Taft J H Other School
727 Mcintyre Ave
Taft TX, 78390, San Patricio County
Phone: 361-528-2636
Ranking:
(5,732 out of 6,018, bottom 5%)*

Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 10
School District: Taft 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: | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 247 | 254 | 265 | 245 | 256 | 242 | 241 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 77 | 31.2% | 71 | 28.0% | 95 | 35.8% | 87 | 35.5% | 91 | 35.5% | 73 | 30.2% | 90 | 37.3% |
Grade 7: | 75 | 30.4% | 101 | 39.8% | 83 | 31.3% | 87 | 35.5% | 71 | 27.7% | 90 | 37.2% | 81 | 33.6% |
Grade 8: | 95 | 38.5% | 82 | 32.3% | 87 | 32.8% | 71 | 29.0% | 94 | 36.7% | 78 | 32.2% | 70 | 29.0% |
Grade 9: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 10: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 136 | 55.1% | 130 | 51.2% | 131 | 49.4% | 115 | 46.9% | 126 | 49.2% | 120 | 49.6% | 124 | 51.5% |
Female: | 111 | 44.9% | 124 | 48.8% | 134 | 50.6% | 130 | 53.1% | 122 | 47.7% | 114 | 47.1% | 113 | 46.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.5% | 3 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 229 | 92.7% | 230 | 90.6% | 246 | 92.8% | 227 | 92.7% | 232 | 90.6% | 216 | 89.3% | 216 | 89.6% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.7% |
White: | 15 | 6.1% | 16 | 6.3% | 12 | 4.5% | 13 | 5.3% | 23 | 9.0% | 23 | 9.5% | 21 | 8.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 212 | 85.8% | 178 | 70.1% | 178 | 67.2% | 199 | 81.2% | 200 | 78.1% | 178 | 73.6% | 178 | 73.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 9.1% | 23 | 8.7% | 15 | 6.1% | 25 | 9.8% | 26 | 10.7% | 33 | 13.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.31 | 11.87 | 13.17 | 11.89 | 12.80 | 12.40 | 9.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 75% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 71% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 77% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 76% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 36% | 77% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 80% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 84% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 70% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 75% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 59% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 63% |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 69% | 78% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 61% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 59% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 52% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 52% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 79% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 48% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 51% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 40% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 49% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 65% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 74% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 49% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 48% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 56% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 46% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 83% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 92.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 48.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 51.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,011.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,797.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,995.0 |
* Taft J H Other School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.