📍 419 Downing Ave., Stockton, San Joaquin County, 95206
Taft Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Stockton, San Joaquin County. The school has 465 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jana Brooks. It is part of the Stockton Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
Taft Elementary enrolls 465 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 10% Asian and 9.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 348 | 75% |
| Asian | 47 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 42 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 4.3% |
| White | 6 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
389 of the school's 465 students (84%) 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, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Taft Elementary is one of 54 schools in Stockton Unified, based in Stockton, California. The district serves 33,648 students district-wide and employs 1,493 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 465 students, Taft Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 623 students per school.