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James E. Taylor High School
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James E. Taylor High School is a public high school in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, in the Greater Katy area. The campus is located within the Nottingham Country subdivision, but is not within the Katy city limits. The school serves grades 9 through 12, and is part of Katy Independent School District.

History

Taylor opened for classes on November 26, 1979. The school was named for James "Jimmy" Edgar Taylor (1912–1997), superintendent of the Katy ISD for 31 years. During his tenure, Katy ISD grew from a Class A district to one with two 5A high schools. Taylor High is a 1996 Blue Ribbon School, and was ranked 1,499 out of all U.S. high schools by U.S. News & World Report in 2022.

Feeder patterns

The following junior high schools feed into Taylor.

  • Memorial Parkway, McMeans, and West Memorial (a very small portion)

The following elementary schools feed into Taylor.

  • Exley (partial), Hayes, Memorial Parkway, Nottingham Country, Pattison, West Memorial (a very small portion), and Wolfe (partial)

Demographics

The average household income zoning areas to James E. Taylor High School is 166,986, which is balanced by the higher 77094 zip code with an average income of 207,000 as compared to the 77450 zip code with an average income of 127,000. Taylor High School is in the upper 6.2 percent of Texas high schools for family income.

For the 2020–21 academic year, James E. Taylor High School enrolled 3,038 students, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. The school employed 177.61 full-time equivalent educators, resulting in a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.

Enrollment by race and ethnicity (2021–22)
Race and ethnicity Enrolled pupils Percentage
African American 313 10.3%
Asian 469 15.44%
Hispanic 891 29.33%
Native American 7 0.23%
White 1,227 40.39%
Native Hawaiian, Pacific islander 5 0.16%
Multi-race 126 4.15%
Total 3,038 100%
 "Hispanic" includes Hispanics of any race. All other categories refer to non-Hispanics.

Awards and honors

Academics

  • 5A Academic Decathlon National Champion: 1997 and 2000
  • Academic Decathlon National Runner-up: 1998, 1999, 2001
  • 5A Academic Decathlon State Champions: 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
  • State nominee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching: 1999
  • Texas Business and Education Coalition Just For the Kids Honor Roll: 2003
  • Texas Education Agency Exemplary School: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
  • UIL 5A Academics State Social Studies Champions: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011
  • UIL 5A Academics State Spelling Champions: 2011
  • UIL 5A Academics State Champions: 2004, 2007
  • UIL 5A Academics State Computer Science Champions: 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007

Engineering and science

  • TCEA State Programming Champions: 2005, 2008
  • American Computer Science League – International Competition First Place: 2006
  • HPE Code Wars Champions: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • Texas A&M Regional Science Bowl champions: 2006

Athletics

UIL state championships

Team

  • Tennis state champion: 1997, 1998, 2002
  • Tennis state runner up: 1995, 1996, 2000
  • Tennis state semi-finalist: 1988, 1991, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

Girls

  • Wrestling individual champions: 2007 (Adele Kurt), 2012 (Nina Wyre)
  • Soccer: 2006 state champions; 2000, 2001 state runner-up
  • Swimming & diving individual state champions: 1986(1), 2003(1), 2019(2), 2020(1)
  • Tennis (doubles): 1992, 2008, 2011

Boys

  • Swimming & diving individual state champions: 1986(1), 2000(2), 2001(3), 2003(2), 2004(3), 2005(1)
  • Swimming & diving team state champions: 2001, 2003
  • Tennis (singles): 2013
  • Tennis (doubles): 1984, 2001, 2002
  • Track and Field individual champions: 2018(2) discus and shot put (Otito Ogbonnia)

Notable alumni and staff

Arts and entertainment

Athletics

Politics