Taft Middle School
2901 Northwest 23rd St Oklahoma City OK, 73107, Oklahoma County Phone: 405-946-1431 Ranking:  (966 out of 1,156, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8 School District: Oklahoma City Public Schools 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: | 45 | 55 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 59 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 596 | 808 | 848 | 820 | 838 | 807 | 747 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 283 | 47.5% | 323 | 40.0% | 275 | 32.4% | 287 | 35.0% | 263 | 31.4% | 275 | 34.1% | 271 | 36.3% |
| Grade 8: | 313 | 52.5% | 284 | 35.1% | 261 | 30.8% | 250 | 30.5% | 283 | 33.8% | 292 | 36.2% | 243 | 32.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 325 | 54.5% | 435 | 53.8% | 441 | 52.0% | 429 | 52.3% | 422 | 50.4% | 406 | 50.3% | 383 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 271 | 45.5% | 373 | 46.2% | 407 | 48.0% | 391 | 47.7% | 408 | 48.7% | 393 | 48.7% | 360 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 36 | 6.0% | 45 | 5.6% | 46 | 5.4% | 53 | 6.5% | 57 | 6.8% | 61 | 7.6% | 63 | 8.4% |
| Asian: | 30 | 5.0% | 38 | 4.7% | 46 | 5.4% | 39 | 4.8% | 43 | 5.1% | 159 | 19.7% | 32 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic: | 272 | 45.6% | 340 | 42.1% | 378 | 44.6% | 322 | 39.3% | 298 | 35.6% | 293 | 36.3% | 280 | 37.5% |
| Black: | 131 | 22.0% | 206 | 25.5% | 203 | 23.9% | 238 | 29.0% | 250 | 29.8% | 235 | 29.1% | 209 | 28.0% |
| White: | 118 | 19.8% | 169 | 20.9% | 165 | 19.5% | 160 | 19.5% | 190 | 22.7% | 59 | 7.3% | 163 | 21.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 495 | 83.1% | 712 | 88.1% | 776 | 91.5% | 757 | 92.3% | 689 | 82.2% | 728 | 90.2% | 646 | 86.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 6.0% | 52 | 6.4% | 52 | 6.1% | 38 | 4.6% | 38 | 4.5% | 48 | 5.9% | 53 | 7.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.13 | 14.66 | 15.62 | 14.11 | 14.99 | 15.30 | 12.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OCCT | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 47% | 63% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 51% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 51% | 67% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 49% | 64% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 48% | 64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 47% | 64% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 45% | 63% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 48% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 54% | 68% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 54% | 70% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 51% | 67% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 53% | 72% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 44% | 61% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 53% | 66% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 48% | 67% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 45% | 67% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 49% | 70% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 53% | 77% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68% | N/A |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 88% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | N/A | 89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 75.0% | 69.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 25.0% | 30.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 17.9% | 20.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 82.1% | 80.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $38,980.0 | $35,900.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,782.0 | $29,736.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,327.0 | $37,441.0 |
* Taft Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.