Summary:
The four schools in Taft, Texas, serve approximately 884 students across elementary, middle, and high school levels, with the majority belonging to the Taft Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the bottom 7% of Texas districts, and one charter school under the Erath Excels Academy Inc district.
Among the schools, Taft High School stands out as the strongest performer, with a consistent 1-star rating, a state percentile rank of 20th, and an 88.4% graduation rate—the highest in the city. It also benefits from the lowest student-teacher ratio (10.6:1) and the highest per-student spending ($18,203). In contrast, Coastal Horizons Academy, a charter high school, struggles significantly with a 0-star rating, an 8th percentile rank, a 31.3% graduation rate, and a 21.1% dropout rate, despite spending only $6,436 per student. Ricardo L Trevino J H shows a bright spot in Algebra I, where 56.52% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, surpassing the state average, even as its overall math scores remain low. Woodroe Petty Elementary serves the youngest students but faces challenges, with only 5.36% proficient in 5th-grade Science compared to the state average of 29.57%.
Overall, Taft schools face systemic underperformance tied to high economic disadvantage, with free/reduced lunch rates averaging 85.2% across the Taft ISD schools. The spending disparity between Taft High School and Coastal Horizons Academy—nearly $12,000 per student—correlates with performance differences, though Coastal Horizons may serve a more at-risk population. The city’s schools consistently lag behind state averages by 10 to 40 percentage points in most subjects, highlighting a broader academic crisis that parents should consider when evaluating educational options in the area.
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