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Enrollment
2,670
High
DISTRICT 1,907 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSIDE ISD·NCES 483312006148
Taft High School
11600 CULEBRA RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78253 · (210) 397-6000 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,670 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Texas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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 Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
158 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
886 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 687 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 668 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 690 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 625 | 23% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 52.0% | 17.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 26.0% | 43.0% | 22.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 64.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 22.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →
Schools most like Taft High School
Taft High School's state test result (59.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taft High School this school | 2,670 | 33.2% | 59.6% |
| Sotomayor High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,627 | 30.6% | 65.3% |
| Brennan High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,965 | 33.6% | 61.1% |
| Harlan High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,778 | 28.6% | 67.4% |
| Jack C Hays High School BUDA | 2,304 | 34.8% | 62.5% |
| Moe and Gene Johnson High School BUDA | 2,870 | 33.4% | 66.0% |
Matched among Texas high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #495 of 1,385 | #27 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #973 of 1,425 ▲ 6 | #42 of 82 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #513 of 1,425 ▲ 40 | #30 of 82 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #479 of 1,184 | #20 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,670 | #131 of 2,107 | #7 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,051 of 1,344 | #56 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #621 of 1,346 | #28 of 79 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #1,320 of 1,522 | #75 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #610 of 672 | #28 of 32 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,670
+59 (+2%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 2,168
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 2,670 | 158.1 | 16.9:1 | 33% (886) |
| 2023-24 | 2,719 | 155.5 | 17.5:1 | 39% (1,059) |
| 2022-23 | 2,694 | 161.8 | 16.6:1 | 44% (1,190) |
| 2020-21 | 2,611 | 154 | 16.9:1 | 33% (856) |
| 2017-18 | 2,620 | 159.9 | 16.4:1 | 35% (930) |
| 2015-16 | 3,098 | 176 | 17.6:1 | 39% (1,206) |
| 2010-11 | 2,559 | 157 | 16.3:1 | 44% (1,135) |
| 2000-01 | 3,049 | 177 | 17.2:1 | 24% (731) |
| 1990-91 | 2,168 | 106 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taft High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (2,620 to 2,670); teachers down 1% (159.9 to 158.1).
About Taft High School
Taft High School is a large high school with an address in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It had 2,670 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Texas enroll about 796 students on average.
The 127 schools in NORTHSIDE ISD enroll 100,208 students altogether, Taft High School among them.
At Taft High School, 66% of students are Hispanic. It is also 18% White, 9% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The diversity index for Taft High School is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 158.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Taft High School, giving a ratio of 16.9:1. The school's 16.9:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for high schools in Texas. By family income, 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County is 30 points.
Taft High School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 50% of Texas public high schools.
The model predicts 59.5% for a school in Texas with Taft High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Taft High School posts 59.6%.
For the population of Bexar County, median household income comes to about $72,341, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bexar County's 638 public schools enroll about 368,487 students and include Taft High School.
Sst Northwest is about 0.7 miles from Taft High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Taft High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Taft High School ranks 1st on proficiency.
NCES assigns Taft High School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 2,611 to 2,670.
The discussion board for Taft High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTHSIDE ISD
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
- Brandeis High SchoolHigh · 2,657 students
- Marshall High SchoolHigh · 2,634 students
- Sotomayor High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Other Taft High schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Taft High. Taft High School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Taft High SchoolTAFT, TX · 249 students
- Taft High SchoolChicago, IL · 4,487 students
- Taft High SchoolLincoln City, OR · 535 students
Nearby schools
- Sst Northwest0.7 mi · 661
- Mireles Elementary School0.9 mi · 789
- Ward Elementary School1.6 mi · 763
- Hoffmann Elementary School1.6 mi · 754
- Jefferson Middle School1.6 mi · 990
- Scarborough Elementary School1.7 mi · 925
Frequently asked questions
About Taft High SchoolHow many students attend Taft High School?
Taft High School enrolls approximately 2,670 students in grades 09-12.
Is Taft High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Taft High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Taft High School have?
Taft High School employs 158 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Taft High School?
At Taft High School, the student body is approximately 18% White, 66% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Taft High School?
Taft High School is overseen by NORTHSIDE ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.