📍 5200 e Ave Nw, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, 52405
Taft Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Cedar Rapids, Linn County. The school has 578 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gary Hatfield. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Comm School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Taft Middle School enrolls 578 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 13% Black or African American and 9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 395 | 68% |
| Black or African American | 74 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 16 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
218 of the school's 578 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 192 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Taft Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 35, state house district 70.
Taft Middle School is one of 33 schools in Cedar Rapids Comm School District, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The district serves 15,224 students district-wide and employs 1,045 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 578 students, Taft Middle School is larger than the district average of about 461 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize