Taft Elementary School

Tenth Ave and Bay Rd, Redwood City, CA 94063 | (650) 369-2589
  • Grades: KG-5
  • Student Enrollment: 561
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4 out of 5 | 1 Review
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School Description

School Summary and Highlights
Additional Contact Information
  • Mailing Address: 750 Bradford St., Redwood City, CA 94063
School Operational Details
  • Title I Eligible
    All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
School District Details

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty
  • Total Students Enrolled: 561
  • Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 31.0
  • Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.1
Students Gender Breakdown
  • Males: 293 (52.2%)
  • Females: 268 (47.8%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
  • Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 76 (13.5%)
  • Eligible for Free Lunch: 427 (76.1%)
  • Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 503 (89.7%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
Taft Elementary School Student Race Distribution
  Number Percent
American Indian--
Black50.9%
Asian101.8%
Hispanic53094.5%
White112.0%
Number of Students Per Grade
Number of Students Per Grade For Taft Elementary School
  Number Percent
Kindergarten9216.4%
1st Grade10017.8%
2nd Grade10218.2%
3rd Grade9016.0%
4th Grade8815.7%
5th Grade8915.9%
Teacher Education Background (2009)
Percent With Master's Degree
School:
9.7%
District:
1.8%
Percent With Bachelor's Degree
School:
6.5%
District:
7.0%
Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)
Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 89.7%
Number of Certificated Staff: 31.0
Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 7.3
Average Age
School:
34.8
District:
44.0
Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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1 review for Taft Elementary School

  • Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on March 03, 2010
  • Rating: 4 (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • My Daughter is in second grade and she is reading in spanish and also inglish.Im very surprice how well she reads both languages

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