| Index | Taft Heights | California | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 20:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 8,308 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 3,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 1,085 | 7,963 |
| Index | Taft Heights | California | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 74.9% | 81.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 74.9% | 79.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.0% | 61.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 17.0% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 2.6% | 32.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.7% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Taft Heights. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Taft Heights, CA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Taft Heights, CA, an average of 74.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 74.9% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| McKittrick, CA | 130 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Fellows, CA | 54 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Taft, CA | 9,189 | 36% | 24.3% |
| New Cuyama, CA | 550 | 33% | 31.3% |
| Tupman, CA | 134 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Taft Heights, CA | 1,509 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Del Norte, CO | 1,509 | 21% | 56.8% |
| Cascade Locks, OR | 1,509 | 45% | 6.3% |
| Southmayd, TX | 1,510 | 43% | 10.4% |
| Paradis, LA | 1,508 | 84% | 74.0% |
| Bloomington, TX | 1,510 | 23% | 53.1% |
| Taft Heights, CA | 1,509 | n/a |
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