Overview of Taft Middle School:Taft Middle School is a public school situated in Cedar Rapids, IA, which is in a mid-size city environment. The learner population of Taft Middle School is 604, and the school serves 6-8. At Taft Middle School, 77% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 80% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 23%. The learner-teacher ratio is 16:1, which is worse than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 50% female learners and 50% male learners. The school serves 33% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 38 equivalent full-time teachers and 2 full-time school counselors.

Test Scores at Taft Middle School: At Taft Middle School, 77% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 80% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school performed better in math and better in reading, according to this measure. In Cedar Rapids Community School District, 65% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 65% tested above or at that level for math.

Taft Middle School performed better in math and better in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Iowa, 74% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 76% tested above or at that level for math.