| Index | Taft | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 24% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 463 | 7,963 |
| Index | Taft | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 70.3% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 69.4% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 36.1% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 9.9% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 6.9% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.9% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 5 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Taft. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Taft, TX schools is 24%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Taft, TX, an average of 70.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 69.4% 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, TX | 2,924 | 24% | 50.3% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Savanna, IL | 2,924 | 23% | 51.6% |
| Dresden, TN | 2,924 | 37% | 23.6% |
| Boxford, MA | 2,925 | 72% | 50.3% |
| Sunset, LA | 2,923 | 63% | 30.2% |
| Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY | 2,926 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Taft, TX | 2,924 | 24% | 50.3% |
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