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Taft High School

Regular School · Chicago, IL

Taft High School is a regular school school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades 07–12 with 4,487 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.3:1.

Level
High
Grades
07 – 12
Enrollment
4,487
Teachers (FTE)
275.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 2,017 45%
White 1,768 39%
Asian 335 7%
Two or more races 189 4%
Black or African American 134 3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 27 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 15 0%
Not Specified 2 0%
Total enrollment 4,487 2,264M / 2,221F

English Language Learners: 468 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 25.0% -2.7pp 27.7% 908
Reading Proficiency 30.0% -2.7pp 32.7% 913

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (17)
1,469 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
176 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
1,016
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
32
0.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 4,487 100%

Contact & Location

6530 W Bryn Mawr Ave

Chicago, IL 60631

Phone: (773)534-1000

http://www.cps.edu

District

City of Chicago SD 299

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,470

District enrollment: 321,666

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Related Data

NCES ID

170993001153

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD