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Taft Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 3

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2500 Taft Ave
Port Arthur, TX 77642
Phone
(409) 962-2262
District
PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD
County
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
414
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

5

(10 is best)

Better than 47.6% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Taft Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
47%
53%
50%
34%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 103 24.9%
Grade 1 107 25.8%
Grade 2 100 24.2%
Grade 3 104 25.1%
Total 414 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 54.3% 57.6% 26.7%
Black 5.2% 4.0% 13.3%
Hispanic 36.9% 32.3% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.1% 5.8% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.3% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 61.4% 47.2% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 55.6% 42.6% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.8% 4.6% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 28,022 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,335.0 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.9% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.3% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.5% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 16.9% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,946 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 6.9% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.8% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.5% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 23.3% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.7% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.1% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.8% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.6% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.1% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 4.4% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,133 $32,151,000 43.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $502 $2,630,000 3.6%
Staff $372 $1,948,000 2.7%
General Administration $139 $731,000 1.0%
School Administration $479 $2,510,000 3.4%
Operation $1,529 $8,017,000 10.9%
Transportation $293 $1,537,000 2.1%
Other $356 $1,866,000 2.5%
Total Support $3,670 $19,239,000 26.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,182 $21,920,000 29.9%
Total Expenditures $13,985 $73,310,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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