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Taylor High School

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Taylor High School ranks 1348 th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1348^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 32% of Texas high schools

Summary

Taylor High School is a public high school located in Houston, Texas, serving 2,856 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Alief Independent School District, which is ranked 743 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Taylor High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas high schools, with a 1 or 2-star rating.

Academically, Taylor High School struggles, with proficiency rates on STAAR EOC exams significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 29.43% in English I Reading to 67.67% in U.S. History, compared to the state averages of 51.26% and 67.94%, respectively. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has been around 85%, lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been between 1.7% and 3.9%, higher than the state's average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Kerr High School, which is just 0.28 miles away, Taylor High School generally performs worse academically. However, the school appears to be relatively stronger in supporting its special education and at-risk student populations, with these subgroups ranking in the top 25% and top 50% of Texas high schools, respectively. Conversely, the school struggles to serve its gifted and talented student population, ranking in the bottom 25% of Texas high schools in this area.

2,838

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,925

Per pupil spending ?

79.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7555 Howell Sugar Land Rd
Houston, TX 77083

(281) 988-3500

District: Alief Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Taylor High School:

Elementary:	Alexander Elementary
	Best Elementary
	Boone Elementary
	Bush Elementary
	More...
	Chambers Elementary
	Chancellor Elementary
	Collins Elementary
	Cummings Elementary
	Hearne Elementary
	Heflin Elementary
	Hicks Elementary
	Holmquist Elementary
	Horn Elementary
	Kennedy Elementary
	Landis Elementary
	Liestman Elementary
	Mahanay Elementary
	Martin Elementary
	Outley Elementary
	Petrosky Elementary
	Rees Elementary
	Smith Elementary
	Sneed Elementary
	Youens Elementary
Middle:	Albright Middle
	Alief Middle
	Budewig Intermediate
	Holub Middle
	More...
	Killough Middle
	Klentzman Intermediate
	Mata Intermediate
	Miller Intermediate
	O'Donnell Middle
	Olle Middle
	Owens Intermediate
	Youngblood Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.1%

African American:

24.8%

Asian:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (44% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English I Reading scores 22 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg43%

Texas avg56%

1,348^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Alief Independent School District (Isd)

743^rd of 961Alief Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1348 of 1974	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1378 of 1990	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1525 of 1961	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1492 of 1876	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	1369 of 1861	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1380 of 1857	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	1269 of 1797	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.8	1255 of 1777	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.8	1224 of 1762	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.6	1236 of 1743	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.7	1154 of 1734	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.4	835 of 1652	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.2	659 of 1603	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.4	973 of 1672	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.3	1029 of 1568	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.3	1020 of 1539	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.2	927 of 1510	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.3	1251 of 1497	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.8	1110 of 1430	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.0	1091 of 1429	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	41.2	1053 of 1427	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	47.4	456 of 1065	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	488 of 1069	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.4	537 of 1031	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	464 of 1020	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.1	551 of 1024	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	509 of 1013	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	16.8	455 of 530	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	480 of 525	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	467 of 507	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	439 of 488	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	438 of 487	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	434 of 486	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.1	936 of 1837	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	699 of 1829	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	728 of 1810	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	630 of 1784	64.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	36.4	807 of 1437	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1014 of 1371	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	982 of 1278	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	877 of 1195	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	920 of 1136	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	788 of 1113	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	1330 of 1880	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1481 of 1891	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	1500 of 1841	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	1391 of 1815	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1400 of 1798	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1414 of 1781	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	40.3	915 of 1182	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	956 of 1172	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.8	849 of 1177	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.2	522 of 1145	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	525 of 1137	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	30.4	1246 of 1805	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1482 of 1820	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1455 of 1762	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	1335 of 1743	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1329 of 1714	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	1205 of 1691	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	40.4	1025 of 1884	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1389 of 1897	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1354 of 1847	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	1247 of 1848	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	1300 of 1818	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1225 of 1794	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	29.7	1308 of 1891	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1500 of 1913	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1447 of 1853	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	1354 of 1840	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1385 of 1824	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1309 of 1803	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	12.0	542 of 588	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	79.8	83 of 604	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	12.2	534 of 582	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	65 of 107	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	78 of 101	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	94 of 106	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	75 of 95	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	71 of 105	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	6.6	118 of 122	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	62.6	375 of 1548	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	37.9	865 of 1478	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	709 of 1418	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	675 of 1382	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	946 of 1357	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	690 of 1347	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	28.1	1171 of 1556	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1439 of 1576	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1211 of 1525	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1337 of 1510	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	1332 of 1526	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1161 of 1539	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2024)76th percentile+45 vs school

African American (2024)57th percentile+26 vs school

At Risk (2022)49th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)46th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile+13 vs school

Native American (2024)39th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2024)31st percentile~ school

Male (2024)31st percentile~ school

Female (2024)29th percentile~ school

White (2024)25th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)23rd percentile~ school

Asian (2024)14th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)8th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History68%~ state avg

Biology47%-16 vs state

English II Reading44%-13 vs state

Algebra I40%-7 vs state

English I Reading29%-22 vs state

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Schools Near Taylor High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Taylor High School	Public	9-12	7555 Howell Sugar Land Rd	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-3500	2,838	171	16.5	79.4%	103 (3.6%)	705 (24.8%)	1,705 (60.1%)	273 (9.6%)	37 (1.3%)	6 (0.2%)	9 (0.3%)	32.3	1348^th of 1974 public high schools	31.7%		31.4	1378^th of 1990 public high schools	30.8%	30	39.8	46.5	29.4	43.7	67.7	$6,925
Kerr High School	Public	9-12	8150 Sugarland Howell	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8484	807	38	21.5	68.8%	42 (5.2%)	128 (15.9%)	252 (31.2%)	370 (45.8%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.9%)	95.6	11^th of 1974 public high schools	99.4%		94.7	11^th of 1990 public high schools	99.4%			100.0	92.9	94.0	100.0	$7,569
Harmony School Of Innovation-Sugar Land	Public, Charter	9-12	13738 Old Richmond Rd	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 302-6445	912	53	17.1	56.0%	155 (17.0%)	203 (22.3%)	182 (20.0%)	357 (39.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.5%)	87.1	105^th of 1974 public high schools	94.7%		84.8	135^th of 1990 public high schools	93.2%	30	69.4	86.6	85.1	85.0	89.5	$12,109
Elsik High School	Public	9-12	12601 High Star	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 498-8110	4,057	229	17.7	78.8%	106 (2.6%)	937 (23.1%)	2,632 (64.9%)	322 (7.9%)	44 (1.1%)	3 (0.1%)	13 (0.3%)	25.4	1507^th of 1974 public high schools	23.7%		24.7	1528^th of 1990 public high schools	23.2%	21	31.5	43.8	28.2	37.6	60.3	$7,618
Hastings High School	Public	9-12	4410 Cook Rd	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 498-8110	3,786	269	14.0	82.2%	145 (3.8%)	889 (23.5%)	2,381 (62.9%)	312 (8.2%)	48 (1.3%)	4 (0.1%)	7 (0.2%)	19.7	1623^rd of 1974 public high schools	17.8%		20.3	1621^st of 1990 public high schools	18.5%	2	15.0	41.0	25.1	35.0	57.8	$7,818
Alief Learning Center (6-12)	Public	6-12	4427 Belle Park	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 983-8000	140	43	3.2	83.6%	5 (3.6%)	28 (20.0%)	105 (75.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$36,166
George Bush High School	Public	9-12	6707 Fm 1464	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-6060	2,428	139	17.4	67.1%	113 (4.7%)	895 (36.9%)	1,002 (41.3%)	339 (14.0%)	14 (0.6%)	6 (0.2%)	59 (2.4%)	39.6	1171^st of 1974 public high schools	40.7%		36.9	1266^th of 1990 public high schools	36.4%	95	24.1	55.7	43.5	50.6	66.5	$8,789
Kempner High School	Public	9-12	14777 Voss Rd	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2300	1,850	108	17.1	61.4%	211 (11.4%)	289 (15.6%)	744 (40.2%)	541 (29.2%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	58 (3.1%)	52.3	853^rd of 1974 public high schools	56.8%		51.5	900^th of 1990 public high schools	54.8%	47	29.5	70.0	47.4	57.6	75.0	$9,195
Westside High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	14201 Briar Forest	Houston	77077	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 920-8000	2,729	146	18.7	67.1%	344 (12.6%)	863 (31.6%)	1,223 (44.8%)	198 (7.3%)	6 (0.2%)	6 (0.2%)	89 (3.3%)	38	1214^th of 1974 public high schools	38.5%		47.9	989^th of 1990 public high schools	50.3%	225	38.0	54.8	42.1	50.8	58.4	$8,655
KIPP Houston High School	Public, Charter	9-12	10711 KIPP Way St	Houston	77099	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 328-1051	642	35	18.3	89.9%	8 (1.2%)	159 (24.8%)	443 (69.0%)	15 (2.3%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	69.6	425^th of 1974 public high schools	78.5%		66.5	518^th of 1990 public high schools	74.0%	93	62.9	66.4	69.8	71.7	72.3	$8,834

Frequently Asked Questions about Taylor High School

What is the racial makeup of Taylor High School?

Students at Taylor High School are 60% Hispanic, 25% African American, 10% Asian, 4% White, 1% American Indian.

Is Taylor High School a good school?

Taylor High School ranks 1348^th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Taylor High School in?

Alief Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Taylor High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,838 students attended Taylor High School.

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