William Howard Taft High School (Los Angeles, California)
| Taft Charter High School | |
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| Location | |
| 5461 Winnetka Avenue Woodland Hills, California, 91364 United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°10′08″N 118°34′23″W / 34.168894°N 118.572951°WCoordinates: 34°10′08″N 118°34′23″W / 34.168894°N 118.572951°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1960 |
| Principal | Daniel Steiner |
| Enrollment | 2400 |
| Color(s) | Red, Gold, Black |
| Athletics conference | West Valley League |
| Nickname | Toreadors |
| Newspaper | Taft Tribune |
| Website | Official Website |
William Howard Taft Charter High School is a public school located on the corners of Ventura Boulevard and Winnetka Avenue in the Woodland Hills district of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California, USA, within the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school gained affiliated charter status beginning with the 2013–2014 school year.
Named after former U.S. President William Howard Taft, the school first opened in 1960. The school has received local and state recognition for its high quality academic and athletic programs as well as its teachers, staff and administration.
Over the past 10 years the school has gone through many major renovations to improve its facilities. New paint and landscaping work has been added to many areas around the school. Taft installed a new LED marquee and solar panels in front parking structure, as well as new pavement and tables to the senior quad, new floor and bleachers in the gymnasium, renovated Tennis courts and Baseball/Softball fields, and Football locker room.
Taft won the United States National Academic Decathlon in 1989, 1994, and 2006.
In 2008 Taft High School was awarded the SSP NanoTechnology grant from the State of California. The academy was set to start in September 2009.
TCHS services students in the following target populations: Students in the General Education program, Special Education students (including Resource, and Special Day classes) Deaf and Hard of Hearing students (DHH), Gifted Students, and English Language Learners.
TCHS has seen a significant rise in its standardized test scores. In 2012, API jumped by 43 points to a score of 790. All subgroups met or surpassed their API target score.
First time CAHSEE pass rate has increased markedly since 2010. In ELA, pass rate has gone from 82% to 91% with our percent proficient or above rising from 55% to 64%. Math pass rate has increased from 83% to 90% with the percent proficient or above rising from 55% to 68%.
CST scores have also increased. Over the last five years, CST ELA proficient and advanced scores have increased from 49.8% to 60.9% while BB and FBB percentages have dropped from 25.2% to 14.5%. CST math scores improved during the same time period, although less dramatically. Advanced and proficient scores rose over the last five years from 28.7% to 32.9% while BB and FBB scores fell from 42.7% to 41.2%.
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