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 which opened its second Class 5A high school in 1979, named James E. Taylor High School.[8]
Awards and honors
Academics
5A Academic Decathlon National Champions: 1997, 2000[9]
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.[27][28]
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Learn how and when to remove this template message James E Taylor High School THS is a public high school in unincorporated Harris County Texas in Greater Katy 3 4 The school in Nottingham Country 5 which serves grades 9 through 12 is part of Katy Independent School District Established in 1979 Taylor High School is a Blue Ribbon School and is ranked among the best in graduation rates SAT scores college admittance and AP scores in the nation 6 In 2013 the school was ranked the 536th Best High School in the Nation by Newsweek Magazine 7 James E Taylor High SchoolAddress20700 Kingsland BoulevardKaty Harris County Texas 77450United StatesCoordinates29 46 39 N 95 43 57 W 29 777496 N 95 732438 W 29 777496 95 732438 Coordinates 29 46 39 N 95 43 57 W 29 777496 N 95 732438 W 29 777496 95 732438InformationTypePublicMotto Think Work Grow Established1979School districtKaty ISDPrincipalMelinda Stone 1 Faculty210Teaching staff167 91 FTE 2 Grades9 12Enrollment2 884 2018 19 2 Student to teacher ratio17 18 2 Color s Royal Blue WhiteAthletics conferenceUIL Class 6AMascotMustangRivalsCinco Ranch High SchoolKaty High SchoolTompkins High SchoolSeven Lakes High SchoolStrake Jesuit dormant Memorial High School non conference NewspaperMane EventYearbookStampedeWebsitewww wbr katyisd wbr org wbr THS Contents 1 Namesake 2 Awards and honors 2 1 Academics 2 2 Engineering and science 3 Athletics 3 1 State championships 4 Notable alumni and staff 4 1 Arts and entertainment 4 2 Athletics 5 Newsweek rankings 6 Demographics 7 Feeder patterns 8 References 9 External linksNamesake EditThe 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 which opened its second Class 5A high school in 1979 named James E Taylor High School 8 Awards and honors EditAcademics Edit 5A Academic Decathlon National Champions 1997 2000 9 5A Academic Decathlon State Champions 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 9 National Blue Ribbon School 1994 1995 1996 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 10 Texas Education Agency Exemplary School 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 10 UIL 5A Academics State Social Studies Champions 2005 2007 2008 2011 9 UIL 5A Academics State Spelling Champions 2011 9 UIL 5A Academics State Champions 2004 2007 9 UIL 5A Academics State Computer Science Champions 2002 2004 2005 2007 9 Engineering and science Edit TCEA State Programming Champions 2005 2008 9 American Computer Science League International Competition First Place 2006 HP Code Wars Champions 2004 2006 2007 2008 9 Texas A amp M Regional Science Bowl champions 2006Athletics EditState championships Edit UIL wrestling state champions women 2006 2012 9 UIL swimming and diving state champions men 2001 2003 9 UIL soccer state champions women 2006 9 UIL tennis state team champions 1997 1998 2002 11 UIL tennis state doubles champions women 2008 2011 9 UIL tennis singles champions men 1999 2004 2007 2011 2013Notable alumni and staff EditArts and entertainment Edit Janeane Garofalo comedian and actress Mark Matejka guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd 12 Emily Neves voice actress 13 Athletics Edit Trevor Enders former Major League Baseball pitcher 14 Eugene Espineli former Major League Baseball pitcher 15 Jonathan Garcia Olympic athlete 16 John Meloan former Major League Baseball pitcher 17 Newsweek rankings EditNewsweek Magazine annually compiles a list of America s Top Public High Schools and Taylor has been listed since its inception in 2003 2014 319 18 2013 536 7 2012 599 19 2011 259 20 2010 1 040 21 2009 1 116 22 2008 771 23 2007 798 24 2006 641 25 2005 479 26 2004 Newsweek did not compile a list 2003 377Demographics EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 EditThe 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 27 28 References Edit Error a b c TAYLOR H S National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved May 4 2020 Home James E Taylor High School Retrieved on December 27 2016 20700 Kingsland Blvd Katy Texas 77450 City of Katy Zoning Map City of Katy Retrieved on December 27 2016 The purpose of this map is to show that the school is outside of the Katy city limits Map Overall Nottingham Country Community Improvement Association Retrieved on April 7 2019 Archived Blue Ribbon Schools Program Schools Recognized 1982 1983 Through 1999 2002 PDF PDF Retrieved 2013 09 21 a b 2013 America s Best High Schools Newsweek and The Daily Beast Thedailybeast com 1951 08 02 Archived from the original on 2013 05 08 Retrieved 2013 09 21 Katy ISD THS Kisdwebs katyisd org Archived from the original on 2013 09 22 Retrieved 2013 09 21 a b c d e f g h i j k l THS Awards and Accomplishments Kisdwebs katyisd org 2012 10 15 Archived from the original on 2014 08 10 Retrieved 2014 08 07 a b Katy ISD THS Kisdwebs katyisd org 2012 10 15 Archived from the original on 2013 09 25 Retrieved 2013 09 21 Katy ISD THS Kisdwebs katyisd org 2012 10 15 Archived from the original on 2013 09 23 Retrieved 2013 09 21 Taylor High School Stampede 1985 Vol 6 Katy Texas James E Taylor High School 20700 Kingland Blvd Katy Texas 77450 James E Taylor High School Staff and Senior Students 1985 pp 50 56 57 73 218 251 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location link https www classmates com siteui yearbooks 1000244341 page 47 Trevor Enders Stats ESPN Baseball espn go com 2000 02 09 Retrieved 2013 09 21 Geno Espineli Stats Bio Photos Highlights MiLB com Stats The Official Site of Minor League Baseball Minorleaguebaseball com Retrieved 2013 09 21 Jimmy Galvan December 31 2013 Katy s Garcia earns spot on Olympic team Katy Times Retrieved January 2 2013 Jon Meloan Stats Video Highlights Photos Bio MLB com Team Cleveland indians mlb com 2013 05 24 Retrieved 2013 09 21 EST On 09 13 14 at 11 09 AM September 13 2014 America s Top Schools 2014 Newsweek America s Best High Schools 2012 Newsweek and The Daily Beast Thedailybeast com 2012 05 20 Archived from the original on 2012 05 21 Retrieved 2013 09 21 2011 America s Best High Schools Newsweek and The Daily Beast Newsweek com 2011 06 20 Retrieved 2013 09 21 fieldIdx1 High School Profile Page Newsweek and The Daily Beast Newsweek com Retrieved 2013 09 21 America s Top Public High Schools Newsweek and The Daily Beast Newsweek com 2009 06 07 Retrieved 2013 09 21 America s Top Public High Schools 2008 Newsweek and The Daily Beast Newsweek com 2008 05 16 Retrieved 2013 09 21 America s Top Public High Schools 2008 Newsweek and The Daily Beast Newsweek com 2008 05 16 Retrieved 2013 09 21 America s Top Public High Schools 2008 Newsweek and The Daily Beast Newsweek com 2008 05 16 Retrieved 2013 09 21 America s Top Public High Schools 2008 Newsweek and The Daily Beast Newsweek com 2008 05 16 Retrieved 2013 09 21 1 Archived July 16 2011 at the Wayback Machine 2 Archived March 2 2010 at the Wayback MachineExternal links Edit Texas portal Schools portalOfficial website Taylor High School katy isd tenet edu ths index html at the Wayback Machine archive index Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James E Taylor High School amp oldid 1121500572, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
