Taft High School

Taft School or Taft High School may refer to:

  • Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, founded by Horace Dutton Taft, William Howard Taft's brother

Schools named after William Howard Taft:

  • William Howard Taft High School (Los Angeles)
  • William Howard Taft High School (Chicago), Illinois
  • William Howard Taft High School (New York City), New York
  • William Howard Taft High School (San Antonio, Texas)

Other schools:

  • Taft Union High School Taft, California
  • Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School, also known as Taft High School, Cincinnati, Ohio, named for Robert A. Taft
  • Taft High School (Lincoln City, Oregon), named for the former community of Taft, Oregon, which was named for William Howard Taft
  • Taft High School (Texas), named after the community of Taft, Texas, which was named after Charles Taft

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