Taft Middle School

Taft Middle School is an intermediate school of modestly sized scale in Lincoln City, Oregon, one of the schools within Lincoln County SD, teacheing 235 students in grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 494 students per school, that is 52% smaller than typical.

Lincoln County SD runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 4,832 students. Taft Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Taft Middle School lists that 60% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 27% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Lincoln County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Taft Middle School logs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. The state averages around 19.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Lincoln County shows the typical household earns roughly $63,165 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Taft Middle School is one of 18 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 4,832 students).

Taft Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Taft Middle School.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Taft Middle School has decreased 10%, going from 261 students in 2018 to 235 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 25.1:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Taft Middle School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.