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Which teacher or staff member at Taft Intermediate School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHLAND CITY·NCES 390435000080
Taft Intermediate School
825 Smith Rd, Ashland, OH 44805 · (419) 289-7967 · Ashland County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Ohio public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
273 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 220 | 48% |
| Grade 5 | 240 | 52% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
Based on grade levels within Ashland City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
73.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -7.3pp since 2021
Math
81.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -3.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.3% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.3% | 83.9% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 81.3% |
| 2021-22 | 80.6% | 84.1% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Ohio's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Taft Intermediate School
Taft Intermediate School's state test result (79.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taft Intermediate School this school | 460 | 59.3% | 79.0% |
| Ansonia Elementary School Ansonia | 495 | 60.8% | 79.0% |
| Elgin Elementary School Marion | 490 | 61.2% | 66.1% |
| Stanton Elementary School Hammondsville | 408 | 58.1% | 68.4% |
| Belpre Elementary School Belpre | 484 | 61.0% | 63.5% |
| Preble Shawnee Elementary School Camden | 471 | 56.5% | 57.9% |
Matched among Ohio elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Taft Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Ashland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #275 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #344 of 1,569 ▼ 114 | #2 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #497 of 1,569 ▼ 154 | #3 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.2pp | #150 of 1,514 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #626 of 1,808 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #1,548 of 1,582 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.4% | #1,334 of 1,590 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #141 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #541 of 992 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
460
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
was 27.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 460 | 18.5 | 24.9:1 | 59% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 18 | 26.2:1 | 45% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 17.5 | 26.3:1 | 35% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 17 | 27.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 18.9 | 27.6:1 | 46% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 19 | 24.0:1 | 51% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 17 | 21.8:1 | 35% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 381 | 18 | 21.2:1 | 16% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 20 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taft Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (520 to 460); teachers down 2% (18.9 to 18.5).
About Taft Intermediate School
In Ashland, Ohio, Taft Intermediate School is a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from 4 through 5, with 460 students enrolled.
A total of 5 schools make up Ashland City, with 3,007 students enrolled.
The student body at Taft Intermediate School is 92% White. The rest of enrollment is 4% multiracial. That is close to the 95% White share among all Ashland County residents. The school's diversity index is 14%, meaning two students picked at random have a 14% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 24.9:1. That is 7.1 students per teacher above the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Taft Intermediate School reports 59% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Ashland County averages 50%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Taft Intermediate School is A-. Compared with Ohio public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 81% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school in Ohio with Taft Intermediate School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 66.4%. Taft Intermediate School scores 79.0%.
Ashland County has these Census figures: the median household income is $69,860, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Ashland County is home to 21 public schools and about 6,940 public school students.
The school nearest to Taft Intermediate School is Ashland High School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 5. On average proficiency, Taft Intermediate School is 2nd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (467) to 2024-25 (460). The ratio was 27.5:1 in 2020-21 and 24.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Ashland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,256
Census ACS
Median income
$69,860
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
6,940 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ashland City
- Ashland High SchoolHigh · 910 students
- Ashland Middle SchoolMiddle · 694 students
- Reagan Elementary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
Other schools in Ashland
- Ashland High SchoolHigh · 910 students
- Ashland Middle SchoolMiddle · 694 students
- Reagan Elementary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- Ashland-W Holmes Career CenterHigh · 440 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Mapleton Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
Nearby schools
- Ashland High School0.3 mi · 910
- Ashland Middle School0.3 mi · 694
- Ashland County Community Academy1.4 mi · 61
- Edison Elementary School1.5 mi · 411
- Reagan Elementary School1.6 mi · 532
- Ashland-W Holmes Career Center5.0 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Taft Intermediate SchoolHow large is Taft Intermediate School?
Taft Intermediate School enrolls approximately 460 students in grades 04-05.
Is Taft Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Taft Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many students per teacher at Taft Intermediate School?
Approximately 24.9:1 students per teacher at Taft Intermediate School.
What is the student diversity at Taft Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Taft Intermediate School are roughly 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Taft Intermediate School?
Taft Intermediate School is overseen by Ashland City in Ashland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.