Taylor High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Alief ISD · Grades 9–12
Taylor High School serves 2,838 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 45 schools in Alief ISD. By enrollment it is the 103rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 171.47 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Alief ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480783008598 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Alief ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,838 | 38,610 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.6 | 13.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 79.4% | 86.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 76% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Taylor High School in context
Size
Taylor High School is the 3rd largest of Alief ISD's 7 high schools; its 2,838 students are 7.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 860; Taylor High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 842 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 608, against an average of 710 per grade. This year grade 12 has 28% fewer students than grade 9 (608 against 842). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 60.1% here and 63.2% across Alief ISD. Black students are next, at 24.8%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
79.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.4% across Alief ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 171.47 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,838 students, Taylor High School has 16.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,838 students would have about 202.7 teachers, so Taylor High School has 31.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Taylor High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Kerr High School, 0.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 49 other high schools, 17 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 60.1% |
| Black | 24.8% |
| Asian | 9.6% |
| White | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
46.8% of students are girls and 53.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 842 |
| Grade 10 | 758 |
| Grade 11 | 630 |
| Grade 12 | 608 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7555 Howell Sugar Land Rd, Houston, TX 77083
Phone: (281)988-3500
Website: aliefisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Taylor High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerr High School | Alief ISD | 0.3 mi | 807 | 21.5 | 68.8% |
| Harmony School of Innovation-Sugar Land | Harmony Public Schools - Houston West | 1.6 mi | 912 | 17.1 | 56% |
| Elsik High School | Alief ISD | 2.1 mi | 4,057 | 17.8 | 78.8% |
| Hastings High School | Alief ISD | 2.3 mi | 3,786 | 14.1 | 82.2% |
| KIPP Journey Collegiate School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.5 mi | 561 | 14.7 | 89.7% |
| Alief Learning Center (6-12) | Alief ISD | 3.1 mi | 140 | 3.3 | 83.6% |
| George Bush High School | Fort Bend ISD | 3.2 mi | 2,428 | 17.5 | 67.1% |
| Sst Sugar Land College Prep High School | School of Science and Technology Discovery | 3.2 mi | 125 | 9.9 | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.