Taft Middle School
5200 East Ave Nw
Cedar Rapids IA, 52405, Linn County
Phone: 319-558-2243
Ranking: 
(251 out of 696, top 36%)*
(251 out of 696, top 36%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Cedar Rapids Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 39 | 41 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 49 | 46 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 566 | 615 | 657 | 652 | 646 | 662 | 699 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 174 | 30.7% | 204 | 33.2% | 221 | 33.6% | 226 | 34.7% | 205 | 31.7% | 220 | 33.2% | 217 | 31.0% |
| Grade 7: | 193 | 34.1% | 203 | 33.0% | 233 | 35.5% | 205 | 31.4% | 222 | 34.4% | 218 | 32.9% | 232 | 33.2% |
| Grade 8: | 199 | 35.2% | 208 | 33.8% | 203 | 30.9% | 221 | 33.9% | 219 | 33.9% | 224 | 33.8% | 250 | 35.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 294 | 51.9% | 316 | 51.4% | 347 | 52.8% | 328 | 50.3% | 337 | 52.2% | 340 | 51.4% | 350 | 50.1% |
| Female: | 272 | 48.1% | 299 | 48.6% | 310 | 47.2% | 324 | 49.7% | 309 | 47.8% | 314 | 47.4% | 345 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 10 | 1.8% | 12 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.0% | 19 | 2.9% | 18 | 2.8% | 10 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 3.0% | 19 | 3.1% | 15 | 2.3% | 17 | 2.6% | 12 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.4% | 6 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 28 | 4.9% | 34 | 5.5% | 51 | 7.8% | 62 | 9.5% | 53 | 8.2% | 60 | 9.1% | 59 | 8.4% |
| White: | 492 | 86.9% | 527 | 85.7% | 553 | 84.2% | 550 | 84.4% | 559 | 86.5% | 583 | 88.1% | 622 | 89.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 3.0% | 21 | 3.4% | 21 | 3.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 103 | 18.2% | 143 | 23.3% | 204 | 31.1% | 198 | 30.4% | 175 | 27.1% | 147 | 22.2% | 142 | 20.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 6.9% | 31 | 5.0% | 55 | 8.4% | 50 | 7.7% | 49 | 7.6% | 44 | 6.6% | 31 | 4.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.40 | 14.96 | 14.13 | 14.02 | 13.92 | 13.60 | 15.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.44% | 67.93% | 71.48% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.58% | 69.70% | 73.04% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.42% | 59.93% | 64.44% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.95% | 60.56% | 65.78% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.17% | 79.98% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.06% | 76.44% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.23% | 68.85% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.04% | 62.64% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.00% | 73.99% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.10% | 72.93% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.94% | 66.57% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.12% | 67.35% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.0% | 74.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.0% | 25.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 9.4% | 15.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 90.6% | 84.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $48,052.0 | $46,575.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,288.0 | $35,507.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,476.0 | $48,587.0 |
* Taft Middle 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.