📍 212 Lucard St., Taft, Kern County, 93268
Taft Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Taft, Kern County. The school has 247 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lavona Callaghan. It is part of the Taft City school district. It serves grades K–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
Taft Primary enrolls 247 students across grades K–3. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 185 | 75% |
| White | 53 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
221 of the school's 247 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 Primary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Taft Primary is one of 6 schools in Taft City, based in Taft, California. The district serves 2,404 students district-wide and employs 108 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 247 students, Taft Primary is smaller than the district average of about 401 students per school.