Is Taft Grade School a good school?

Taft Grade School ranks 1415 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Taft Grade School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 258 students attended Taft Grade School.

What is the racial makeup of Taft Grade School?

Students at Taft Grade School are 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Taft Grade School attend?

Students who attend Taft Grade School usually go on to attend: High : Lockport Township High School East

Taft Grade School

Summary:

Taft Grade School is an elementary school located in Lockport, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 276 students. The school is part of the Taft School District 90, which is ranked 672 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Taft Grade School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with its performance on state assessments (IAR and ISA) significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 25.9% of Taft students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 41.2%, and only 16.5% were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 28.4%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students (ranked 954 out of 954 in 2021-2022) and White students (ranked 1238 out of 1392 in 2023-2024). Additionally, Taft Grade School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.9% in 2020-2021 to 30.5% in 2022-2023.

Taft Grade School's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools, such as Ludwig Elementary School and William J. Butler School, which are part of the higher-performing Will County School District 92 and Homer CCSD 33C, respectively. For example, in 2023-2024, Ludwig Elementary School had 61.5% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to Taft's 25.9%, and 52.9% proficient or better in Math, compared to Taft's 16.5%. The nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

1605 S Washington St
Lockport, IL 60441-4241

(815) 838-0408

District: Taft School District 90

SchoolDigger Rank:
1415^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,642

Students who attend Taft Grade School usually attend:

High:

Lockport Township High School East

Student/teacher ratio: 10.9

Number of students: 258

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.0%

Hispanic:

25.2%

Two or more races:

9.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 34.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Taft Grade School ranks worse than 68.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.38. (See more...)

Compare Details Taft Grade School ranks worse than 62.7% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.88. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (62%), Hispanic (25.2%), two or more races (9.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 34.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Taft Grade School is 10.9. (See more...)

Compare Taft Grade School employs 23.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Taft Grade School is $16,642.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Taft Grade School:

SchoolDigger ranks Taft Grade School 1415^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Taft Grade School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Taft Grade School 854^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Taft Grade School in the ranking list.)

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Taft School District 90:

SchoolDigger ranks Taft School District 90 672^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Taft Grade School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Taft Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	56.36	1081^st	2020	46.5%
2004	59.30	1017^th	2030	49.9%
2005	46.76	1295^th	2022	36.0%
2006	55.97	1172^nd	2086	43.8%
2007	41.30	1480^th	2095	29.4%
2008	47.90	1303^rd	2092	37.7%
2009	41.55	1440^th	2120	32.1%
2010	51.37	1251^st	2139	41.5%
2011	49.08	1311^th	2147	38.9%
2012	32.21	1643^rd	2166	24.1%
2013	45.40	1267^th	2167	41.5%
2014	47.00	1166^th	2093	44.3%
2015	47.51	959^th	2052	53.3%
2016	58.05	782^nd	2046	61.8%
2017	43.89	1076^th	2044	47.4%
2018	46.05	1025^th	2037	49.7%
2019	45.96	1052^nd	2086	49.6%
2021	38.32	1089^th	1948	44.1%
2022	31.03	1366^th	2082	34.4%
2023	28.91	1426^th	2077	31.3%
2024	29.38	1415^th	2067	31.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Taft Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.15	1000^th	1765	43.3%
2019	45.28	960^th	1816	47.1%
2021	38.26	897^th	1514	40.8%
2022	38.49	1057^th	1763	40.0%
2023	40.28	1044^th	1808	42.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Taft Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.95	1076^th	1964	45.2%
2019	46.42	1031^st	2019	48.9%
2021	56.90	632^nd	1680	62.4%
2022	37.12	1149^th	1970	41.7%
2023	34.19	1223^rd	1957	37.5%
2024	25.64	1440^th	1942	25.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Taft Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.05	916^th	1972	53.5%
2019	44.29	1046^th	2019	48.2%
2021	27.16	1206^th	1707	29.3%
2022	27.76	1359^th	1977	31.3%
2023	26.89	1404^th	1984	29.2%
2024	28.96	1347^th	1959	31.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Taft Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	11.85	954^th	954	0.0%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Taft Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.39	894^th	1463	38.9%
2019	35.48	981^st	1462	32.9%
2021	31.63	946^th	1308	27.7%
2022	19.16	1242^nd	1425	12.8%
2023	15.72	1272^nd	1419	10.4%
2024	16.71	1238^th	1392	11.1%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Taft Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	64.42	468^th	1185	60.5%
2004	34.68	843^rd	1204	30.0%
2005	50.13	714^th	1209	40.9%
2006	68.86	417^th	1272	67.2%
2007	52.28	728^th	1287	43.4%
2008	47.61	796^th	1293	38.4%
2009	43.67	871^st	1318	33.9%
2010	41.35	908^th	1327	31.6%
2011	39.61	930^th	1344	30.8%
2012	35.49	987^th	1365	27.7%
2013	40.74	844^th	1367	38.3%
2014	38.37	849^th	1322	35.8%
2015	43.77	647^th	1302	50.3%
2016	54.48	521^st	1294	59.7%
2017	46.98	637^th	1293	50.7%
2018	36.13	796^th	1293	38.4%
2019	41.70	742^nd	1356	45.3%
2021	41.36	634^th	1241	48.9%
2022	44.58	674^th	1369	50.8%
2023	40.21	769^th	1367	43.7%
2024	32.88	854^th	1363	37.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Taft Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.67	554^th	1161	52.3%
2019	27.15	953^rd	1217	21.7%
2021	61.49	262^nd	1019	74.3%
2022	65.90	279^th	1221	77.1%
2023	69.44	245^th	1234	80.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Taft Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.94	921^st	1226	24.9%
2019	29.83	914^th	1276	28.4%
2021	37.91	580^th	1017	43.0%
2022	48.22	581^st	1286	54.8%
2023	31.53	836^th	1275	34.4%
2024	44.04	648^th	1251	48.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Taft Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.73	582^nd	1223	52.4%
2019	52.64	544^th	1296	58.0%
2021	40.20	557^th	1048	46.9%
2022	43.44	643^rd	1286	50.0%
2023	46.82	604^th	1292	53.3%
2024	30.32	820^th	1264	35.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Taft Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	54.89	248^th	639	61.2%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Taft Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.47	736^th	889	17.2%
2019	26.62	697^th	905	23.0%
2021	34.90	521^st	813	35.9%
2022	30.98	636^th	898	29.2%
2023	32.71	616^th	895	31.2%
2024	27.67	652^nd	875	25.5%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Taft Grade School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	238	3	2	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	248
1989	234	3	n/a	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	242
1990	239	5	n/a	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	247
1991	248	5	1	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	261
1992	247	6	1	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	260
1993	257	4	0	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	271
1994	274	5	0	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	289
1995	296	10	0	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	320
1996	296	10	0	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	320
1997	322	7	0	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	347
1998	300	10	3	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	335
1999	272	7	1	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	290
2000	291	7	0	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	311
2001	290	9	0	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	314
2002	276	14	1	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	309
2003	276	14	1	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	309
2004	282	12	0	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	319
2005	269	8	3	24	0	n/a	n/a	9	313
2006	272	14	3	36	0	n/a	n/a	18	343
2007	251	11	0	46	0	n/a	n/a	22	330
2008	242	9	0	44	0	n/a	n/a	22	317
2009	263	12	0	41	0	n/a	n/a	30	346
2010	252	8	2	32	1	n/a	n/a	27	322
2011	266	8	3	32	1	0	24	0	334
2012	272	10	2	32	1	0	20	0	337
2013	280	10	2	37	2	0	12	0	343
2014	262	4	3	41	0	0	15	0	325
2015	261	11	4	41	1	0	9	0	327
2016	263	6	5	44	1	0	11	0	330
2017	245	6	3	51	0	0	10	0	315
2018	235	11	1	52	0	0	14	0	313
2019	214	6	2	45	0	0	15	0	282
2020	202	6	0	53	1	0	11	0	273
2021	181	6	1	60	1	0	16	0	265
2022	175	6	2	64	1	0	15	0	263
2023	177	2	8	61	1	0	27	0	276
2024	160	3	5	65	0	0	25	0	258

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Taft Grade School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	248	9.5	26.1	n/a
1989	242	11.0	22.0	n/a
1990	247	10.0	24.7	n/a
1991	261	11.0	23.7	n/a
1992	260	10.0	26.0	n/a
1993	271	11.0	24.6	n/a
1994	289	11.0	26.3	n/a
1995	320	14.0	22.9	n/a
1996	320	14.0	22.9	n/a
1997	347	14.5	23.9	n/a
1998	335	15.5	21.6	n/a
1999	290	16.0	18.1	n/a
2000	311	15.5	20.1	n/a
2001	314	17.0	18.5	n/a
2002	309	18.5	16.7	16.8
2003	309	18.5	16.7	16.8
2004	319	19.0	16.8	23.5
2005	313	17.5	17.9	24.7
2006	343	16.5	20.8	23.1
2007	330	20.0	16.5	21.4
2008	317	16.0	19.8	19.7
2009	346	14.0	24.7	27.8
2010	322	20.5	15.7	37.6
2011	334	21.5	15.5	33.5
2012	337	21.0	16.0	41.2
2013	343	28.2	12.1	42.9
2014	325	22.5	14.3	39.1
2015	327	23.0	14.2	48
2016	330	21.0	15.7	37.6
2017	315	16.8	18.6	35.9
2018	313	17.6	17.7	35.5
2019	282	20.2	13.9	28.7
2020	273	21.1	12.9	23.8
2021	265	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	263	19.5	13.4	51.7
2023	276	20.5	13.4	42.8
2024	258	23.5	10.9	34.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Taft Grade School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	248	9.5	26.1	n/a
1989	242	11.0	22.0	n/a
1990	247	10.0	24.7	n/a
1991	261	11.0	23.7	n/a
1992	260	10.0	26.0	n/a
1993	271	11.0	24.6	n/a
1994	289	11.0	26.3	n/a
1995	320	14.0	22.9	n/a
1996	320	14.0	22.9	n/a
1997	347	14.5	23.9	n/a
1998	335	15.5	21.6	n/a
1999	290	16.0	18.1	n/a
2000	311	15.5	20.1	n/a
2001	314	17.0	18.5	n/a
2002	309	18.5	16.7	16.8
2003	309	18.5	16.7	16.8
2004	319	19.0	16.8	23.5
2005	313	17.5	17.9	24.7
2006	343	16.5	20.8	23.1
2007	330	20.0	16.5	21.4
2008	317	16.0	19.8	19.7
2009	346	14.0	24.7	27.8
2010	322	20.5	15.7	37.6
2011	334	21.5	15.5	33.5
2012	337	21.0	16.0	41.2
2013	343	28.2	12.1	42.9
2014	325	22.5	14.3	39.1
2015	327	23.0	14.2	48
2016	330	21.0	15.7	37.6
2017	315	16.8	18.6	35.9
2018	313	17.6	17.7	35.5
2019	282	20.2	13.9	28.7
2020	273	21.1	12.9	23.8
2021	265	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	263	19.5	13.4	51.7
2023	276	20.5	13.4	42.8
2024	258	23.5	10.9	34.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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