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Taft Primary School

Public | K-3 | 515 students

 

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Posted April 24, 2006

Taft School has been a wonderful place for my children. I have two boys with ADHD, and yet they knew who Picasso and Van Gogh were in Kindergarden! The teachers are 100% invested in the children's futures. Highly recommended!
—Submitted by Brittany, a parent


Posted August 18, 2004

'Living and Learning Together' is Taft's motto and it is exactly that. From Kindergarten and beyond this school is exceptional!
—Submitted by a parent


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The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.

Grade level

Math

The state average for Math was 88% in 2012.

136 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
88%

2011

 
 
87%

2010

 
 
91%

2009

 
 
90%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 76% in 2012.

136 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
67%

2011

 
 
77%

2010

 
 
79%

2009

 
 
85%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

Math

All Students88%
Female83%
Male91%
Black76%
Asiann/a
Hispanic88%
Multiracial93%
White100%
Low income85%
Non-low income97%
Students with disabilities (IEP)86%
Students without disabilities88%
English language learners90%
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students67%
Female67%
Male67%
Black57%
Asiann/a
Hispanic62%
Multiracial72%
White81%
Low income64%
Non-low income79%
Students with disabilities (IEP)50%
Students without disabilities69%
English language learners70%
Migrantn/a
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Illinois State Board of Education. If there are a small number of students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
Black 36% 18%
White 31% 51%
Hispanic 22% 23%
Two or more races 11% 3%
Asian 1% 4%
American Indian/Alaska Native 0% 0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander 0% 0%
Source: NCES, 2010-2011

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 16N/A17
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

School basics

School Leader's name
  • Mrs. Michele Keiser

Resources

Extra learning resources offered
  • Title I Schoolwide program (SWP)
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1155 W Hawkins St
Kankakee, IL 60901
Phone: (815) 932-0811

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