State/Public Elementary Open

Robert A. Taft Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 3829 Guilford Ave NW, Canton, Stark County, 44718

379
Pupils
20.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Robert A. Taft Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Canton, Stark County. The school has 379 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plain Local school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Plain Local

Enrollment & staffing

Robert A. Taft Elementary School enrolls 379 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.

Male students
187 (49%)
Female students
192 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
18.7
Student-teacher ratio
20.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“4

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 15% Two or more races and 15% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White24063%
Two or more races5815%
Black or African American5515%
Hispanic or Latino225.8%
Asian2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

240 of the school's 379 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 201 qualify for free lunch and 39 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“4Title I

Robert A. Taft Elementary 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 OH At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 48.

School district: Plain Local

Robert A. Taft Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Plain Local, based in Canton, Ohio. The district serves 5,874 students district-wide and employs 289 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 379 students, Robert A. Taft Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 653 students per school.

5,874
District students
9
Schools
289
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

62%
Reading proficient
62%
Math proficient
22%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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