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Taft High School

Public Grades 9-12

1634^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,057 Texas High Schools

Better than 21% of Texas high schools

Summary

Taft High School in Taft, TX, is a small, rural high school serving approximately 249 students in grades 9-12 within the Taft Independent School District (Isd), where nearly 80% of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Despite a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1 and spending significantly more per student ($18,203) than nearby higher-performing schools like Gregory-Portland High School ($11,252) and Ingleside High School ($11,150), the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20-27% of Texas high schools over the past decade, earning a 1-star rating. This high spending with low academic returns suggests that resource allocation may not be effectively translating into student success.

The most significant academic challenge is in Algebra I, where only 12.5% of Taft students were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year, compared to the state average of 54% and nearby schools like Ingleside (68.7%) and Gregory-Portland (59.2%). This persistent weakness has seen proficiency rates hover between 11% and 18% for four years. However, there is a bright spot in Biology, where 53.7% of students were proficient, much closer to the state average of 70.5%, indicating a potential instructional strength that could be modeled for other subjects. The school also shows a stark gender divide, with female students ranking in the 37th percentile statewide while male students rank in the 11th percentile, suggesting a need for targeted engagement strategies for boys.

Compared to the local charter school, Coastal Horizons Academy (just 0.9 miles away), Taft High School is a far more stable option, as Coastal Horizons has a 31.3% graduation rate and near-zero proficiency in core subjects. However, Taft's own graduation rate has declined from 95.3% in 2021-2022 to 88.4% in 2023-2024, now the lowest among competitors like Sinton High School (97.4%) and Ingleside (96.2%). Additionally, performance for special education and gifted & talented students has been highly volatile, with gifted students dropping from the 81st percentile to the 2nd percentile in recent years, raising concerns about program stability.

249

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,387

Per pupil spending ?

79.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

502 Rincon Rd
Taft, TX 78390-2929

(361) 528-2636

District: Taft Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Taft High School:

Elementary:	Woodroe Petty Elementary
Middle:	Ricardo L Trevino J H

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.1%

White:

10.8%

African American:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg42%

Texas avg62%

1,634^th of 2,057

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

880^th of 947Taft Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	1634 of 2057	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	1520 of 1974	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1450 of 1990	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1533 of 1961	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1541 of 1876	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	1468 of 1861	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1569 of 1857	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1459 of 1797	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	1437 of 1777	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.2	1409 of 1762	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.4	1380 of 1743	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.8	1420 of 1734	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.5	1256 of 1652	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.5	1284 of 1603	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.3	1312 of 1672	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.1	1197 of 1568	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.7	1179 of 1539	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.1	1036 of 1510	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.6	1137 of 1497	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.8	1074 of 1430	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.9	1081 of 1429	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.0	1163 of 1427	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.9	1520 of 1837	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	1471 of 1829	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1362 of 1810	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	1284 of 1784	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	48.4	519 of 1437	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	433 of 1371	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	1233 of 1976	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.6	1025 of 1504	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1491 of 1880	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1538 of 1891	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	1602 of 1841	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1540 of 1815	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1590 of 1798	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	1522 of 1781	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.1	1188 of 1208	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	72.0	233 of 964	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	223 of 1182	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	80 of 1172	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	75.7	58 of 1177	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	0.5	1133 of 1145	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	71.9	266 of 1137	76.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	1451 of 1909	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	1086 of 1453	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1392 of 1805	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1364 of 1820	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1452 of 1762	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	1318 of 1743	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1471 of 1714	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1347 of 1691	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	1573 of 1976	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	1228 of 1513	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1566 of 1884	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1470 of 1897	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1552 of 1847	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	1381 of 1848	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1552 of 1818	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1473 of 1794	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	1759 of 1993	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	1339 of 1515	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1595 of 1891	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1453 of 1913	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	1339 of 1853	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	1345 of 1840	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1577 of 1824	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1527 of 1803	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	1485 of 1610	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	1009 of 1299	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.6	616 of 1548	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	932 of 1478	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.0	1406 of 1418	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	1363 of 1382	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1195 of 1357	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1044 of 1347	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	862 of 1294	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	0.8	1541 of 1556	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1461 of 1576	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	842 of 1525	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	8.6	1399 of 1510	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	760 of 1526	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	2.7	1485 of 1539	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile+37 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)2nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

English II Reading55%-5 vs state

Biology54%-17 vs state

U.S. History46%-25 vs state

English I Reading33%-23 vs state

Algebra I12%-42 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)		STAAR Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Taft High School	Public	9-12	502 Rincon Rd	Taft	78390	San Patricio County	Taft Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 528-2636	249	23	10.6	79.9%	27 (10.8%)	2 (0.8%)	217 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	23.8	1634^th of 2057 public high schools	20.6%		24.8	1520^th of 1974 public high schools	23.0%	114	12.5	53.7	32.9	55.2	45.6						$14,387
Coastal Horizons Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1220 Gregory St	Taft	76401	Erath County	Erath Excels Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 528-3959	72	3	24.0		13 (18.1%)	6 (8.3%)	49 (68.1%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	6.4	1889^th of 2057 public high schools	8.2%		3.3	1905^th of 1974 public high schools	3.5%	16	0.0	29.0	12.8	21.9	47.8		30.0		0.0	10.0	$5,887
Gregory-Portland High School	Public	9-12	4601 Wildcat Dr	Portland	78374	San Patricio County	Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 777-4251	1,511	96	15.8	41.4%	506 (33.5%)	17 (1.1%)	907 (60.0%)	44 (2.9%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	31 (2.1%)	64.3	567^th of 2057 public high schools	72.4%		60.1	667^th of 1974 public high schools	66.2%	100	59.2	68.3	65.1	72.6	80.4						$11,070
Sinton High School	Public	9-12	400 N Pirate Blvd	Sinton	78387	San Patricio County	Sinton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 364-6650	547	43	12.7	62.0%	88 (16.1%)	4 (0.7%)	446 (81.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	46.6	1070^th of 2057 public high schools	48.0%		49.7	919^th of 1974 public high schools	53.4%	151	54.7	61.2	53.0	53.6	71.1						$17,046
Odem High School	Public	9-12	1 Owl Square	Odem	78370	San Patricio County	Odem-Edroy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 368-8121	278	26	10.7	60.4%	50 (18.0%)	1 (0.4%)	224 (80.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	53.5	877^th of 2057 public high schools	57.4%		55.6	777^th of 1974 public high schools	60.6%	100	40.4	80.0	54.9	71.2	62.5						$12,396
Ingleside High School	Public	9-12	2807 Mustang Dr	Ingleside	78362	San Patricio County	Ingleside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 776-2712	624	46	13.6	58.8%	277 (44.4%)	8 (1.3%)	318 (51.0%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	58	752^nd of 2057 public high schools	63.4%		52.7	838^th of 1974 public high schools	57.5%	86	68.7	79.5	58.4	58.8	64.7						$9,407
Coles H S And Educational Center	Public	8-12	924 Winnebago St	Corpus Christi	78401	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 878-7380	110	17	6.5	93.6%	4 (3.6%)	3 (2.7%)	101 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	4.4	1935^th of 2057 public high schools	5.9%		6.2	1845^th of 1974 public high schools	6.5%	90	3.6	33.3	2.9	13.6	36.0						$20,461
Roy Miller H S And Metro School Of Design	Public	7-12	1 Battlin Buc Blvd	Corpus Christi	78408	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-5100	1,424	88	16.2	89.2%	95 (6.7%)	83 (5.8%)	1,237 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	20.2	1680^th of 2057 public high schools	18.3%		17.7	1655^th of 1974 public high schools	16.2%	25	37.8	42.7	32.8	40.3	51.2	70.8	65.9	56.2	41.0	23.5	$10,780
Tuloso-Midway Academic Career Center	Public	9-12	7601 Leopard	Corpus Christi	78460	Nueces County	Tuloso-Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 903-6450	32	5	7.0	93.8%	4 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1.4	2046^th of 2057 public high schools	0.5%		3.9	1884^th of 1974 public high schools	4.6%	162	0.0		0.0	12.5	4.8						$22,778
Aransas Pass High School	Public	9-12	450 S Ave A	Aransas Pass	78336	San Patricio County	Aransas Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 758-3248	431	34	12.6	65.7%	122 (28.3%)	7 (1.6%)	285 (66.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	38.1	1316^th of 2057 public high schools	36.0%		34.1	1286^th of 1974 public high schools	34.9%	30	48.5	64.3	45.2	56.6	51.1						$12,220

Frequently Asked Questions about Taft High School

What schools feed into Taft High School?

Taft High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Woodroe Petty Elementary
Middle : Ricardo L Trevino J H

What is the racial makeup of Taft High School?

Students at Taft High School are 87% Hispanic, 11% White.

How many students attend Taft High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 249 students attended Taft High School.

Is Taft High School a good school?

Taft High School ranks in the bottom 20.6% of Texas high schools.

What district is Taft High School in?

Taft Independent School District (Isd)

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