# Taft City

Taft City is a elementary district in Kern County, California. Reading proficiency is 33.0%, +2.6 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 21.1%, +1.6 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/taft-city |
| County | Kern |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 6 |
| Students | 2,404 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 20:1 |
| Average spending per student | $15,462 |
| Low-Income Students | 2,177 (90.6%) |
| English Learners | 1,037 (43.1%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 30.5% | 1,484 |
| 2024 | 29.2% | 1,501 |
| 2025 | 33.0% | 1,480 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 19.5% | 1,470 |
| 2024 | 20.0% | 1,502 |
| 2025 | 21.1% | 1,480 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 27.9% | 50.9% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | 46.9% |
| 2025 | 30.8% | 56.1% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 16.9% | 39.4% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | 38.5% |
| 2025 | 18.9% | 43.2% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 9.3% | 40.7% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | 36.5% |
| 2025 | 12.8% | 40.9% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 8.3% | 26.1% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | 26.2% |
| 2025 | 9.6% | 27.5% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Greg Mudge | Vice President | N/A | N/A | 2028 |
| James Carter | President | N/A | 2022 | 2026 |
| Keith McElmurry | Clerk | N/A | N/A | 2028 |
| Les Clark | Trustee | N/A | 2022 | 2026 |
| Stacey Falgout | Member | N/A | N/A | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Taft Primary | Taft | 40.4% | 42.3% | 41.3% | +10.0 | +9.0 |
| 2 | Conley Elementary | Taft | 37.3% | 41.3% | 39.3% | +8.6 | +3.0 |
| 3 | Parkview Elementary | Taft | 28.4% | 43.2% | 35.8% | -4.5 | -0.2 |
| 4 | Roosevelt Elementary | Taft | 37.8% | 20.2% | 29.0% | +9.9 | +2.2 |
| 5 | Lincoln Junior High | Taft | 30.3% | 16.7% | 23.5% | -2.7 | +1.7 |
| 6 | Jefferson Elementary | Taft | 16.0% | 8.0% | 12.0% | -1.2 | -10.8 |