TAFT H S

TAFT H S is one of the minimally staffed 9-12 campuss in TAFT, Texas, overseen by TAFT ISD, with 249 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 69% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Within TAFT ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 812 students, TAFT H S is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, TAFT H S shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (87%). Beyond that, the school logs 11% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, TAFT H S has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above San Patricio County's rate of about 63%.

With demographic context factored in, TAFT H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.0%; this one delivers 36.1%.

In the area at large, census data for San Patricio County shows median household income runs about $69,704, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Patricio County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,920 students), TAFT H S is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: RICARDO L TREVINO J H, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around TAFT H S. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TAFT H S ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 40.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TAFT H S has shrank 22%, going from 318 students in 2018 to 249 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

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