Taft Middle School

Virtual

Regular School · Cedar Rapids, IA

Taft Middle School is a regular school school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, serving grades 06–08 with 593 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

593

Teachers (FTE)

38.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	395	67%
Black or African American	82	14%
Two or more races	63	11%
Hispanic/Latino	38	6%
Asian	13	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	593	319M / 274F

English Language Learners: 12 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	60.0% -4.9pp	64.9%	535
Reading Proficiency	63.0% -5.7pp	68.7%	535
Science Proficiency	60-64%	—	180

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

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.20 grade levels

Math

+0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

64 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

139

23.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	593	100%

Contact & Location

5200 E Av NW

Cedar Rapids, IA 52405

Phone: (319)558-2243

http://crschools.us/

District

Cedar Rapids Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,690

District enrollment: 15,289

Other Schools in District

Cedar River Academy at Taylor Elementary
Cleveland Elementary School Elementary
Erskine Elementary School Elementary
Grant Elementary School Elementary
Grant Wood Elementary School Elementary
Harrison Elementary School Elementary
Hiawatha Elementary School Elementary
Hoover Elementary School Elementary

View all 29 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 52405) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

190654000261

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