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Taylor High School

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Taylor High School ranks 217 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 89% of Texas high schools

Summary

Taylor High School in Katy, TX, is a large, well-established high school serving over 3,300 students in grades 9-12 within the Katy Independent School District (Isd). It consistently ranks in the top 10-15% of Texas high schools, offering a strong academic environment that is less intensely competitive than the top-tier schools in the area, like Tompkins High School, but significantly outperforming several nearby schools such as Paetow High School, Mayde Creek High School, and Morton Ranch High School.

Taylor’s standout strengths are in science and history, with Biology and U.S. History proficiency rates that exceed both state and district averages. The school is also exceptionally effective at supporting its Special Education students, who have consistently ranked in the 93rd-94th percentile statewide. However, the school faces a notable challenge in Algebra I, where only 67% of students are proficient—a full 10 points below the district average and significantly lower than top-performing peers like Tompkins High School (81%) and Cinco Ranch High School (79.6%). This persistent weakness in foundational math is the school’s most critical academic issue.

While Taylor’s graduation rate remains high at 90.8%, it has declined from a peak of 94.7% a few years ago, and the dropout rate has slightly increased. The school serves a diverse student body, with 42% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, placing it in a unique middle ground within the district. While White and Hispanic students perform well, the school has seen recent drops in performance for African American and Multi-racial students, suggesting a need to focus on equitable support for all groups. Overall, Taylor offers a solid, well-rounded education with clear areas of excellence and a key area for improvement.

3,384

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,808

Per pupil spending ?

41.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20700 Kingsland Blvd
Katy, TX 77450-2998

(281) 237-3100

District: Katy Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Taylor High School:

Elementary:	Hazel S Pattison Elementary
	Jeanette Hayes Elementary
	Joella Exley Elementary
	Maurice L Wolfe Elementary
	More...
	Memorial Parkway Elementary
	Nottingham Country Elementary
Middle:	Garland McMeans J H
	Memorial Parkway J H

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.1%

Hispanic:

35.0%

Asian:

14.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (80% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Texas high schools

✓91% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg79%

Texas avg62%

217^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9High Schools in the Katy Independent School District (Isd)

169^th of 951Katy 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
2026	79.7	217 of 2009	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	80.8	212 of 1974	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	202 of 1990	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	253 of 1961	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	238 of 1876	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	163 of 1861	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	123 of 1857	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	124 of 1797	93.1%	★★★★★
2017	85.8	117 of 1777	93.4%	★★★★★
2016	77.2	168 of 1762	90.5%	★★★★★
2015	78.6	149 of 1743	91.5%	★★★★★
2014	80.9	116 of 1734	93.3%	★★★★★
2013	76.5	203 of 1652	87.7%	★★★★☆
2012	72.5	208 of 1603	87.0%	★★★★☆
2011	79.0	117 of 1672	93.0%	★★★★★
2010	80.6	63 of 1568	96.0%	★★★★★
2009	82.9	74 of 1539	95.2%	★★★★★
2008	82.7	96 of 1510	93.6%	★★★★★
2007	84.0	69 of 1497	95.4%	★★★★★
2006	83.4	72 of 1430	95.0%	★★★★★
2005	83.8	79 of 1429	94.5%	★★★★★
2004	83.4	48 of 1427	96.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	374 of 1086	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	259 of 1065	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	281 of 1069	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	258 of 1031	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	198 of 1020	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	120 of 1024	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	145 of 1013	85.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	127 of 556	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	166 of 530	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	167 of 525	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	150 of 507	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	141 of 488	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	100 of 487	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	70 of 486	85.6%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	67.2	318 of 1837	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	189 of 1829	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	174 of 1810	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	77.5	172 of 1784	90.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	178 of 1195	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	214 of 1437	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	357 of 1371	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	261 of 1278	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	133 of 1195	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	146 of 1136	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	136 of 1113	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	245 of 1936	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	180 of 1880	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	76.0	268 of 1891	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	225 of 1841	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	209 of 1815	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	114 of 1798	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	146 of 1781	91.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	306 of 1206	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	316 of 1182	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	282 of 1172	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	140 of 1177	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	87 of 1145	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	72.4	171 of 1137	85.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	267 of 1860	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	250 of 1805	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	321 of 1820	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	289 of 1762	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	193 of 1743	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	180 of 1714	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	196 of 1691	88.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	372 of 1937	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	245 of 1884	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	347 of 1897	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	311 of 1847	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	208 of 1848	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	185 of 1818	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	185 of 1794	89.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	223 of 1954	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	240 of 1891	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	252 of 1913	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	252 of 1853	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	155 of 1840	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	132 of 1824	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	150 of 1803	91.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	229 of 713	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.8	115 of 731	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	142 of 677	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	206 of 664	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.0	89 of 588	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	139 of 604	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	56 of 582	90.4%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.8	27 of 103	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	42 of 101	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.3	117 of 1581	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	88 of 1548	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	83 of 1478	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	94 of 1418	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	77 of 1382	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	35 of 1357	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	57 of 1347	95.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	109 of 1584	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	126 of 1556	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	80.1	146 of 1576	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	78.7	163 of 1525	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	182 of 1510	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	108 of 1526	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	80.9	149 of 1539	90.3%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)89th percentile~ school

Female (2026)87th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)86th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)85th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)77th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)75th percentile-15 vs school

Native American (2026)74th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)68th percentile-21 vs school

African American (2026)66th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History88%+18 vs state

Biology86%+16 vs state

English II Reading78%+18 vs state

English I Reading76%+21 vs state

Algebra I67%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	20700 Kingsland Blvd	Katy	77450	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-3100	3,384	209	16.2	41.7%	1,256 (37.1%)	322 (9.5%)	1,186 (35.0%)	481 (14.2%)	5 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (4.0%)	79.7	217^th of 2009 public high schools	89.2%		80.8	212^th of 1974 public high schools	89.3%	5	67.4	86.2	76.0	77.6	88.4	$8,808
Morton Ranch High School	Public	9-12	21000 Franz Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-7800	2,944	212	13.9	69.6%	369 (12.5%)	663 (22.5%)	1,694 (57.5%)	127 (4.3%)	11 (0.4%)	4 (0.1%)	76 (2.6%)	49.6	959^th of 2009 public high schools	52.3%		49.7	920^th of 1974 public high schools	53.4%	39	34.5	72.2	54.9	59.9	71.3	$10,087
Mayde Creek High School	Public	9-12	19202 Groschke Rd	Houston	77084	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-3063	3,036	213	14.2	76.5%	313 (10.3%)	624 (20.6%)	1,820 (59.9%)	179 (5.9%)	14 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	84 (2.8%)	49.3	969^th of 2009 public high schools	51.8%		45.6	1028^th of 1974 public high schools	47.9%	59	59.0	68.4	55.2	50.3	70.5	$9,909
Cinco Ranch High School	Public	9-12	23440 Cinco Ranch Blvd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-7006	3,740	224	16.6	36.8%	1,372 (36.7%)	354 (9.5%)	1,287 (34.4%)	554 (14.8%)	4 (0.1%)	4 (0.1%)	165 (4.4%)	83.3	148^th of 2009 public high schools	92.6%		83.9	153^rd of 1974 public high schools	92.2%	5	79.6	89.1	81.3	80.8	85.8	$8,004
Calvin Nelms High School	Public, Charter	9-12	20625 Clay Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Calvin Nelms Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 398-8031	183	10	17.5		29 (15.8%)	29 (15.8%)	111 (60.7%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	80.7	201^st of 2009 public high schools	90.0%		84.4	147^th of 1974 public high schools	92.6%	54	83.3	85.4	68.8	83.6	87.5	$8,385
Arthur Miller Career Center	Public	9-12	1734 Katyland Dr	Katy	77493	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-6322	0	48	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Opport Awareness Center	Public	6-12	1732 Katyland Dr	Katy	77493	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-6350	170	48	3.5	71.8%	28 (16.5%)	57 (33.5%)	73 (42.9%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.3%)								(n/a)						$31,645
Paetow High School	Public	9-12	23111 Stockdick School Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-4906	3,447	233	14.8	64.7%	381 (11.1%)	1,112 (32.3%)	1,538 (44.6%)	263 (7.6%)	5 (0.1%)	10 (0.3%)	138 (4.0%)	56.5	779^th of 2009 public high schools	61.2%		56.9	750^th of 1974 public high schools	62.0%	29	52.9	76.3	58.9	59.8	72.1	$8,519
Cypress Lakes High School	Public	9-12	5750 Greenhouse Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 856-3800	3,175	214	14.8	73.4%	192 (6.0%)	873 (27.5%)	1,817 (57.2%)	179 (5.6%)	27 (0.9%)	4 (0.1%)	83 (2.6%)	49.3	967^th of 2009 public high schools	51.9%		48.8	942^nd of 1974 public high schools	52.3%	25	41.1	69.1	55.5	55.7	73.1	$8,017
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%)	48.5	981^st of 2009 public high schools	51.2%		39.6	1171^st of 1974 public high schools	40.7%	190	47.2	72.9	50.6	55.4	70.0	$8,789

Frequently Asked Questions about Taylor High School

What is the racial makeup of Taylor High School?

Students at Taylor High School are 37% White, 35% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 10% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Taylor High School in?

Katy Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Taylor High School?

Taylor High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hazel S Pattison Elementary
Elementary : Jeanette Hayes Elementary
Elementary : Joella Exley Elementary
Elementary : Maurice L Wolfe Elementary
Elementary : Memorial Parkway Elementary
Elementary : Nottingham Country Elementary
Middle : Garland McMeans J H
Middle : Memorial Parkway J H

How many students attend Taylor High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,384 students attended Taylor High School.

Is Taylor High School a good school?

Taylor High School ranks 217^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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