Taft Elementary

465 Students

Elementary School K - 8th

School Overview

Taft Elementary School, located at 419 Downing Ave. in Stockton, California, serves as a neighborhood school within the Stockton Unified School District. As a public elementary institution, it focuses on providing foundational education to students in the local community, catering to a diverse demographic typical of the Stockton area. The school is situated in a residential sector, acting as a central hub for families in the 95206 zip code.

Like many schools in the Stockton Unified system, Taft Elementary is committed to fostering academic growth and social-emotional development through a structured curriculum that emphasizes core subjects such as literacy, mathematics, and science. The school environment typically aims to support student success through various educational resources and extracurricular engagement, striving to prepare its pupils for the transition to middle school while maintaining a focus on community building and inclusive learning practices.

465

Total Students

21.8

Full-Time Teachers

21.3

Student/Teacher Ratio

84.1%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Taft Elementary
Demographic	Student Count
White	6
Hispanic	348
Black	42
Asian	47
Two or More	20
American Indian	1

Hispanic
348 (75.0 %)
Asian
47 (10.1 %)
Black
42 (9.1 %)
Two or More
20 (4.3 %)
White
6 (1.3 %)
American Indian
1 (0.2 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Stockton Unified
Phone:	(209)933-7285
Grade Range:	K - 8th
Total Students:	465
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	21.8
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	21.3
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	367
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	24

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 63

Grade 1 45

Grade 2 47

Grade 3 42

Grade 4 45

Grade 5 51

Grade 6 56

Grade 7 58

Grade 8 58