• William Howard Taft Elementary is still the only school in Idaho to be selected as a No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.
• On September 17, 2003, U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige named 214 public and private elementary schools as the first to be honored under the new No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools Program.
• The award recognizes schools that make significant progress in closing the achievement gap or whose students achieve at very high levels.

Our school was presented with a flag that was flown over the U.S. Capital. Pictured left to right, back row: Dr. Stan Olson, Superintendent, Boise School District; Dr. Marilyn Howard, State Superintendent of Public Instruction; Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson; Dr. Susan Williamson, Principal. Front row: 3 proud Taft students.