Impact of COVID-19 on Taft High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 342nd of 1857 High schools | Ranks 669th of 1961 High schools | 15.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Taft High School) | 58 | 30 | 28% |
End of Course Algebra I (Northside Independent School District (Isd)) | 68 | 44 | 24% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Taft High School) | 77 | 69 | 8% |
End of Course Biology (Northside Independent School District (Isd)) | 72 | 66 | 6% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Taft High School) | 67 | 63 | 4% |
End of Course English I Reading (Northside Independent School District (Isd)) | 60 | 59 | 1% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Taft High School) | 64 | 65 | 1% |
End of Course English II Reading (Northside Independent School District (Isd)) | 57 | 63 | 6% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Taft High School) | 89 | 79 | 10% |
End of Course U.S. History (Northside Independent School District (Isd)) | 85 | 79 | 6% |
End of Course U.S. History (Texas) | 75 | 71 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2477 | 2694 | 8.8% |
African American | 233 | 232 | 0.4% |
American Indian | 1 | 5 | 400% |
Asian | 80 | 81 | 1.3% |
Hispanic | 1630 | 1804 | 10.7% |
Pacific Islander | 5 | 5 | |
White | 436 | 471 | 8% |
Two or More Races | 92 | 96 | 4.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 38.1% | 44.2% | 6.1% |