Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUMBOLDT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191437000861
Taft Elementary School
612 2nd Ave North, Humboldt, IA 50548 · (515) 332-3216 · Humboldt County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
113 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Humboldt Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
85.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
87.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
84.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
369
+21 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 13.3:1
% White
83%
was 82%
% Hispanic
13%
was 13%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Taft Elementary School
Taft Elementary School is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in Humboldt, Iowa, operated by Humboldt Comm School District, caters to 369 students in grades 1 through 4.
Taft Elementary School is one of 4 schools operated by Humboldt Comm School District, a district that hosts 1,426 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Taft Elementary School logs that nearly all students (83%) are White; the rest comes out to 13% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
On the resource side, On paper, Taft Elementary School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Taft Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 31% of students at Taft Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Taft Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 76.6%, the actual is 84.7%, a residual of +8.1 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Humboldt County put median household earnings sit near $71,946, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Taft Elementary School is one of 6 public schools in Humboldt County (combined enrollment of about 1,530 students).
Nearest neighbor: Clyde D Mease Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Taft Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 60.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Taft Elementary School has climbed 6%, going from 348 students in 2018 to 369 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.
On allk12, the feed for Taft Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Humboldt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,591
Census ACS
Median income
$71,946
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,530 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Humboldt Comm School District
- Humboldt High SchoolHigh · 464 students
- Humboldt Middle SchoolMiddle · 454 students
- Clyde D Mease Elementary SchoolElementary · 139 students
Other schools in Humboldt
- Humboldt High SchoolHigh · 464 students
- Humboldt Middle SchoolMiddle · 454 students
Nearby schools
- Clyde D Mease Elementary School0.7 mi · 139
- Humboldt Middle School0.8 mi · 454
- Humboldt High School0.9 mi · 464
- Twin Rivers Elementary School10.6 mi · 45
- Gilmore City Elementary School11.3 mi · 59
- Feelhaver Elementary School14.1 mi · 227
Frequently asked questions
About Taft Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Taft Elementary School?
Taft Elementary School enrolls approximately 369 students in grades 01-04.
What age range does Taft Elementary School serve?
Taft Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Taft Elementary School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Taft Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Taft Elementary School?
Student demographics at Taft Elementary School are roughly 83% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Taft Elementary School in?
Taft Elementary School is part of Humboldt Comm School District.
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