putting TAFTON the map

Our data is showing we are PUTTING TAFT ON THE MAP!!!!
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WE ARE A FAMILY! Two years of hard work put Taft Elementary on the map. Heads held high!FAMILY
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TAFTprograms

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Support Services

Taft provides a school counselor, scholar advocate and social worker who work together to support the academic, social-emotional, and personal needs of our scholars.

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PBIS

The Universal Expectations at Taft are: Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Safe!

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Title 1 School

We are proud to be a Title 1 School. Click here for more information.

Spotlight

Browns Attendance Winners

Cleveland Browns Attendance Winners

NWEA growth incentive

Growth Incentives

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Camp Fitch Mobile Field Trip

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End of year Field Day Celebration

Literacy, Math and Science Nights

We have a Math and Science Night for families in the spring and a Literacy Night in the Winter.

Solar Race Taft

Our 5th graders participate in the annual Army Education Outreach Solar Car competition

Award ceremony

Quarterly Award Ceremonies

Students of the month

Principal's Award Luncheon every quarter

Staff end of year celebration

Dr. Washington's End of Year Staff Celebration

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Whole Annual School Science Fair

THE WHY...

25/26 Celebrations

Attendance

91.17% leading in attendance for the entire school year

OST Results

5th grade Ohio State Science Test proficiency increased from 13% in 2025 to 27% in 2026, more than doubling student proficiency.

NWEA Science Growth

5th Grade: 61% met or exceeded projected growth. 4th Grade: 83% met or exceeded projected growth.

RIT targets

61% of 5th graders and 74.5% of 4th graders met or exceeded their projected RIT growth targets

3rd Grade Reading Guarantee

34% third graders passed the third grade reading guarantee compared to last year’s 23%. We have already exceeded what we did this time last year and we have two attempts left this summer for an even higher passage rate.

Math NWEA

90% of Kindergarten met math NWEA goals and 91% of Grade One met math NWEA goals

Reading Benchmark

76% of Grade One on benchmark for reading

ELL Students

All ESL students in Grades 2, 3 and 5 have tests approaching proficiency or higher.