serving grades 4–5 and is part of the Ashland City district. It acts as the community's transition school between the primary grades and middle school, and it ranks in the 72nd percentile of Ohio schools with a 4-star rating — above its own district, which sits at the 69th percentile with 3 stars.

Academically, Taft is above the Ohio average in every tested subject and grade. Its largest margins in 2025–26 are 5th grade science (+16.2 points), 4th grade math (+15.9) and 4th grade ELA (+12.3), while 5th grade ELA is above state by about 5 points. Compared with nearby schools, Taft's 5th grade math score of 69.0 trails Northwestern Elementary School and Lucas Elementary School, and Lucas also posts higher ELA and science; Taft is clearly ahead of Madison South Elementary School and Crestview Elementary School, and competitive with Hillsdale Pk-6 and Mapleton Elementary School. The main watch point is 5th grade math, which has slipped from 79.5 in 2022–23 to 69.0 in 2025–26, and 5th grade ELA, which fell from 82.8 to 75.6.

Attendance is a strength: chronic absenteeism dropped from 26.7% in 2021–22 to 9.0% in 2025–26, below the district's 12.5% and below same-district Edison Elementary School (10.4%) and Reagan Elementary School (10.9%). Only Lucas (4.9%), Hillsdale (8.3%) and Crestview (8.7%) were lower. Taft has the highest student-teacher ratio in this comparison group (24.9) and relatively low per-student spending ($8,698 in 2018–19), yet its results exceed state averages. Its free/reduced lunch share rose to 59.35%, and low-income students rank at the 85th percentile (4 stars) with female students at the 80th, while male students (68th) and special education students (64th) rank somewhat lower.

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 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (76% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 87th-percentile peak (2022) to 72nd (2026)

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg76%

Ohio avg64%

439^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

237^th of 773Ashland 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
2026	74.7	439 of 1560	71.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	79.0	286 of 1452	80.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	78.9	222 of 1467	84.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	71.0	475 of 1467	67.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	54.5	328 of 914	64.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	65.8	459 of 1181	61.1%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)85th percentile+13 vs school

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

Hispanic (2019)81st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile+8 vs school

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

Male (2026)68th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science79%+16 vs state

Mathematics76%+13 vs state

English Language Arts75%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	74.7	439^th of 1560 public elementary schools	71.9%		75.8	413^th of 1558 public elementary schools	73.5%	26	78.9		83.2	69.0			74.1	75.6		$10,413
Edison Elementary School	Public	2-3	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)		86.0				85.0				$11,173
Reagan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	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)										$9,414
Crestview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1575 State Route 96	Ashland	44805	Ashland 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%)	59.6	739^th of 1560 public elementary schools	52.6%		73.1	468^th of 1558 public elementary schools	70.0%	271		63.0	75.0			66.7	63.3			$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%)	77.3	371^st of 1560 public elementary schools	76.2%		77.9	368^th of 1558 public elementary schools	76.4%	3	69.8	75.0	86.9	76.2	80.6	71.4	80.3	76.2	73.6	$12,581
Mapleton Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	70	541^st of 1560 public elementary schools	65.3%		72.7	478^th of 1558 public elementary schools	69.3%	63	75.4	68.0	87.3	56.1		80.4	65.1	78.9		$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%)	62.2	689^th of 1560 public elementary schools	55.8%		81.6	264^th of 1558 public elementary schools	83.1%	425		58.3	88.0			61.7	70.0			$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%)	84.3	174^th of 1560 public elementary schools	88.8%		79.7	320^th of 1558 public elementary schools	79.5%	146		91.4	76.6			88.6	83.0			$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%)	86.6	128^th of 1560 public elementary schools	91.8%		82	257^th of 1558 public elementary schools	83.5%	129	89.7	92.3	85.4	79.3		92.3	80.5	86.2		$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%)	79.7	310^th of 1560 public elementary schools	80.1%		78.5	353^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	77.3%	43	77.1	79.7	92.3	86.7		75.9	76.0	77.1		$12,471

Frequently Asked Questions about 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

How many students attend Taft Intermediate School?

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

What district is Taft Intermediate School in?

Ashland City

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 439^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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