Enrollment
235
Middle
DISTRICT 205 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN COUNTY SD·NCES 410750000984
Taft Middle School
4040 High School Dr, Lincoln City, OR 97367 · (541) 996-2115 · Lincoln County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Oregon public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 126 | 54% |
| Grade 8 | 109 | 46% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 59% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
26.9%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
16.5%
OR avg 31.8% . +7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.9% | 16.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.4% | 8.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Taft Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #164 of 200 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #173 of 201 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 235 | #177 of 208 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #34 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #69 of 180 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #89 of 141 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
235
-17 (-7%) vs 2020
-46% since 2000-01, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 235 | 14.7 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 15.5 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 16.6 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 11 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 10.4 | 25.1:1 | 61% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 23 | 18.8:1 | 76% (327) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taft Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (261 to 235); teachers up 41% (10.4 to 14.7).
About Taft Middle School
The public middle school Taft Middle School is located in Lincoln City, Oregon. There are 235 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 8. That puts enrollment 52% below the 494-student average for middle schools in Oregon.
Lincoln County SD oversees Taft Middle School and 17 other schools, with 4,832 students in total.
At Taft Middle School, 60% of students are White. Smaller groups are 27% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Lincoln County is roughly 81% White. The diversity index for Taft Middle School is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 16.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Taft Middle School, which has 14.7. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Oregon is 19.3:1.
Among Oregon public middle schools, Taft Middle School outscored 7%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The school is in Lincoln County, where the median household earns about $63,165 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Taft Middle School shares Lincoln County with 17 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Taft Middle School is closest to Taft Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 4 other public schools within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Remote.
Enrollment decreased 7% over 4 years, reaching 235 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 22.9:1 in 2020-21 to 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Taft Middle School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
50,964
Census ACS
Median income
$63,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,832 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln County SD
- Newport High SchoolHigh · 669 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 535 students
- Taft Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- Newport Middle SchoolMiddle · 426 students
- Sam Case ElementaryElementary · 353 students
- Toledo Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
Other schools in Lincoln City
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 535 students
- Taft Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- Oceanlake Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
- Lincoln City Career Technical High SchoolHigh · 38 students
Other Taft Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Taft Middle. Taft Middle School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Taft Middle SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 1,096 students
- Taft Middle SchoolCedar Rapids, IA · 593 students
- Taft MiddleSan Diego, CA · 410 students
- TAFT MIDDLEALBUQUERQUE, NM · 243 students
Nearby schools
- Taft Elementary School0.0 mi · 464
- Taft High School0.2 mi · 535
- Lincoln City Career Technical High School1.8 mi · 38
- Oceanlake Elementary School3.2 mi · 246
- Siletz Valley Schools15.4 mi · 235
- Nestucca K818.3 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Taft Middle SchoolHow large is Taft Middle School?
Taft Middle School enrolls approximately 235 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Taft Middle School serve?
Taft Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Taft Middle School have?
Taft Middle School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Taft Middle School?
Student demographics at Taft Middle School are roughly 60% White, 27% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Taft Middle School public or private?
Taft Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lincoln County SD.
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