James E. Taylor High School

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James E. Taylor High School
"Taylor Made for Success"
Location
20700 Kingsland Boulevard
Katy, Texas 77450
USA
Information
Staff 13:1
Enrollment

2,745 (Projected)
Type Public
Mascot Mustang
Color(s)      Royal Blue
     White
Established 1979
Information (281) 237-3100
Homepage Taylor High School

James E. Taylor High School, also known as Katy Taylor High School, is a public high school in Harris County, Texas, near the city of Katy. The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Katy Independent School District; it opened in 1981 and is rivals with Katy High School. Taylor High School is a Blue Ribbon School and has ranked among the best in graduation rates, SAT scores, college admittance, and AP scores in the nation. In 2007, the school was ranked as the 815th 'Best High School in the Nation' by Newsweek Magazine.

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[edit] Namesake

Taylor High School is named after "Jimmy" Taylor, the former National FFA Organization advisor and agricultural teacher at Katy High School, who also served as the superintendent of Katy schools before retirement.

[edit] Awards and honors

[edit] Academics

  • Academic Decathlon national champions: 1997, 2000
  • 5A Academic Decathlon state champions: 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001 (National runner-up 1998, 1999, 2001, third place 1995)
  • UIL 5A Academics State Champions: 2004, 2007 (Runner-up 2005)
  • National Science Bowl State Champions: 2006 (Runner-up 2004)
  • 1994-96 National Blue Ribbon School [1]

[edit] Arts and literature

  • UIL 5A Solo-Ensemble state champions: 2000
  • Texas Music Educators Association High School Treble Honor Choir: 2000
  • Regional Scholastic Writing Competition Gold Award: 2000 (2 winners)
  • Regional Scholastic Writing Competition Pinson Award: 2000
  • Ayn Rand Institute essay contest national runner-up: 2000
  • UIL One-Act Play State Champions: 1982 and 1991
  • Texas State Thespian Playwriting Contest winner: 2005
  • Texas State Marching Band Competition: 2002
  • Texas State Color Guard Competition: 2nd place in A class division, 2006, 3rd place in A class in 2007
  • Winter Guard International World Competition: 11th place (2007) 3rd place (2003) and 10th (1995)
  • Taylor Color Guard placed 11th at World Competition: 2007
  • MA Dance Competition: 2nd Place in Nationals in 2005 by the Pacesetters

[edit] Athletics

  • UIL 5A Baseball playoff appearances: 1986, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
  • UIL 5A Men's soccer state runner-up: 2000
  • UIL 5A Men's swimming state champions: 2001, 2003 (third place 2000 and 2006, fourth place 1994, 2002, 2004, and 2005)
  • UIL 5A Tennis state champions: 1997, 1998, 2002 (state runner-up in 1999 and 2000). Reached Texas' Final Four 13 years in a row dating from 1995 to the present.
  • UIL 5A Women's soccer state champions: 2006 (runner-up: 2000, 2001)
  • UIL 5A Women's softball state runner-up: 1999, 2001

[edit] Debate

  • National Tournament of Champions runner-up: 1996 (third place 1997)
  • UIL 5A state champions: 1995, 1996
  • UIL 5A semifinalists: 2005, 2006, 2008
  • Greenhill Classic national champions: 1996
  • National Glenbrook Tournament sextofinalists: 2005 (ranked 27th in nation)
  • UIL 5A State Poetry Interpretation 5th place finalist: 2007

[edit] Science and Engineering

  • American Computer Science League - International Competition First Place: 2006
  • Texas A&M Regional Science Bowl Champions: 2006 (runner-up 2004)
  • UIL Science 5A State Champions 2004
  • UIL Computer Science 5A State Champions 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007
  • Future Business Leaders Association state champion: 1999
  • Health Occupations Students of America state champion: 1989

[edit] Other

  • UIL 5A Lone Star Cup runner-up: 2000, 2001, 2002
  • State nominee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching: 1999

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Arts & Entertainment

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Newsweek Rankings

Newsweek Magazine annually compiles a list of "America's Top Public High Schools" and Taylor has been listed since its inception in 2003.

Note: There was no list compiled in 2004.

[edit] Feeder patterns

[edit] Junior High Schools

Memorial Parkway Junior High and McMeans Junior High

[edit] Elementary Schools

Nottingham Country Elementary and Memorial Parkway Elementary.

[edit] Enrollment trends

  • 2006-2007 School Year= 2,828
  • 2005-2006 School Year= 2,786
  • 2004-2005 School Year= 2,650
  • 2003-2004 School Year= 2,558
  • 2002-2003 School Year= 2,558
  • 2001-2002 School Year= 2,601
  • 2000-2001 School Year= 2,786
  • 1999-2000 School Year= 3,122
  • 1998-1999 School Year= 2,779
  • 1997-1998 School Year= 2,475
  • 1996-1997 School Year= 2,223
  • 1995-1996 School Year= 2,223
  • 1994-1995 School Year= 1,848
  • 1993-1994 School Year= 1,662
  • 1992-1993 School Year= 1,531
  • 1991-1992 School Year= 1,434
  • 1990-1991 School Year= 1,338
  • 1989-1990 School Year= 1,274
  • 1988-1989 School Year= 1,218
  • 1987-1988 School Year= 1,486

[edit] References

  1. ^ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf}

[edit] External links

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Katy Independent School District
High schools

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Alternative high schools

Arthur Miller Career Center | Opportunity Awareness Center | Martha Raines High School