📍 903 Tenth Ave., Redwood City, San Mateo County, 94063
Taft Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Redwood City, San Mateo County. The school has 354 pupils enrolled. The Principal is David Camarena. It is part of the Redwood City Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
Taft Elementary enrolls 354 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% White and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 332 | 94% |
| White | 8 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
315 of the school's 354 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Taft Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Taft Elementary is one of 12 schools in Redwood City Elementary, based in Redwood City, California. The district serves 6,394 students district-wide and employs 286 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 354 students, Taft Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 533 students per school.