| Index | Taft Southwest | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 463 | 7,963 |
| Index | Taft Southwest | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 32.4% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 29.6% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 19.7% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 1.4% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 1.4% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Taft Southwest. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Taft Southwest, TX schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Taft Southwest, TX, an average of 32.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 29.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Portland, TX | 17,807 | 53% | 11.0% |
| Odem, TX | 2,205 | 48% | 0.7% |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 326,332 | 47% | 2.7% |
| Sinton, TX | 5,389 | 46% | 4.2% |
| Ingleside, TX | 9,768 | 46% | 5.2% |
| Taft Southwest, TX | 1,440 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Plainview, NE | 1,440 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Richton, MS | 1,441 | 40% | 17.7% |
| Saxonburg, PA | 1,441 | 65% | 34.6% |
| Montello, WI | 1,439 | 42% | 13.3% |
| Rome City, IN | 1,439 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Taft Southwest, TX | 1,440 | n/a |
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