General Info

Taft Elementary School offers a variety of academic and extracurricular options to more than 300 students in kindergarten through grade five. The school offers special education services for students with disabilities. Its staff includes teachers, resource specialists and speech therapists. Taft Elementary School operates a parent-teacher association that encourages and coordinates parental involvement in students education. It operates band and orchestra clubs. The school additionally offers various accelerated reading programs. Its academic curriculum includes English, art, physical education, writing and social studies. Located in Joliet, Ill., Taft Elementary School is governed by Joliet Public Schools District 86, which has a staff of more than 600 teachers that serves over 10,000 students.