Taft School
393 East 163rd St
Harvey IL, 60426, Cook County
Phone: 708-339-2710
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 1
School District: South Holland School District 151
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 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 440 | 367 | 384 | 329 | 346 | 408 | 368 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 146 | 33.2% | 99 | 27.0% | 95 | 24.7% | 69 | 21.0% | 80 | 23.1% | 102 | 25.0% | 80 | 21.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 134 | 30.5% | 135 | 36.8% | 125 | 32.6% | 134 | 40.7% | 114 | 32.9% | 152 | 37.3% | 117 | 31.8% |
| Grade 1: | 160 | 36.4% | 133 | 36.2% | 164 | 42.7% | 126 | 38.3% | 152 | 43.9% | 154 | 37.7% | 171 | 46.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 216 | 49.1% | 174 | 47.4% | 199 | 51.8% | 177 | 53.8% | 159 | 46.0% | 195 | 47.8% | 189 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 224 | 50.9% | 193 | 52.6% | 185 | 48.2% | 152 | 46.2% | 169 | 48.8% | 196 | 48.0% | 171 | 46.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 183 | 41.6% | 159 | 43.3% | 164 | 42.7% | 150 | 45.6% | 148 | 42.8% | 165 | 40.4% | 148 | 40.2% |
| Black: | 241 | 54.8% | 193 | 52.6% | 201 | 52.3% | 168 | 51.1% | 184 | 53.2% | 227 | 55.6% | 213 | 57.9% |
| White: | 4 | 0.9% | 8 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.6% | 7 | 2.1% | 4 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.6% | 8 | 2.1% | 3 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 339 | 77.0% | 206 | 56.1% | 142 | 37.0% | 236 | 71.7% | 254 | 73.4% | 271 | 66.4% | 246 | 66.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 9.5% | 123 | 33.5% | 193 | 50.3% | 20 | 6.1% | 20 | 5.8% | 30 | 7.4% | 35 | 9.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.33 | 15.83 | 17.45 | 14.95 | 15.04 | 16.30 | 14.70 | |||||||