Robert A. Taft Elementary School
3829 Guilford Ave Nw
Canton OH, 44718, Stark County
Phone: 330-491-3760
Ranking: 
(1,111 out of 2,572, top 43%)*
(1,111 out of 2,572, top 43%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Plain Local 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: | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 377 | 379 | 393 | 365 | 339 | 392 | 414 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 80 | 21.2% | 78 | 20.6% | 80 | 20.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 74 | 19.6% | 72 | 19.0% | 78 | 19.8% | 76 | 20.8% | 69 | 20.4% | 78 | 19.9% | 87 | 21.0% |
| Grade 2: | 69 | 18.3% | 82 | 21.6% | 76 | 19.3% | 74 | 20.3% | 67 | 19.8% | 89 | 22.7% | 75 | 18.1% |
| Grade 3: | 86 | 22.8% | 71 | 18.7% | 77 | 19.6% | 72 | 19.7% | 84 | 24.8% | 76 | 19.4% | 98 | 23.7% |
| Grade 4: | 68 | 18.0% | 76 | 20.1% | 81 | 20.6% | 94 | 25.8% | 68 | 20.1% | 90 | 23.0% | 95 | 22.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 209 | 55.4% | 208 | 54.9% | 212 | 53.9% | 199 | 54.5% | 187 | 55.2% | 215 | 54.8% | 219 | 52.9% |
| Female: | 168 | 44.6% | 171 | 45.1% | 181 | 46.1% | 166 | 45.5% | 117 | 34.5% | 151 | 38.5% | 170 | 41.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 4.5% | 17 | 4.5% | 19 | 4.8% | 8 | 2.2% | 8 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 57 | 15.1% | 60 | 15.8% | 65 | 16.5% | 59 | 16.2% | 55 | 16.2% | 66 | 16.8% | 54 | 13.0% |
| White: | 259 | 68.7% | 262 | 69.1% | 278 | 70.7% | 265 | 72.6% | 247 | 72.9% | 297 | 75.8% | 323 | 78.0% |
| 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: | 40 | 10.6% | 39 | 10.3% | 31 | 7.9% | 33 | 9.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 214 | 56.8% | 182 | 48.0% | 199 | 50.6% | 177 | 48.5% | 161 | 47.5% | 170 | 43.4% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 11.1% | 41 | 10.8% | 35 | 8.9% | 42 | 11.5% | 32 | 9.4% | 38 | 9.7% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 26.93 | 26.69 | 21.36 | 20.05 | 16.78 | 19.70 | 19.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OAA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 73.2% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 77.4% | 74.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 85.8% | 84% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 84.5% | 79.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 86.7% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 85.7% | 76.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 89.8% | 82% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 88.8% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 85.4% | 78.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 80.8% | 78.2% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 79.4% | 77.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 83.5% | 75.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 79.2% | 76% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 82.1% | 77.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 82.5% | 77.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 89.4% | 78.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 89.3% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 85.5% | 79% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 87.6% | 81.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 72.8% | 65.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 72% | 65.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 83% | 76.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77.5% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 78.4% | 74.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 87.3% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 82.7% | 76.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 88.1% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 91.2% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 87.7% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 77.3% | 70.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.8% | 76.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 78.2% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 79.9% | 80% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82.6% | 81.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 88.9% | 82% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 84.2% | 81% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 91.5% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 92.8% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 93.1% | 87.7% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 80.9% | 78.6% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 84.4% | 78.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 91.1% | 85.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 81.6% | 82% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 87.9% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 89.9% | 84.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 72.2% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 66.5% | 61% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 66.5% | 61.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 70% | 62.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.5% | 67% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 81.4% | 66.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 82.3% | 76.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 80.8% | 75.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 86.9% | 80% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 77.8% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 76.6% | 72% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 81.1% | 71.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 86.2% | 74.1% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 74.3% | 68% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 70.9% | 66.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 81% | 70.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 82.2% | 69.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 85.2% | 71.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 69.6% | 57% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 76.6% | 64.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 71.6% | 61.6% |
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* Robert A. Taft Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.