Taft Grade School
Lockport, IL · Taft SD 90
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · Suburb, large
1,205th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 43%▲ Improving
1605 S Washington St, Lockport, IL 60441
(815)838-0408NCES ID 173852003927Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Taft Grade School 1,205th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 43% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 37th in 2019 to 43th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Two or more races (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Two or more races (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2024: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 258 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 79.6% | 62.0% | ▼ 17.6 pts | |
| Hispanic | 9.6% | 25.2% | ▲ 15.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 7.2% | 9.7% | ▲ 2.5 pts | |
| Asian | 0.9% | 1.9% | ▲ 1.0 pts | |
| Black | 2.4% | 1.2% | ▼ 1.2 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $362K in zip 60441 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Taft Grade School in?
Taft Grade School is part of the Taft SD 90 district in Lockport, Illinois.
Is Taft Grade School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Taft Grade School 1,205th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 43% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Taft Grade School?
White 62%, Hispanic 25%, Two or more races 10%, Asian 2% (258 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Taft Grade School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60441 is $362K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.