Taft Elementary School

Taft Elementary School, a close-knit elementary campus in Youngstown, Ohio, part of Youngstown City, caters to 274 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 32% smaller than the state mean of about 404.

Youngstown City runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 4,004 students. Taft Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Taft Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Black (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 11% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Taft Elementary School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, census data for Mahoning County shows the typical household earns roughly $56,942 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Taft Elementary School is one of 77 public schools in Mahoning County (combined enrollment of about 27,927 students).

The closest other public school is Youngstown Virtual Academy, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Taft Elementary School.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Taft Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 355 (now 274). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 62% to 48% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

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