Taft Primary School
1155 West Hawkins St
Kankakee IL, 60901, Kankakee County
Phone: 815-932-0811
Ranking: 
(2,015 out of 3,028, bottom 33%)*
(2,015 out of 3,028, bottom 33%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Kankakee School District 111
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: | 24 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 483 | 490 | 515 | 506 | 491 | 436 | 490 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 123 | 25.5% | 124 | 25.3% | 132 | 25.6% | 137 | 27.1% | 134 | 27.3% | 108 | 24.8% | 129 | 26.3% |
| Grade 1: | 126 | 26.1% | 128 | 26.1% | 139 | 27.0% | 122 | 24.1% | 126 | 25.7% | 124 | 28.4% | 127 | 25.9% |
| Grade 2: | 126 | 26.1% | 129 | 26.3% | 132 | 25.6% | 130 | 25.7% | 127 | 25.9% | 110 | 25.2% | 127 | 25.9% |
| Grade 3: | 108 | 22.4% | 109 | 22.2% | 112 | 21.7% | 117 | 23.1% | 104 | 21.2% | 94 | 21.6% | 107 | 21.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 249 | 51.6% | 243 | 49.6% | 265 | 51.5% | 268 | 53.0% | 221 | 45.0% | 196 | 45.0% | 232 | 47.3% |
| Female: | 234 | 48.4% | 247 | 50.4% | 250 | 48.5% | 238 | 47.0% | 214 | 43.6% | 196 | 45.0% | 219 | 44.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 138 | 28.6% | 127 | 25.9% | 129 | 25.0% | 109 | 21.5% | 113 | 23.0% | 98 | 22.5% | 110 | 22.4% |
| Black: | 156 | 32.3% | 170 | 34.7% | 186 | 36.1% | 182 | 36.0% | 164 | 33.4% | 148 | 33.9% | 158 | 32.2% |
| White: | 175 | 36.2% | 155 | 31.6% | 152 | 29.5% | 156 | 30.8% | 163 | 33.2% | 152 | 34.9% | 184 | 37.6% |
| 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: | 7 | 1.4% | 30 | 6.1% | 40 | 7.8% | 56 | 11.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 392 | 81.2% | 370 | 75.5% | 209 | 40.6% | 362 | 71.5% | 323 | 65.8% | 281 | 64.4% | 278 | 56.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 0.8% | 24 | 4.9% | 224 | 43.5% | 42 | 8.3% | 46 | 9.4% | 44 | 10.1% | 47 | 9.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.78 | 21.81 | 20.34 | 19.22 | 17.47 | 16.10 | 20.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 66.8% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 70.5% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.0% | 76.9% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 80.6% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 80.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 83.3% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 85.4% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 83.4% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 82.1% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 34.7% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 52.1% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 49.8% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 60.9% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 62.0% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 63.0% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 73.4% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 76.3% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 67.2% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 69.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 63.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 39.8% | 58.8% |
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* Taft Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.