Taft Elementary Primary School
2500 Taft Ave
Port Arthur TX, 77642, Jefferson County
Phone: 409-962-2262
Ranking: 
(857 out of 6,018, top 14%)*
(857 out of 6,018, top 14%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Port Neches-Groves Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 484 | 486 | 430 | 363 | 382 | 392 | 384 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 51 | 10.5% | 72 | 14.8% | 62 | 14.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 105 | 21.7% | 126 | 25.9% | 104 | 24.2% | 96 | 26.4% | 74 | 19.4% | 89 | 22.7% | 107 | 27.9% |
| Grade 1: | 126 | 26.0% | 107 | 22.0% | 100 | 23.3% | 77 | 21.2% | 98 | 25.7% | 112 | 28.6% | 97 | 25.3% |
| Grade 2: | 102 | 21.1% | 103 | 21.2% | 75 | 17.4% | 90 | 24.8% | 109 | 28.5% | 97 | 24.7% | 88 | 22.9% |
| Grade 3: | 100 | 20.7% | 78 | 16.0% | 89 | 20.7% | 100 | 27.5% | 101 | 26.4% | 94 | 24.0% | 92 | 24.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 266 | 55.0% | 248 | 51.0% | 214 | 49.8% | 179 | 49.3% | 195 | 51.0% | 202 | 51.5% | 197 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 218 | 45.0% | 238 | 49.0% | 216 | 50.2% | 184 | 50.7% | 179 | 46.9% | 182 | 46.4% | 183 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.4% | 11 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.8% | 13 | 3.4% | 15 | 3.8% | 11 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic: | 137 | 28.3% | 115 | 23.7% | 82 | 19.1% | 70 | 19.3% | 77 | 20.2% | 75 | 19.1% | 66 | 17.2% |
| Black: | 9 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.6% |
| White: | 311 | 64.3% | 345 | 71.0% | 319 | 74.2% | 269 | 74.1% | 286 | 74.9% | 293 | 74.7% | 298 | 77.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 3.9% | 14 | 2.9% | 13 | 3.0% | 8 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 212 | 43.8% | 187 | 38.5% | 189 | 44.0% | 33 | 9.1% | 105 | 27.5% | 89 | 22.7% | 61 | 15.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 8.3% | 41 | 8.4% | 42 | 9.8% | 24 | 6.6% | 31 | 8.1% | 28 | 7.1% | 29 | 7.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.63 | 18.18 | 16.65 | 14.83 | 16.23 | 16.10 | 15.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAAR | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 78% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 69% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 84% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | 79% |
| TAKS | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 92% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 94% | N/A |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | N/A |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 99% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 87.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 13.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 20.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 91.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,535.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,647.0 |
* Taft Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.