Taft High School, IL

Regular Public School Grade 7–Grade 12
place
6530 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60631
phone
(773) 534-1000

How Taft High School Compares with other Public Schools

Overall Score52
1 ← Poor Great → 100

Students and Teachers

Enrollment and Staffing at Taft High School

3,398 Students
100% Low-Income Students
192 Teachers
18 :1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Enrollment by Gender

Gender School IL US
Female 48% 47% 48%
Male 52% 53% 52%

Enrollment by Grade

Grade School IL US
Grade 7 3% 17% 17%
Grade 8 4% 17% 17%
Grade 9 26% 21% 17%
Grade 10 25% 22% 17%
Grade 11 21% 22% 17%
Grade 12 21% 24% 19%

Enrollment by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School IL US
Asian 8% 4% 4%
Black 2% 17% 14%
Caucasian 47% 55% 54%
Hispanic or Latino 40% 19% 22%
Native American <1% <1% 2%
Pacific Islander <1% <1% <1%
Other 3% 4% 4%

Academic Progress

Math and Reading Proficiency at Taft High School

32% Math Proficiency
38% Reading Proficiency
35% Average Proficiency
89% Test Participation

Proficiency by Gender

Gender School IL US
Female 38% 36% 50%
Male 34% 31% 45%

Proficiency by Grade

Grade School IL US
Grade 7 64% 34% 45%
Grade 8 72% 33% 45%
High School 28% 30% 48%

Proficiency by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School IL US
Asian 52% 58% 59%
Black 40% 27% 38%
Caucasian 42% 42% 54%
Other 50% 46% 51%

Proficiency by Disadvantaged Groups

Group School IL US
Limited English 5% 26% 34%
Low-Income 23% 24% 39%
With Disabilities 5% 21% 28%

Graduation Rates

Graduation Rates at Taft High School

85% Overall Rate
82% Low-Income
72% Limited English
72% With Disabilities

Graduation by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School IL US
Asian 84% 72% 69%
Black 70% 71% 69%
Caucasian 86% 84% 79%
Other 70% 64% 60%

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