Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Taft. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Taft.
Taft
12 scored schools near Taft
Each school level has its own list. Scores use California’s state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26 elementary and middle; 2024–25 high school.
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The district is known for every school. IB and Public Waldorf are checked against the International Baccalaureate’s directory and the Alliance for Public Waldorf Education’s member list.
These schools take students by address, so the district is the filter that matters.
These come from each charter’s own website. We have read 0 of the 2 charters here. A school we have not read is never counted as a “no”.
We hold no program detail for magnets yet, only how they admit.
These are the nearest schools of every kind. Choose a kind of school to see that kind across the whole 20 miles.
12 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
2 charter schools. A charter takes students from any address and runs its own lottery; you apply to each one. We have read no coming dates on their sites.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 20 miles of Taft.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Taft?
7 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Taft. The closest is Maricopa Elementary, 7.0 miles away.
Distance 7.0mi
Maricopa Elementary
Maricopa Unified · Grades K–5
983% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 3rd percentile
Distance 7.0mi
Blue Ridge AcademyCharter
Maricopa Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
141967% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 31st percentile
Distance 7.0mi
Heartland CharterCharter
Maricopa Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
132166% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 46th percentile
Distance 12.2mi
Elk Hills Elementary
Elk Hills Elementary · Grades K–8
1477% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 22nd percentile
Distance 14.3mi
McKittrick Elementary
McKittrick Elementary · Grades K–8
141373% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 38th percentile
Distance 16.8mi
Cuyama Elementary
Cuyama Joint Unified · Grades K–8
2175% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 16th percentile
Distance 17.7mi
Buttonwillow Elementary
Buttonwillow Union Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
1773% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 30th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Taft, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Taft?
7 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Taft. The closest is Lincoln Junior High, 0.2 miles away.
Distance 0.2mi
Lincoln Junior High
Taft City · Grades 6–8
1974% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 11th percentile
Distance 5.1mi
Midway Elementary
Midway Elementary · Grades K–8
272845% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 76th percentile
Distance 7.0mi
Maricopa Middle
Maricopa Unified · Grades 6–8
1284% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 13th percentile
Distance 7.0mi
Blue Ridge AcademyCharter
Maricopa Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
142462% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 54th percentile
Distance 7.0mi
Heartland CharterCharter
Maricopa Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
152659% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 67th percentile
Distance 12.2mi
Elk Hills Elementary
Elk Hills Elementary · Grades K–8
172063% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 56th percentile
Distance 16.8mi
Cuyama Valley Junior High
Cuyama Joint Unified · Grades 7–8
1981% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 13th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Taft, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Taft?
3 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Taft. The closest is Taft Union High, 0.2 miles away.
These results are from spring 2025, when the state called its top two levels Exceeded and Met. The state now calls the same levels Advanced and Proficient.
Distance 0.2mi
Taft Union High
Taft Union High · Grades 9–12
2069% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 24th percentile
Distance 7.0mi
Maricopa High
Maricopa Unified · Grades 9–12
1973% below the standard
No score
Distance 7.0mi
Blue Ridge AcademyCharter
Maricopa Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
202852% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 56th percentile
Distance 7.0mi
Heartland CharterCharter
Maricopa Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
252649% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 67th percentile
Continuation and other schools · 1
These schools are listed separately. Some are compared only with California schools of the same kind. Some have no score because students are placed there.
Distance 0.5mi
Buena Vista High (Continuation)
Taft Union High · Grades 9–12
1383% below the standard
Strong · 76th percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Taft, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2024–25. High school Scope Scores use spring 2025 tests. They include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests.
Districts nearby
Which districts run the schools near Taft?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Maricopa Unified5 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Cuyama Joint Unified2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Taft Union High2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Buttonwillow Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Elk Hills Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- McKittrick Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above