James E. Taylor High School (THS) is a public

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, in

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. The school, in

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, which serves grades 9 through 12, is part of Katy Independent School District. Established in 1979, Taylor High School is a

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and is ranked among the best in graduation rates,

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scores, college admittance, and AP scores in the nation. In 2013 the school was ranked the 536th "Best High School in the Nation" by

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Namesake

The school was named for James "Jimmy" Edgar Taylor (1912–1997),

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of the Katy ISD for 31 years. During his tenure, Katy ISD grew from a Class A district to one which opened its second Class 5A high school in 1979, named James E. Taylor High School.

Awards and honors

Academics

*5A Academic Decathlon National Champions: 1997, 2000 *5A Academic Decathlon State Champions: 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 *

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: 1994, 1995, 1996 *State nominee for the

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: 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 *HP Code Wars Champions: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 *Texas A&M Regional

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champions: 2006

Athletics

State championships

*UIL wrestling state champions (women): 2006, 2012 *UIL swimming and diving state champions (men): 2001, 2003 *UIL soccer state champions (women): 2006 *UIL tennis state team champions: 1997, 1998, 2002 *UIL tennis state doubles champions (women): 2008, 2011 *UIL tennis singles champions (men):1999, 2004, 2007 2011, 2013

Notable alumni and staff

Arts and entertainment

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Newsweek rankings

annually compiles a list of "America's Top Public High Schools," and Taylor has been listed since its inception in 2003. *2014: 319 *2013: 536 *2012: 599 *2011: 259 *2010: 1,040 *2009: 1,116 *2008: 771 *2007: 798 *2006: 641 *2005: 479 *2004: Newsweek did not compile a list *2003: 377

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. The school's racial makeup is 50.8% white, 23.3% - hispanic, 15.0% Asian and 6.8% black.

Feeder patterns

The following junior high schools feed into Taylor High School: *Memorial Parkway Junior High *McMeans Junior High *West Memorial Junior High (a very small portion) The following elementary schools feed into Taylor High School: *Nottingham Country Elementary *Pattison Elementary *Memorial Parkway Elementary *Exley Elementary (partial) *Jeanette Hayes Elementary *Wolfe Elementary (partial) *West Memorial Elementary (a very small portion) Taylor attendance boundaries were adjusted in 2010 so that all of McMeans Junior High School now attends Taylor High School.

References

External links

* ** {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, James E. High School Educational institutions established in 1979 Public high schools in Harris County, Texas Katy Independent School District high schools 1979 establishments in Texas