📍 620 Schulte Rd Nw, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, 87107
Taft Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County. The school has 292 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Taft Middle enrolls 292 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% White and 2.7% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 246 | 84% |
| White | 23 | 7.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
292 of the school's 292 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 292 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Taft Middle 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 NM-10, state senate district 10, state house district 15.
Taft Middle is one of 176 schools in ALBUQUERQUE, based in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. The district serves 74,792 students district-wide and employs 5,794 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 292 students, Taft Middle is smaller than the district average of about 425 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large