Taft Primary School serves 391 learners in grade levels Kindergarten-3.

Taft Primary School landed in the upper 50% of all schools in Illinois for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is upper 20%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is 40-59% (which is higher than the Illinois state average of 32%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is ≤20% (which is lower than the Illinois state average of 37%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner: teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the Illinois state level of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 78% of the learner body (majority Black), which is higher than the Illinois state average of 52% (majority Latino and Black).

School Overview: Taft Primary School’s learner population of 391 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 22 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Taft Primary School is ranked within the upper 50% of all 3,672 schools in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Taft Primary School is 0.57, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.68. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Taft Primary School is Kankakee High School (0.3 miles away)

The closest middle school is Avis Huff learner Support Service (1.2 miles away)

The closest elementary school is John Kennedy Middle Grade School (0.3 miles away)