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Public middle school · Lincoln County Sd · Lincoln City, Oregon

Taft Middle School

Taft Middle School rates 6.7, above the middle of Lincoln County Sd's middle schools, whose rated median is 6.2.

Middle schools, 1 to 10This campus against public middle schools around it that are rated on verified state test data.
6.7this school

6.7 on a one-to-ten scale; the Lincoln County Sd median is 6.2.

#508 of 1,229 schools in Oregon · Lincoln County Sd: 4 middle schools rated, median 6.2

The brief

A Lincoln County Sd middle school where students score 22 points above what's typical for similar communities.

It ranks 508 of 1,229 schools in Oregon and 4 of 18 in Lincoln County Sd.

Taft Middle School is listed in Lincoln County Sd, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.

Math17%15 points below the Oregon average of 32%209 students tested · 2025 OSAS
Reading27%16 points below the Oregon average of 43%222 students tested · 2025 OSAS
Proficiency is down 8 points across the 10-year record (2016–2025) and has held near 22% recently.2025 OSAS; 12 test records from OR state assessments and EdFacts (NCES).

What the rating is made of, each out of 10

Student Progress
9.9
40% of the rating
Academics
3.7
35% of the rating
Resources & Environment
5.7
25% of the rating
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 7 sources, 2019–2025

Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.

Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.

Full Profile · 3/3 metrics

Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 16% (multi-year average, 2016-2025) · reading/ELA 28% (multi-year average, 2016-2025).

School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
  • Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
MySchoolScout rating and rank
MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
  • Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
  • Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
Math proficiency
State department of education · 2025 OSAS · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Source period: 2025 OSAS. A newer release may be available.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Reading/ELA proficiency
State department of education · 2025 OSAS · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Source period: 2025 OSAS. A newer release may be available.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Student progress (growth)
NCES EdFacts · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
  • Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
  • Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
  • Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 97367; this does not measure the attendance area.
Programs (AP/IB, athletics, gifted)
CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.

Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2016-2025; directory SY 2023–24

About our dataHow we calculate scores

The neighborhood

Where it sits, and what the area looks like.
Taft Middle School and the 7 nearest middle schools, each pin colored by its score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries. Verify the enrollment path with the district.

The area

Median income
$58,845
Median home value
$388,800
Median rent
$1,333/mo
College educated
29.4%
Homeownership
65.1%
Poverty rate
13.1%

U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 97367; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.

Getting around

Walk Score
47
Car-Dependent
Bike Score
30
Somewhat Bikeable
City reported crime
2,182/100K
Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Lincoln City. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.

Walk, transit and bike scores byWalk Score

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Lincoln City), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details

Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.

Programs and who goes here

What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.

Programs

Gifted and talented
Available
A program for qualifying students · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22

Compare nearby

Grade-compatible schools using the same rating model.
Public-school ratings. Grade-compatible district peers, best rated first.
  1. Waldport Middle Schoolsame district
    8.0Compare →
  2. Taft Middle Schoolthis school
    6.7
No grade-compatible school using the same rating model is available within 5 miles, so these are one recorded peers in Lincoln County Sd, best rated first, and one rates higher than Taft Middle School.Public-school ratings. Same-district campuses. A district label is not attendance eligibility; verify the enrollment path with the district.

Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.

Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.

The record

What is on file, and where each number came from.

Questions families ask

What grades does Taft Middle School serve?

Taft Middle School serves students in grades 7th through 8th.

How many students attend Taft Middle School?

Taft Middle School has an enrollment of approximately 259 students.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Taft Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Taft Middle School is 17.3:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.

How does Taft Middle School rank in OR?

Taft Middle School ranks #508 of 1,229 schools in OR.

What is Taft Middle School's MySchoolScout rating?

Taft Middle School has a current MySchoolScout rating of 6.7 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.

What are the test scores at Taft Middle School?

Based on loaded state assessment records, Taft Middle School has 16% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2016-2025) and 28% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2016-2025).

Is Taft Middle School a charter school?

No, Taft Middle School is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.

Is Taft Middle School a Title I school?

No, Taft Middle School is not currently a Title I school.

School facts

Grades
7th – 8th
Enrollment
259
Student-teacher ratio
17.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
15
Type
Regular
Title I
No
Setting
Remote Town
County
Lincoln County
Phone
(541) 996-2115
Rank in district
#4 of 18
Schools in district
18
District spending per student
$15,784
NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
District child poverty rate
20.1%
Census SAIPE · 2024
Area population (ZIP 97367)
11,280
Area average commute
18.5 min
Area median age
52

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).

Sources and official links

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Related reading

Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Oregon Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.