📍 393 E 163rd St, Harvey, Cook County, 60426
Taft School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Harvey, Cook County. The school has 364 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Christine Wilson. It is part of the South Holland SD 151 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–1 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Taft School enrolls 364 students across grades Pre-K–1. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Black or African American, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 245 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 26% |
| White | 13 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
360 of the school's 364 students (99%) 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 School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-20, state senate district 15, state house district 30.
Taft School is one of 4 schools in South Holland SD 151, based in South Holland, Illinois. The district serves 1,319 students district-wide and employs 114 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 364 students, Taft School is close to the district average of about 330 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large