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Which teacher or staff member at TAYLOR H S deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
3,384
High
DISTRICT 2,608 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KATY ISD·NCES 482517005518
Taylor High School
20700 KINGSLAND BLVD, KATY, TX 77450 · (281) 237-3100 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,384 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
209 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
1,410 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 899 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 891 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 811 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 783 | 23% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on published attendance-zone data from KATY ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
76.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 51.0% | 11.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 35.0% | 41.0% | 18.0% | 6.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 75.0% | 76.0% |
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 48.0% | 52.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 56% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Taylor High School
Taylor High School's state test result (79.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor High School this school | 3,384 | 41.7% | 79.0% |
| Cinco Ranch High School KATY | 3,740 | 36.8% | 83.1% |
| Klein Cain High School KLEIN | 3,922 | 40.2% | 64.5% |
| Sachse High School SACHSE | 2,935 | 44.5% | 68.3% |
| Klein High School KLEIN | 3,366 | 46.8% | 69.3% |
| Klein Oak High School KLEIN | 3,766 | 40.4% | 67.8% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Taylor High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #106 of 1,385 | #20 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #91 of 1,425 ▼ 31 | #20 of 155 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #271 of 1,425 ▼ 1 | #38 of 155 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +28.5pp | #182 of 1,184 | #28 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,384 | #44 of 2,107 | #17 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #964 of 1,344 | #78 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #84 of 1,346 | #13 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #1,167 of 1,522 | #153 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.1% | #274 of 672 | #28 of 64 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
3,384
+370 (+12%) vs 2020
+136% since 1990-91, when it was 1,434
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 3,384 | 208.5 | 16.2:1 | 42% (1,410) |
| 2023-24 | 3,188 | 197.3 | 16.2:1 | 42% (1,337) |
| 2022-23 | 3,085 | 189.2 | 16.3:1 | 42% (1,281) |
| 2020-21 | 3,014 | 174 | 17.3:1 | 30% (913) |
| 2017-18 | 2,940 | 169.2 | 17.4:1 | 23% (682) |
| 2015-16 | 2,922 | 160 | 18.3:1 | 18% (538) |
| 2010-11 | 2,699 | 159 | 17.0:1 | 15% (404) |
| 2000-01 | 2,601 | 164 | 15.9:1 | 2% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 1,434 | 86 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taylor High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (2,940 to 3,384); teachers up 23% (169.2 to 208.5).
About Taylor High School
Taylor High School is a high-enrollment high school in KATY, Texas, administered by KATY ISD. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 3,384 students. The average for high schools in Texas is about 796 students, so this school is 325% larger than average.
KATY ISD has 78 schools and 96,111 students, and Taylor High School is one of those schools.
White students form the largest group at Taylor High School, 37% of enrollment. Next come 35% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 10% Black, and 4% multiracial. The White share in Harris County as a whole is similar, at about 34%. The chance that two students picked at random at Taylor High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
The count of teachers at Taylor High School is 208.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.2:1. The average ratio among high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, lower than at this school. Around 42% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 70% for public schools in Harris County.
BeatsExpectations places Taylor High School in the top 10% of Texas schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 23.1 points above it (79.0% actual, 55.9% predicted).
In the county around the school, Harris County, median household income is about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
Nearest public school: Nottingham Country Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Taylor High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 55.8% on proficiency, and Taylor High School is above that at 79.0%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 3,014 in 2020-21 and 3,384 in 2024-25, a 12% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.3:1 to 16.2:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Taylor High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KATY ISD
- Seven Lakes High SchoolHigh · 3,773 students
- Cinco Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,740 students
- Katy High SchoolHigh · 3,543 students
- Paetow High SchoolHigh · 3,447 students
- Jordan High SchoolHigh · 3,330 students
- Tompkins High SchoolHigh · 3,155 students
Other schools in KATY
- Seven Lakes High SchoolHigh · 3,773 students
- Cinco Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,740 students
- Katy High SchoolHigh · 3,543 students
- Paetow High SchoolHigh · 3,447 students
- Jordan High SchoolHigh · 3,330 students
- Cypress Lakes High SchoolHigh · 3,175 students
Other Taylor High schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Taylor High. Taylor High School is the largest of the 7.
- Taylor High SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 2,838 students
- Taylor High SchoolTAYLOR, TX · 871 students
- Taylor High SchoolTAYLOR, MI · 1,371 students
- Taylor High SchoolCleves, OH · 608 students
- Taylor High SchoolKokomo, IN · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Nottingham Country Elementary School0.3 mi · 836
- Memorial Parkway Elementary School1.2 mi · 714
- Memorial Parkway Junior High School1.3 mi · 766
- Jeanette Hayes Elementary School1.6 mi · 515
- West Memorial Junior High School1.7 mi · 897
- Sundown Elementary School1.8 mi · 720
Frequently asked questions
About Taylor High SchoolHow large is Taylor High School?
Taylor High School enrolls approximately 3,384 students in grades 09-12.
Is Taylor High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Taylor High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Taylor High School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Taylor High School.
What is the student diversity at Taylor High School?
Student demographics at Taylor High School are roughly 37% White, 35% Hispanic, 10% Black, 14% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Taylor High School in?
Taylor High School is part of KATY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.