Taft Union High School | |
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701 Wildcat Way Taft , , 93268 United States | |
Coordinates | 35°08′47″N 119°27′38″W / 35.146508°N 119.460462°W |
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School type | Public School |
Motto | "Excellence By Design" |
Founded | 1912 |
Founder | Thomas Conley and Wilson St. Clair Leirly |
School district | Taft Union High School District |
Superintendent | Blanca Cavazos |
Principal | Mary Alice Finn |
Teaching staff | 50.01 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 940 (2018-19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 18.80[1] |
Colour(s) | Blue Gold[2] |
Athletics conference | South Sequoia League |
Nickname | Wildcats |
Newspaper | The Gusher |
Yearbook | The Derrick |
Communities served | Ford City, South Taft, Taft Heights |
Feeder schools | Elk Hills, Midway, McKittrick, Belridge, Taft City School District |
Website | School website |
Taft Union High School is located in Taft in Kern County, California, in the United States. Taft High was founded in 1912. Taft is a small city of fewer than 10,000, and the school also serves the surrounding rural area, which in the early 21st century has a total population of about 20,000. It is a part of the Taft Union High School District.