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About Taft City School District

The Taft City School District is located in the extreme western portion of Kern County and comprises an area of approximately 116 square miles. The area now in the Taft City School District at one time was a part of the Buena Vista School District. Then in 1903, the Midway district was formed. The Conley School District was formed from territory formerly included in the Midway School district on February 5, 1909. The first teacher of the K-8 school was Dulcie Green. During this school year the "blowing in" of the famous Lakeview gusher on March 14, 1910, caused the enrollment to increase and at the end of the first school year there were 90 students enrolled. Its first district clerk was G. W. Parish. The district was named for John W. Conley, a holder of extensive oil property in the area.